Monday 9 December 2013

Swan Lake, Ryde, I.O.W.

After Eileen and I left the Sanderlings and Brent at Ryde beach we passed this little lake so we stopped to see what birds were on it. There were many Mute Swan, Mallard, Black headed Gulls and a lone male Tufted Gull.  I only took these 2 photos and a short video as we wanted to go and spend some time at Hersey Nature Reserve which I will show you tomorrow.
 
 
 

The video can be accessed at


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I know today this is a short post and the photos are not very good, however it is a record for me of what Eileen and I saw that first day. Enjoy your day/evening.
 
Thanks for visiting and tomorrow I will show you the birds we saw at the Hersey Nature Reserve.
 
I enjoyed reading your comments on my post yesterday and appreciate every single one of them.

20 comments:

  1. Whats that strange yellow duck in the middle??!

    Nice pictures.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  2. Beautiful little lake. Nice Tufted Duck! (No gulls though).

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    1. HI Kenneth Although there were nno gulls in the stills or video, they ere around the sea front. There was also a Moorhen.

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  3. it is a very pretty spot, a happy place for the ducks and swans. Thanks for sharing the video and photos. Have a happy week!

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  4. Can't believe how many swans you have in your area. Such beautiful birds.

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  5. It is always a joy to see swans. Nice.

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  6. Enjoyed your video! Did I see a sailboat in the water, too? I love the swans.

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  7. What a wonderful video of the swans and all other ducks.

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  8. Such a pretty little lake...with lots of feathered inhabitants!

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  9. Looks like there are quite a few swans there.

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  10. I like seeing safe places like this for them, they look content...one of those little boats is what my hubby asked Santa for ;-)

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  11. Looks like a wonderful birding place. Swans are wonderful. The video was fun -- that's a skill I can't master.

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  12. what a great place for birding!! i just love seeing the mute swans, when i see them here, isusually just two or three!!

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  13. Good place to house a pond, and all the lovely ducks and swans at well.

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  14. All the ducks look SO tiny next to the swans!!

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  15. I like your photos Margaret and your video. A good record for the visit.

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  16. HI STEWART, GINNY, TEX, DENISEVA, BOB, SALLIE, LYNN, DEBBIE, EILEEN, CHERYL, EG, IRMA, LINDA, EC, JEANNE, AND SHARON

    MANY THANKS FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THEM.

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  17. Nice selection of birds Margaret and some good photos :)

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