SUNDAY THOUGHT

 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

This photograph of two Moorhens was taken at the Balloo Wood.

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SATURDAY CRITTERS

I photographed this Moorhen and male Mute Swan at the National Trust Property of Mount Stewart.

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for Weekend Reflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter M and Multiply. Time for Weekend Reflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter M and Multiply. Below is the Donaghadee MOTTE but known locally as The MOAT. It was constructed by the Anglo-Normans in the late 12th century.

Circa 1821 a picturesque castle, the Gunpowder Store, was built on top of the MOTTE to store explosives during the building of the ‘new’ harbour.

 

At Donaghadee Harbour I photographed this yacht MOORING along the pier and although a sailing yacht, it would have an inboard MOTOR installed. 

I visited a National Trust Property recently and photographed MOORHEN with its lovely REFLECTION in the lake. Below this MAGNOLIA stellate shrub with MARVELLOUS MULTIPLY star like flowers was in the grounds of MOUNT Stewart Gardens, near Newtownards.

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

My birding friend Danny took this images of a female Shoveler, Moorhen and Robin when I took the Birders to Kiltonga Nature Reserve, near Newtownards.

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SATURDAY CRITTERS

These are some Canada Geese and a Moorhen I photographed when in Hyde Park , London recently.

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SUNDAY THOUGHT

The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.

Psalm 104:12 

Photograph of a Moorhens’nest at Oxford island.

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GOOD FENCES

They are images taken by Danny, one of my birders at Oxford Island.  These are Moorhen eggs surrounded by a well made nest to fense them in safely.

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SATURDAY CRITTERS

I took all these photographed in Ward Park on 2 different mornings in March. One was a sunny morning where you see the Rook collecting  for her nest and the Hooded Crown finding bird food on the gorund.  The other shots were taken when we has a sprinkling of snow and show the Hooded Crows and Moorhen looking for food.

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

Yesterday I showed you photographs taken at the RSPB WOW Centre in Belfast when I took my Bird Watchers there. There were hundred of waders there and these are Curlew, Black tailed Godwit and Moorhen.

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

Recently my birders and I visited the Floodgates and Kiltonga Nature Reserve in Newtownards to do a spot of bird watching.  A few of the newer members of my group had never seen the Coots feet nor the red mark at the top of the Moorhen’s leg and that is why I took these shots.

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

I think we only have 2 Moorhens in Ward Park and this is one of them.  I did see a chick about 2 weeks ago however it has not been seen since and has been probably predated by My Grumpty the Heron.

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THROUGH MY LENS

These are photographs I shot when I took my birders to find a small lake in Killynether Wood.  It was very small but had a family of swans and three cygnets and these Gadwall and a Moorhen.

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SATURDAY CRITTERS

These photographs of the Tufted duck, Mallard, Little Grebe and Moorhen were taken at portavoe Reservoir before my knee injury which is fine now. 

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

I am still on the Isle of Wight recovering from a torn ligament in my knee however these posts have all been scheduled in with photographs I took in Northern Ireland before my knee injury.  These are a pair of Moorhen who seems to be having a squabble in Ward Park.

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THROUGH MY LENS

 Here in Northern Ireland lockdown has easied in so much as 6 people can meet outside but still with social distancing.  I am starting my Bird group and Walking group with this small number but you are very welcome to join us on our walks, albeit still 6' apart! These photographs today were taken in Ward Park, Bangor.  You will see one of the ponds and the Heron who is still asleep on an island and a Mallard and Moorhen who is tryin.g  to build a nest

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