A cancelled meeting meant I had some spare time at lunch so dropped in to Big Waters to see what was about. Given the mild temperature I was surprised the lake near the hide was still frozen and the melt water near the shore was obviously excellent for dabbling in. That meant a walk over the ice for the ducks. I took a few shots hoping for a comedy moment but they all waddled across quite easily.
Mr Wigeon closely followed by
a tentative Mrs Wigeon and then
Mr & Mrs T in close marching order
Meanwhile Mr & Mrs Mallard went against the floe and used it as an opportunity to preen.
A cancelled meeting meant I had some spare time at lunch so dropped in to Big Waters to see what was about. Given the mild temperature I was surprised the lake near the hide was still frozen and the melt water near the shore was obviously excellent for dabbling in. That meant a walk over the ice for the ducks. I took a few shots hoping for a comedy moment but they all waddled across quite easily.
Mr Wigeon closely followed by
a tentative Mrs Wigeon and then
Mr & Mrs T in close marching order
Meanwhile Mr & Mrs Mallard went against the floe and used it as an opportunity to preen.
Peter,
ReplyDeletethe only comedy moments you get at Big Waters is when the Swan counts start otherwise its deadly serious birding all the way (ROFL)
John