It's been long overdue, yet again, trying to get a morning out without having to dodge the threat of inclement wet weather. My last visit to Brandon Marsh was 13th March, though I didn't do a report with all the tech glitches here.
Starting with a sunrise, something of a rare commodity this year so far....
A lot of photos had to be discarded due to the low light, though I did persevere with the Egyptian Goose editing to try and get a half decent photo.
Mr Reed Bunting eventually decided to spend a second away from the reed heads, enabling a half decent pic.
What was observed, was a very interesting moment between a pike, possibly two, and a coot.
Yes, you read right, a fish and waterfowl.
The pike, along with other fish, had been enjoying feeding on the insects on or just above the water surface.
The telltale tail.... A bit fishy nonetheless
A territorial coot decided it didn't like the constant water disturbance in such shallow water, decided to investigate, and challenge. Yes, that's right, the coot challenged the pike. It will come as no surprise the pike didn't hold back, much to the surprise of the coot which momentarily ended up head under water! Sadly, I was not set up to capture video, but I did manage to salvage some of the photos of the moment.
The end result, a rather put out coot swam off and the pike continued fly catching......
Species observed
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Wow that's a good list of sightings Mike and a beautiful sunrise...I have claimed the sunshine next from SM so you will need to wait a bit longer for your turn lol
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Linda257 said:Wow that's a good list of sightings Mike and a beautiful sunrise...I have claimed the sunshine next from SM so you will need to wait a bit longer for your turn lol
I guess it just goes to show what a little sunshine does....
Yes, SM does seem to have been a bit greedy with the sunshine and blue skies of late.....
Definitely a full species list Mike :o)
Thanks for sharing what you got :o)
PimperneBloke said:Definitely a full species list Mike :o) Thanks for sharing what you got :o)
Thank you PB, there will be more.......
Nice sunrise, great bit of drama with the Coot and Pike
No doubt that'll be the last sunrise for a while, or am I being cynical....
The coot and pike action was fascinating to watch, just a shame it wasn't practical to video it.