Friday, 30 March 2018

Angus Country Parks - short tour

The grim weather isn't helping just now but I've fitted in a few short visits to easily accessible places where if it rains (again) I can protect my camera.



Male Cormorant taken through the brush on the lochside at Forfar Loch



Many Dunnocks singing from leafless bushes at Forfar and elsewhere just now


Even the Woodpigeons use the viewing platform but even this one couldn't see anything other than a single Great Crested Grebe and a few Mallards and yet if the sun comes (it didn't) things would burst into action


Under the feeder near the Yacht Club



At Monikie even the ducks use the feeders



10 minutes at Keptie Pond before another shower was unusually productive, probably as it was so cold nobody was about to spook the wildlife


This hybrid/domestic/? which I've blogged before looks to have paired with a drake Mallard and will no doubt produce some Heinz offspring


Blackbirds are getting very approachable as spring progresses, it is spring isn't it


Not the first frog spawn I've seen, some appeared in my pond a few days ago. This usually sees an onslaught on the frogs by the Goosanders at Keptie Pond, fortunately only two remained on Friday



Only three Purple Sandpipers left at Inchcape on Thursday



This Iceland Gull is becoming more bold and I swear it was following me about at Victoria Park on Thursday. Eventually I broke up some of a sandwich I had left as a reward for its behaviour, hence the many photos





I had been looking along the beach when the Iceland flew past me but I didn't expect it would land only 7 metres away then stay for some photos





This is a resize of the full frame photo, if I gone any closer it wouldn't fit in. I'd guess I was only 5 metres away


It's reward and as it's so unwary it got the lot to itself





2 comments:

  1. Op/Tech Rainsleeve - Twin Pack is £5.95 from Amazon will keep your camera dry and is easy to carry in a pocket/camera bag (looks like a couple of plastic bags with a drawstring at one end (I add an elastic band on mine to hold it in place better)).

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  2. Thanks Barry, I have been using one of my kayaking dry bags which doesn't allow photography but is strong and waterproof. Might give the Rainsleeve a go.

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