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.

19 comments:

  1. 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.

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    1. 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

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

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

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

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

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  6. 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

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

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  8. The photos of the ducks sleeping are cute!

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  9. 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!

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

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

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  12. Beautiful reflections in some of these shots.

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

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

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

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

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