Local Patch – 21st September
Busy work times and quiet autumn migration! The Patch has been very quiet except for the residents. I spent some time last week with the Kingfisher but in gloomy light, so no pictures. It has a regular route and a habit of sitting on the ground, either on a lawn or on a stone edge next to the canal. One morning I was even able to watch it catch fish! I have decided that Kingfishers are amazingly shy birds though and will only let you watch them on their terms.
The Swan family is still complete with two adults and five young. One morning there were both adults and only three youngsters and no sign of the other two until rounding a corner on the canal I could hear this pitiful wailing! As I got nearer the sound I realized that it was the 2 other young swans who thought they had been abandoned! I tried “shushing” them along the canal in the direction of the rest of the family and was doing quite well until an early canoeist went by going in the opposite direction. They both decided that the canoe was worth following, so turned tail and went off in the wrong direction again. Any further “shushing” was to no avail and I gave up hoping that the rest of the family would find them when they came back. The following morning all was well and the family was complete but I have no idea how long the two were apart from the others. It just goes to show that Swans can’t count!
Also had a great view of a Great spotted Woodpecker as it sat in the morning sun at the top of a garden pine. It had called as it landed which caught my attention and I managed to gt a reasonable picture as it sunbathed.
We spent a day down at the British Wildlife Centre, and I hope to get these pictures processed soon. It’s a great day out for people to learn about our native breeds. See the link http://www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk/ for more information.
Local Patch – 21st September
Busy work times and quiet autumn migration! The Patch has been very quiet except for the residents. I spent some time last week with the Kingfisher but in gloomy light, so no pictures. It has a regular route and a habit of sitting on the ground, either on a lawn or on a stone edge next to the canal. One morning I was even able to watch it catch fish! I have decided that Kingfishers are amazingly shy birds though and will only let you watch them on their terms.
The Swan family is still complete with two adults and five young. One morning there were both adults and only three youngsters and no sign of the other two until rounding a corner on the canal I could hear this pitiful wailing! As I got nearer the sound I realized that it was the 2 other young swans who thought they had been abandoned! I tried “shushing” them along the canal in the direction of the rest of the family and was doing quite well until an early canoeist went by going in the opposite direction. They both decided that the canoe was worth following, so turned tail and went off in the wrong direction again. Any further “shushing” was to no avail and I gave up hoping that the rest of the family would find them when they came back. The following morning all was well and the family was complete but I have no idea how long the two were apart from the others. It just goes to show that Swans can’t count!
Also had a great view of a Great spotted Woodpecker as it sat in the morning sun at the top of a garden pine. It had called as it landed which caught my attention and I managed to gt a reasonable picture as it sunbathed.
We spent a day down at the British Wildlife Centre, and I hope to get these pictures processed soon. It’s a great day out for people to learn about our native breeds. See the link http://www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk/ for more information.
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