Went for a walk round college lake today, thought I would share some of the photos for others to see (they aren't very good though)
First thing I saw was a pheasant (later told it was a black pheasant)
And this rat seemed to be enjoying his/her life here
Then the more usual ones
Great Tits
I think this one had got his head stuck!
The Blue Tits
3 in 1!
Can you spot the sneaky magpie?
Next came the chaffinches
Mrs
And Mr being sneaky and hiding behind the feeder
Further along there were some wigeon
Even further along, a hen pheasant, the only picture I got - see if you can spot it, its not easy!
In flew a little coal tit
Dunnock
Robin
Further along and there were some tufted ducks, gadwalls and shovelers
Mr and Mrs doing some shoveling together
Another wigeon
This was clearly a good feeding spot
Further on... a blackbird eating some berries
A load of mallards
A lucky caught moment
Goldfinches
Some more chaffinches
Some Canada Geese
More Mallard and another tufted duck
The mallards, sleeping or resting
Suddenly there came a huge flock of gulls, that apparently roosted on or near the lake
Some lollipops decided to say hello (or bye), unfortunately this was the best picture I got
It was a nice walk with loads of birds, even though it was grey and a bit wet at the start.
Thanks for looking!
Regards
Benji
A ni9ce set of photos Benji, and College Lake looked nice and busy with wildlife.
If I don't catch you before, a Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Kind regards, Ann
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Regards, Hazel
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Lot to learn
BenjiS said:I just recently got a new bird ID book, which has been very useful with identifiying even possibly rarites, having a look through the book beforehand meant that it was easy to work them out while I was there. And there are also little identification guides on the walls of the hides showing the birds, and in some places other animals, that you might see there, making it quite easy to work out what all the birds are!
Brilliant.
Out of curiosity, (and nosiness) which book Benji?