When Liz and I came upon the trumpeter swan enclsure, we were saddened to find one of the duo seemed distressed. It walked up and down the fence, chest bumping it, biting it, as if it wanted to escape.
Maybe it didnt like its mate, the new trumpeter swan enclosure, or missed its old lake. We did not know... but I mentioned it to the WWT webpage and the following day Liz returned and checked - although it seemed happier, she mentioned it to the desk as well.
We went onward to the woodland hide - alas, not much to view here. A pheasant - and some blue tits, great tits, mallard, and one chaffinch.
At least the Bewick family were still in situ and seemingly content. The aviary for diving birds directly next to them was empty/shut though - and wasted space, as were 2-3 other areas....nothing there....empty....disused, being redone or closed. We were quite disappointed in how much was uninhabited and glad we were members - as to pay £14 to see the few exhibits still open would not have been worth our while.
We picnicced at swanbourne lake for lunch.
There were tons of birds here....tufted duck, mallard, moorhen, coot, mute swan, pigeon, seagull...
This tree alone contained half a treefull of seagull and half a treefull of pigeon!
Yes, someone did mention PIGEON!!!!!
That picture of all the birds on the lake and in the trees is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI hope the Trumpeter swan is okay. Maybe it just had a stomach ache that day or something.
maybe it just spotted a mute swan go by....
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