Heading to the cafe at lunch we bumped into this confiding Robin.
Even bold enough to feed from Rachael's hand. Please double click image.
The feeding station by was busy with Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Dunnock, Blackbird, Pheasant, Moorhen, and Mallard. A skein of Greylag landed on the main pool, a quick scan produced the 3 Snow Geese that have been hanging around. After lunch we added a Red Deer stag and multiple Little Egrets to our list. The Morcambe Hides provide more wildfowl, and a large number of Lapwing on the salt marsh.
We ended our day in the Public Hide, viewing 5 Otters, with a couple of the well grown cubs play fighting, and porpoising, catching an Eel now and again. Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, and Teal came in close to the hide as the light was fading, Little Egrets headed to roost over head, and the Starlings began their murmurations.
The sun shared its rays for a few seconds before we left.
No Bitterns then? Best come to G P for them of course.:-) Cheers.
ReplyDeleteCiara & Rachael eh and I got Bill & Mike for the afternoon
ReplyDeletenice blokes but.......
not quite so exotic methinks
Now that's bird watching (from an old gits point of view)
I've got a soft spot for Robins. Cracking little birds and nicely captured by your good self Cain. That second image with the dumpy body and funny rounded head is the classic for me.
ReplyDeleteNo Bitterns Brian, weather was poor though. A rare thing girls into birds a think Peter :) Cheers John, this little Robin was bold, the images were taken with my 100mm macro !
ReplyDeleteLovely images, like the scenic shot, very nice.
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