Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Part 2 of Kiltonga Nature Reserve

Following on from yesterday’s post when I showed you the Swans and 6 cygnets my bird group saw at Kiltonga Nature Reserve, these cygnets very wisely decided to move down a small channel of water away from their now aggressive parents.   However they now were behind a large hedge so i had to climb on a fence, and balance with my camera in one hand to get these shots which were taken at quite a distance and are now cropped. 




A young Little Grebe



Shouvler feeding


Gadwall sleeping



Shouvler Sleeping


The berry tree above is fullly laden and below is the flower Convolvulus. 
Yes that is a Bee!  


Many thanks for your visit and also all your comments.
Posted by at
Labels: , , , ,

19 comments:

  1. Ginny Hartzler26 October 2016 at 15:49

    The white flower looks like a morning glory, but I see it is not. Or maybe this is the morning glory's proper name. The second picture is my favorite, it is beautiful! Like a dream or a fairy tale. The things we do for our blogs! I can't climb a fence, but have done some dangerous things just for pictures. You must be very agile and coordinated.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure26 October 2016 at 17:19

      Morning glory (also written as morning-glory is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera,one of which is Convolvulus Ginny

      Delete
  2. Nancy Chan26 October 2016 at 15:50

    Great duck images and reflection on the lake. Wow, a heavy laden berry bush and the berries so bright red!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Elephant's Child26 October 2016 at 16:06

    Thank you for your determination (and agility) in photographing the cygnets.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Ragged Robin26 October 2016 at 20:15

    Lovely photos and well done on getting some of the cygnets :) Beautiful picture of the red berries :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. TexWisGirl26 October 2016 at 21:31

    love the little grebe.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Lea26 October 2016 at 23:57

    Lovely birds, and the berries are gorgeous!
    Hope you are having a great week!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Jo27 October 2016 at 01:34

    Hi Margaret, I love the baby grebe and the Shovler feeding (bottoms up!) But I have NEVER seen ducks sleeping in the water. Always on the banks. Amazing blooms and bee. Have a great day. Jo

    ReplyDelete
  8. eileeninmd27 October 2016 at 02:35

    Hello, pretty birds. I like the swans and ducks. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Linda W.27 October 2016 at 04:57

    The photos of the ducks sleeping are cute!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Bill 27 October 2016 at 05:06

    I love that one with the berries! And the first one with just the head showing. It's always good to see where you've been!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Kenneth Cole Schneider27 October 2016 at 05:26

    Very nice images. I can picture you teetering on that fence!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Christine27 October 2016 at 06:31

    How amazing to see the ducks sleeping! The photos of the berries is just gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Ruth Hiebert27 October 2016 at 11:05

    Beautiful reflections in some of these shots.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Janice27 October 2016 at 14:04

    Lovely shots from the top of the fence with one hand.

    ReplyDelete
  15. The Yum List28 October 2016 at 09:23

    Great shots. I wonder if those red berries are edible?

    ReplyDelete
  16. Bob Bushell28 October 2016 at 18:25

    Oh yes, beautiful images.

    ReplyDelete
  17. GreenComotion30 October 2016 at 01:58

    Nice treat, Margaret.
    The birds are very graceful and your photos are very nice.
    Have a Happy Weekend!
    Peace :)

    ReplyDelete
  18. Linda at To Behold The Beauty30 October 2016 at 10:56

    Beautiful shots. I hope the sleepers wake up before they drown!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)