Wildlife in the Slow Lane
Walks recently have involved a lot of umbrella-holding and not much opportunity for good photos as I am constantly balancing the camera in one hand hoping it doesn't get wet. Last weekend we set off for one of our regular ...
As well as the Mallard, Coots, Moorhens, Egyptian Geese and Canada Geese, I saw my first baby Mandarin ducks at Maiden Erlegh. They looked a bit like baby mallard and there were 12 in total, with their mum who was ...
Since I haven't been out as much in the bad weather, I have spent a bit more time watching the birds in the garden. These are a few photos I have taken over the last couple of days. There is ...
The weather continues to be unpredictable - sunshine one moment, torrential rain the next - so I haven't been far this week. I have been on a couple of short walks to the nearest lakes to check for any more ...
I had to kill some time yesterday in the late afternoon so had a quick walk round the University Lake in between rain showers. The paths were so muddy they were almost impassable in places. I am always surprised how ...
The Herring Gulls are out in force again at Southlake and range from first-year to fully adult. There are also one or two Lesser Black-backed Gulls. A couple of Common Terns arrived at Maiden Erlegh lake this week. They are really graceful ...
Here are a few recent photos of ducks and grebes etc taken on local lakes. There are dozens of Great-crested Grebes everywhere, mating and nesting so there should be some young soon. Lots of ducks sleep on the sides of the ...
The Mallards at Maiden Erlegh Lake are producing chicks in varying numbers. One pair has a single chick while another has ten. I also went to Southlake - the coots still have four babies but the Egyptian Goslings are now down ...
I went back to Southlake to check on the Egyptian goslings and the stray mallard chick but couldn't see any of them so went back again today. I had nearly walked round the whole lake when I came upon them ...
The ducks and geese are beginning to appear with chicks and goslings. At Maiden Erlegh I saw a female Mallard with one little chick. Someone else had seen five there but they must have been hiding when I went.. Then today ...
I saw an interesting group of geese on the Thames while out walking. There were several standard Greylag Geese which I find much more attractive than the Canada Geese that seem to be everywhere. There was also one larger, paler ...
These are just a few oddments I have taken in the last few days. I see lots of little Wrens everywhere and they dart about very quickly. This one sat on a branch and sang to me. and I was also ...
I haven't been out as much for the last few days, partly due to the dull, rainy weather. The sun has come out again though and the temperature is rising slowly. These are just a few oddments I have seen ...
