All the images in this posting were taken in the garden at Stourhead (National Trust), Wiltshire.
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| The Gothic Cottage |
I'll deal with the Robin first because a story unfolds over the course of a week spanning the end of August and the very beginning of September.
Day 1:
Day 1:
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| My 1-legged friend reported on last week |
Day 6:
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| It's now acquired a tick and is rather listless and too approachable |
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| (closer view) |
Day 7:
The Robin shown above has disappeared. This now seems to be the 'new kid on the block' in that territory. I have to suspect that it's a migrant. It's far less confiding than usual.
That's life!
Seems appropriate to show you some flowers.
On the Lily Lake a Coot family had just one chick surviving. Its 'play alone' behaviour was interesting. It appeared almost narcissistic (anthropomorphism rears its head again).
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| Is that a crocodile? |
It reminded me of those novelty gadgets of yesteryear that you could stand by a tumbler of water, wet its beak, and then watch it rock and 'drink' seemingly for ever.
The young Mute Swan family continues to grow. Here are some images.
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| Yes. They're growing nicely |
It was very difficult to get a decent point of view because the bank is so steep at this side of the lake. I was nearly in the water for some of these!
They're now swimming around in a little gang without accompanying parents. The parents, however, for their part, have decided that, to facilitate this, they need to declare the whole of the main lake an Exclusion Zone. It's amazing just how effectively the two of them can deny all the Canada Geese access to the water. Here's Dad in action.
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| Left tack |
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| Right tack |
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| A Canada Goose sighted! |
... and at a quieter moment on another morning:
Lastly, two of the garden's more sociably birds.
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| Marsh Tit |
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| Great Tit – in the holding pattern near a food-source |
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| The Pantheon reflecting in the main lake |
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