A frustrating morning at The London Wetlands today. I cannot haelp but feel that the London Centre is the poor relation of WWT Centres around. The grounds are very beautiful and an oasis in the middle of a busy city. However you can't help but feel that compared to other centres such as Martin Mere these wonderful grounds are pretty empty. Today there were few birds about, and most looked bored in fairly stagnant ponds. The bushes have been well cut back so whereas last year you could often spy eggs on a nest, this year it looks like there will be few chicks. Hmmm we will wait and see. It does seem to me that London WWT has spent a lot of money on erecting very nice playgrounds there, and not much more. Even the sheep are safely hidden away in the staff quarters....
There are however plenty of mallards flying around.
There were one or two moorhen chicks around, looking pretty independent already.. although you do have to agree that pretty they are not!
Appropriate on London Marathon day that there was one Coscoroba Swan doing his aerobic exercise... One . . . two. . . three.... feel the burn!
These two teals were very touchy feely . . . . . and both male at that.. Ah well whatever makes them happy!
Whereas this Whitefaced Whistling Duck only had eyes for himself!!
Hurrah I found my usual bully-bird the Magpie Geese safely behind a fence. they had a good go at getting me, but to no avail!
and as I was leaving trying to beat the rain, I couldn't miss this pretty red-billed whistling duck
These two teals were very touchy feely . . . . . and both male at that.. Ah well whatever makes them happy!
Whereas this Whitefaced Whistling Duck only had eyes for himself!!
Hurrah I found my usual bully-bird the Magpie Geese safely behind a fence. they had a good go at getting me, but to no avail! and as I was leaving trying to beat the rain, I couldn't miss this pretty red-billed whistling duck
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Maybe I will have to check your pockets next time you come away from Martin Mere. J x
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