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| A tense moment: Canada Goose meets Mute Swan |
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| A Black-headed Gull surveys the scene. |
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| I'm guessing the huge drake (back right) is a Mallard hybrid |
You can read my previous post about hybridisation here.
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| Time for a spot of ... |
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| ... spring-cleaning, aka preening. |
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| The gulls thought so, too. |
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| The one on the left is a juvenile, with paler head, legs and beak. |
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| A final fluff-up ... |
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... before joining the Mute Swan and other gulls on the water. |
| The Moorhen preferred to scrabble for food on the bank. |
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| We saw a few distant Fieldfare on the way home. |
Lovely pictures Caroline. I really like the fluffing up one!
ReplyDeleteIf you don't know their personalities, that tense moment looks "friendly" in the photo! They look like they are having a nice discussion of the weather and water temperature :-) Love the gull shots and the odd Mallard. Lots of good stuff.
ReplyDeletelovely photos Caroline! The top one would be ideal for a caption contest! I also particularly like the one of the swan swimming in one direction and the gulls swimming in the other!
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