Where I left off (and more)

Let's start with the rest of the images from that visit to the Somerset Levels.

Ham Wall, Somerset

 

Great Crested Grebe

Gadwall

(All these were taken from the 3rd viewing platform at Waltons.)


And then to lunch at the Avalon Visitor Centre.

Greylake, Somerset

 

Mute Swan  -  Bosom of the family

D'you fancy a swim?

Suit yourself

Reed Bunting

Pied Wagtail

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Stourhead, Wiltshire

 

Chaffinch

Mute Swan  -  Dad leads the way through the algae

Toad

Coot

Gillingham, Dorset

 

Finally this week, some pictures taken in my garden.

House Sparrow

The shrub, by the way, is a Tamarisk (tamarix ramosissima 'pink cascade').

Chaffinch

The usual suspects

This week's blog is a compilation from three outings.

Stourhead, Wiltshire

 

Coot (juvenile)

Mute Swan  -  Rise and shine

The morning outing begins

Follow me

What yer got?

Early grace

Plotting

Shall we?

OK

... go for it!

Langford Lakes, Wiltshire

 

Mute Swan

Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum  -  'Early Bumblebee')

Great Crested Grebe (crest tightly back  =  'prepare to dive')

Snorkeling

Shapwick Heath, Somerset

Mute Swan

 

Arriving home

 

Wipe your feet before you go in

There's always one

Sedge Warbler

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I shall have more from the Somerset Levels next week.