Tuesday 26 February 2013

A Green Winged Teal




As I drove along towards Brandon marsh this morning I asked myself "What on earth are you out birding today when it's so cold,damp and gloomy".Well to be quite honest I didn't know as I promised myself recently never to go out in these conditions when it was no good for getting decent pics.

Headed straight for the River pool hide to see if I could find the Green Winged Teal reported there yesterday.I was surprised to find the path there so muddy still and I had to struggle in my designer wellies that have no tread to speak of.

The good news was it was still there the bad news was that in two 1 hour visits to the hide the miserable so and so would not move from the far bank.Typical Yank.All it's British cousins came over but it didn't so I ended up with dozens of crappographs.






On the way home I received a text from my good friend Jeff Rankin that there was a Goosander showing well on the car park lake in Brueton Park so I took a minor detour and called in to get some shots.Pity about the gloomy conditions but a cracking bird to see up close.I made a mistake last time I saw one of these when I called it a female when it was a juvenile male which this one maybe ???.








4 comments:

Kevin Groocock said...

Must have just missed you Max! Nice images - better than mine!

Max Silverman said...

Not sure about that Kevin.Your's looked good to me.

Max Silverman said...

Not sure about that Kevin.Your's looked good to me.

bob duckhouse said...

Always a good read Max