Friday, 4 December 2015

Back on my doorstep

This week's images were taken at my 'near to home' sites  –  Stourhead and Steeple Langford, Wiltshire.  It was a misty autumn morning with the fog slow to clear.



View to The Pantheon

The Pantheon






The stone bridge





A glimpse of the Temple of Flora




The Gothic cottage




Main lake




A dividing of the path




Near the Lily Lake




Acer leaf




On the slope




Mute Swan





Great Crested Grebe







Bonding behaviour




(there are two birds here)


It was the end of October and it was fascinating to see this pair reinforcing their bond.  I found a paper on-line by K. E. L. Simmons.  For better detail about this, please see the footnote to my posting at http://www.ispyabird.co.uk/blogs/4550




Coot




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