My annual trip to see the Tissington Well Dressings, along with the very healthy flock of barn swallows....
A quick info sheet on the well dressings
Yew Tree Well representing Guide Dogs.
My favourite has to be Coffin Well, where the trough is shaped like a coffin, representing 35 years of Wallace and Gromit
Now for the wild life, well, actually bird life, and plenty of swallows and housemartins
A manky mallard drake perhaps?
A true mallard drake....
In my personal opinion, coot ducklings, the true ugly duckling.....
Not a sight to see, a plastic wrapper in a nest, any nest let alone a coot nest!
Lovely clear water, fresh from underground springs, and the fish.
No filter with this photo
Circular polarising filter used to reduce the reflection on the water surface
More of Mr Manky Mallard
If anyone can confirm the manky mallard ID, or even the fish, it wil lbe greatly appreciated.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Interesting place to explore Mike with the ducks, coot chick and fish; hopefully someone can ID the fish for you, amazing what difference the polarising filter can achieve.
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Regards, Hazel
HAZY said:Interesting place to explore Mike with the ducks, coot chick and fish; hopefully someone can ID the fish for you, amazing what difference the polarising filter can achieve.
Tissington is a very interesting and fascinating place to visit, likewise many other Peak District villages.
Circular polarising filters are very useful if the light is at the right angle, and is very good to enhance the greyscale of a sunny blue sky with clouds in monochrome photography.
The fish ID, someone will have the answer somewhere....
We have walked along the Tissington Trail near Biggin Dale heading in Ashbourne direction; as I remember, it was summer and there were lots of fabulous butterflies to be seen.
Btw, got my new toy yesterday but waiting for my brother to arrive tomorrow from Aussie before I open it all - he's the professional LOL although he's not used mirrorless before.
HAZY said:We have walked along the Tissington Trail near Biggin Dale heading in Ashbourne direction; as I remember, it was summer and there were lots of fabulous butterflies to be seen. Btw, got my new toy yesterday but waiting for my brother to arrive tomorrow from Aussie before I open it all - he's the professional LOL although he's not used mirrorless before.
There is an incredible amount of wildlife around there, one of the many reasons why I love it around the Peaks.
Noted on the R5 and your brother, it'll go smoothly, just make sure the battery packs are fully charged ready to it setup.
Nice selection Mike and interesting place.
I'd say golden orfe for the fish. Ornamental species.
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Mr Kes said:Nice selection Mike and interesting place.
Thank you Mr K.
Though in a very popular tourist area, not far from Dove Dale, and home to the very popular Tissington Trail, it still retains a lot of the country ambience.
tuwit said:I'd say golden orfe for the fish. Ornamental species. https://www.watergems.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Watergems-Batch3-widows2060-copy.jpg
Thank you for the confirmation.
I had thought it was golden orfe, but told the fish were native to the waters of the area.
Local fish for local people?
The nearest colourations of native fresh water fish in the UK would be rudd. IMO. But they ain't rudd.
tuwit said:Local fish for local people? The nearest colourations of native fresh water fish in the UK would be rudd. IMO. But they ain't rudd.
Nor juvenile trout, as I heard someone once say while looking at the fish in the pond.
Rainbow trout are very prominent around the rivers of the Peak District, and they are far from rainbow trout.