mallard family

Family day today. Just a point of interest, maybe, for some.... I found focusing quite difficult on the ruffled water, suppose I should have used one of the other options but somehow never seem to think about it in the heat of the moment. It did improve the closer they got, so this is one of...

I had to wait for my wife one day, so I looked around the area and found this state trout hatchery which doubles for a park. It turned out to be a great birding sight.

The day after my holiday we were off to Kinnordy (I've already shown you a picture of the rarity there that day - Gargany). Here's a Mallard family on what would appear to be a first outing, as the ducklings look so young. You can just see some Black-headed Gulls sitting on nests in the bog...