I think March 6th is the earliest I've ever seen one.
It has indeed been a lovely day in the sun today, and the waterfowl are looking iridescently fine. The mating scraps seem to have stopped, everyone has perhaps settled down for the season, and indeed there's a great crested grebe on a nest on The Blue Lake, of which more later, hopefully.
I'll leave you with these admittedly rather common birds, but they are all looking their best.
Si
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That mallard is a riot of lovely colour, Si. You're right about the others too: smart!
ReplyDeleteAh how cool to be seeing the first brimstone of the year - always a good sign that spring is here! Lovely photos, as always, too! - Tasha
ReplyDeleteThose Brimstones are tricky to catch up with, you'll need those running shoes.
ReplyDeletenice Mallard shots.
Thank you all! I'm glad the mallard shots worked. Bit disappointed with the others, as usual with me, a bit soft.
ReplyDeleteWell done on the first Brimstone - still waiting here! Just a couple of Small Tortoiseshells spotted so far. Love the colours on the mallard photo :)
ReplyDeleteOh the green in your fourth shot particularly - it's great.
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All the best Jan
It's so vivid isn't it! Thank you!
DeleteJust the right time of year for them to show off their breeding colours.
ReplyDeletelovely photos, it's always worth taking the time to appreciate the common species
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