Our numerous pairs of Little Grebes are settling down to breed and it is quite easy to find their marshy nests close to the boardwalk as you walk the trails. Sometimes they will stay put and hope that you have not noticed them, watching you with beady chestnut eyes while on other occasions they panic, leap of the nest with a splash and then hastily cover the pearly white almost spherical eggs with weed before retreating a short distance....
Tom Bell got these great shots from down near the MDZ but I reckon you should be able to find your own birds to experience at close quarters...
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Howard Vaughan, Information Officer
see you Tuesday then!
What lovely clear photos, looking forward to a visit next Tuesday, weather allowing.
Regards Shane
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