Snipe, Snipe and others

A start-of-day visit to the Somerset Levels began (as often) at Shapwick Heath.

Great Crested Grebe

I couldn't manage a lower PoV.


I moved on later to Greylake.

Snipe

 

 

Steady does it

I think we can assume the the local Peregrine, in particular, were engaged elsewhere.

Teal

Mallard

Mating is usually a violent, brutish affair with Mallard.  Never before have I ever seen such gentlemanly behaviour as that displayed by this drake.

Post-coital harmony

Shoveler

(displaying)

(blasé)

(mutual displaying)