Chichester! There was the budgy aviary by the cafe in the park. Alas, my camera let me down and most of my shots were unclear.
I did not take too many pictures as I have so often taken shots of these birds - and with a better camera.
Our next excursion was to Ardingly Resevoir, where we tried to take a circular walk - but failed to follow the directives or map correctly. On arrival home, I discovered we had been trying to do a walk around Arlington Resevoir instead - so that would explain why stage 1 could not connect to stages 2-9. However, I took a few shots as we hiked about enjoying what we found instead of the planned walk.
We did spot a family of Grebes - only identifiable thru noccies - of approximately a dozen birds.
Back home, and this misshot was supposed to illustrate the adult bluetit feeding 2 great tit babes...
This behavior has been known in cousin tit species, where a substitute parent adopts the young of a dead or absent parent.
Our next excursion was to Wakehurst Place - where we met a pair of mallards whom were curious. We also spotted a pheasant out for a summer field stroll.
I was actually right for once about the Budgies. :D
ReplyDeleteThat reservoir looks really nice. Is that one of the places you have an annual pass for?
Ardingly is free, and i have annual access to Wakehurst now.
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