An ordinary day with nothing unusual to see. I couldn't find the Australian Wood Ducks.
After yesterday's picture of a dreadfully tatty Blue Tit, two smart ones, one staring out from a bush in the Flower Walk waiting for a pine nut ...
... and the other on top of a bush in the Rose Garden.
The Dunnock was lurking in the roses ...
... and another at the bridge refused to pose for its portrait.
Ahmet Amerikali photographed a young Goldcrest at the bridge, where they nest every year in a yew tree.
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The senior male Blackbird in the Dell came out on to the grass.
Mark Williams took this picture of a young Blackbird on the railings in the Flower Walk.
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Also here, one of the regular Jays waited to grab a peanut.
A pair of Magpies perched sociably together in a holly tree,
One of the youngest Grey Herons stood on the edge near the island, looking graceful but gormless.
A Cormorant tried and failed to jump on to a post on the Long Water.
Moorhens amused themselves by climbing on a fallen tree.
Mute Swans are particularly fond of the leaves of weeping willows. These contain salicylic acid, the active ingredient of aspirin. I don't know whether they are self-medicating because they have a headache or whether they just like the taste.
The way dog owners behave is enough to give any swan a headache.
Maybe swans are migraine-prone. It'd explain its moodinessh and tendency to rage.
ReplyDeleteVideos of cormorants' fails are up there with cat fails videos. This one is a hoot!
We are so used to seeing Blue Tits I think sometimes we take for granted how uncommonly pretty they are.
Tinúviel
If Blue Tits were only found in Central America people would be raving about their bright colours.
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