I took him up the docs for the flu jab. When I drove past at 8:45 they were queueing but we had a cup of tea and by the time we pulled up it was clear and he was out in two minutes. I dropped him in Bishops Stortford and he bussed it home.
I went over the forest, very quiet (except for a Willow/Chiff in flock of Long Tails) but the weather was to die for!!
May I ask which of the next two you prefer?
So where to now? I went to Audley End Mansion.
I love the reflections in this sequence.
The duck spots a shadow.
Oh its a human with a camera!
Oh got home and checked birdguides and found there were two good birds at Amwell Gravel Pits a male Scaup and a Ferruginous Duck (only seen one of these before). Ferruginous is a bit of a mouthful so they are commonly known as fudge ducks. I promptly went to seen them. Saw both (also great views of a Snipe) but were two distant for photos so we'll finish with a few dragonfly photos.
Looks like it was a beautiful day there. Great pictures. The duck reflection photos are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures and the weather was a corker!!
ReplyDeleteOf the two pictures?? Difficult. I like the distance and great "openess" of the 2nd picture but prefer the more subtle tree stump in picture 1.
Lovely pics altogether though :)
Looks like you had a wonderful day Pete.
ReplyDeleteFantastic pictures - as usual.
I prefer the first pic of the 2 you are asking about - I think it looks clearer!(real photographic term there!)
ReplyDeleteSome lovely scenery pics and the usual duck pics!oh and do you id the dragons?
What a wonderful w/e - we had glorious weather from Friday to Sunday in Cornwall.
Glad to hear your Dad is out and about.
C
ta for the feed back folks
ReplyDeleteC - think they are Common Darters. Don't look red enough for Ruddies
I loved our day at Audley End.
ReplyDeleteSeems like only yesterday x
All of the pictures are fantastic. Love the ducks!
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