Today was probably our last water training session and what a difference to last weekend - which was our test weekend and proved challenging for dogs, humans and birds
This morning the lake was like glass
A pair of guardians were on sentry duty - it's unusual to have Buzzards down here as the Marsh Harriers don't like to share their patch as a rule
A bit of warming up, and yoga
Little Egret
The boys are back in town - the small flock of over wintering Pochard have returned along with Great Crested Grebe
Assorted water fowl - I can spot Coot and Pochard but not sure what else it there
Anyone want to help with the circled duck - I was wondering if it was a Scaup
And for fans of the Bear - this was him & I doing one of our 'safe swims' last weekend
Towing the boat
Bringing a life ring
Cin J
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I love Eric ....
Lot to learn
That looked a fab day out Cin, and the Eric, reminded me of a dog used for life saving in Sennen Cove, Cornwall many years back. Below there's a link to one of many articles about Bilbo, the Newfoundland dog.
Remembering Bilbo the hero dog who saved lives on a Cornish beach
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/history/remembering-bilbo-hero-dog-who-6685606
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Germain said:I remember Bilbo and we train with lots of Newfoundlands - they are really impressive when they are highly trained. I also met the Sennen crew - my husband was an RLNI crew volunteer for 14 years
I believe the longstanding Cox, Terry George, has retired and his son has taken the helm as Cox.
The Sennen Cove ALB was on exercise, and it was the first time my son saw a lifeboat shoot down the slipway. It was an awesome sight even though I've seen slipway launches before, my first was Cromer sometime in the late 60's.