The hide also allows good opportunities for birds at close quarters. While I was there this morning a Coal Tit came and sat on the window ledge no more that a foot away, while I froze and stared straight back at it, it must have wondered what I was up to.
Mandarin ducks seem to be everywhere you look at Etherow these days. On the lake, on the canal, in the woods on the grass. They're not a favourite by any stretch of the imagination but they are particularly colourful. I just hope they don't become like Himalayan balsam and take over our parks and waterways.
Nuthatch at the hide
Dipper
Grey Heron
Mandarin (one of many)
A great series of beautiful birds. I also liked the Greenshank in your previous post.
ReplyDeletePerfect photos Adam!
ReplyDeleteVery nice selection, great images~
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet little bird the dipper is and the mandarin duck looks just like a trepan. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteWonderful series!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the beautiful birds! I am used to seee the dippers in winter when we have snow here...
ReplyDeleteNice selection Adam - and guess what I live fairly close to Etherow and have never been, this sounds like a birdwatch and a pint afterwardS!!
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Wonderful images Adam and I have had a lovely browse around your blog.
ReplyDeleteOh...great captures, and that duck is superb!
ReplyDeleteNuthatch, sweet; Dipper, new to me, and the Mandarin; wow! Lovely photographs you shared Adam
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