Wednesday, March 13, 2024

BIRD NEWS: 843

 




The redshanks were at the waterfall in the aviary, next along from the avocets.



The harlequins and spectacled eiders were next to them. More spectacled eiders were in the pool, with scoters and scalysided merganzers.



While back on the bank....others chilled waterlessly.



Back in the pool, the scoters were making a splash!



The eiders and long tailed duck just watched - well, one eider hid its head - as the scoters splashed messily about.



The eiders seemed interested in us - watching, swimming closer, watching.....



.....maybe they expected we would bring their food as it was nearing their feeding time.



4 comments:

  1. Wow, I love the waterfall and the glassed-in pool. This stuff must be new.

    ReplyDelete
  2. the glasspool came when the pelicans did a couple years back....but for a long time we couldnt get to see it as they shut the aviary off and you had to go outside due to bird flu

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hopefully this means that the bird flu has run its course.

    ReplyDelete