Psilos
Bird Journal |
Saturday August
16th 2008 |
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Bonding
page 2 |
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The warm sunshine is bringing
the Brown Hawkers out to lay their eggs in the water. These huge dragonflies
are most impressive to watch and I just have to sit quiet and hope the
one lands somewhere close by. As well as hawkers there are also a few
blue damselflies around but numbers are somewhat disappointing. |
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The juvenile Moorhens
are also getting more confident and coming closer as they feeding amongst
the lilypads. They may not be as showy as the adults but I think they
have a real subtle beauty lacking in juvenile Coots. |
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Over on the main grass area
people as usual are feeding tons of bread to the swans. There are other
birds who also take advantage. I managed to get close to this wary magpie
by hiding behind one of the park benches. |
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There are plenty of Black headed
gulls around but there is a real absense of big gulls like the leser
black backs. This is good news for the grebe chicks as the larger gulls
will readily eat them when still young. This cheeky carrion crow was
also hungry but getting close to him was not easy. A good day today,
very interesting with lovely weather. |
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