surprises!!
From Egrets…
There are so many Kingfishers on this canal! Having always considered them as something of a rarity, we now see several every day. Perhaps it’s just the change of speed - it’s surprising how much more you see when you never travel at more than 5 miles an hour! Sometimes the Kingfishers perch on a branch and sit and watch us drift past; yesterday we saw one hover above the water with the bright sun glinting on its rusty-red plumage. Other delights have been a purple heron, woodpeckers, sandpipers, grey and yellow wagtails, buzzards, jays, water rail, little grebe and, best of all…
…from dolphins to turtles!! [or were they terrapins?] Yesterday we saw 2 turtle/terrapins warming themselves in the sun on the edge of the canal. We were so shocked, delighted and even disbelieving…but then we saw some more!! Now that’s amazing!!
There are so many Kingfishers on this canal! Having always considered them as something of a rarity, we now see several every day. Perhaps it’s just the change of speed - it’s surprising how much more you see when you never travel at more than 5 miles an hour! Sometimes the Kingfishers perch on a branch and sit and watch us drift past; yesterday we saw one hover above the water with the bright sun glinting on its rusty-red plumage. Other delights have been a purple heron, woodpeckers, sandpipers, grey and yellow wagtails, buzzards, jays, water rail, little grebe and, best of all…
…from dolphins to turtles!! [or were they terrapins?] Yesterday we saw 2 turtle/terrapins warming themselves in the sun on the edge of the canal. We were so shocked, delighted and even disbelieving…but then we saw some more!! Now that’s amazing!!
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