We went for a short walk around Westport Lake this morning. There was a slightly cool breeze which was refreshing after such a warm night.
We decided to walk around the wildflower meadow before stopping for morning coffee at the visitor centre.
We spotted orchids in the grass and there were lots of bright blue damselflies flitting about but all too quick to capture with a camera.
The field was full of Yellow Rattle and Buttercups.
The bees loved the orchids.
From the meadow we walked around the smaller lake where there were lots of young coots.
Many geese too including Greylags. A Greylag here with a male Embden or Bremen goose.
Young long-tailed tits were fluttering around in the bushes trying to catch insects.
A Speckled Wood Butterfly - butterflies don't usually stay still long enough for me to focus on them with the camera let alone take a photo.
More orchids near the fence on the larger lake.
Leaves of a Lime Tree so pretty in the sunlight.
A friendly robin, mouth full of insects was presumably off to feed its young.
Lovely markings on this rock dove or feral pigeon which had its beady eye on me.
Another beady eye can you see what it is?
Joy of joys - a little
bunny. We rarely see them now so it was a delight that this one came
out of its hiding place to sniff the air.
As well as orchids there were many beautiful foxgloves around the lake and in the woodlands too
What a lovely walk.Rabbit numbers are down nationally due to some new disease killing them off.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara, I hadn't heard of the new disease - must look it up. I rememeber myxomatosis affecting the rabbits most horribly when I was a child:)
DeleteWascally wabbit! :)
ReplyDeleteHe He - indeed:)
DeleteWhat a lovely post about your walk with gorgeous photos. I'm so enjoying what some of my blogpals in UK are up to at the moment with their lovely summer weather. Enjoy & take care.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan, after such a strange start to the year we are having lovely weather now:)
DeleteFor such a small site, there's often plenty to see :)
ReplyDeleteWe like walking there and there is a lot to see also down the canal too:)
DeleteOh so beautiful....
ReplyDeleteA wildflower meadow, protected, I suppose.
Heavenly....
Thank you, yes the meadow is a lovely treat created by the local Wildlife Trust:)
DeleteHow lovely to walk through a wildflower meadow. Cute bunny!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorrie. Bunnies are cute, I love to see them. It was lovely to walk through the wildflower neadow:)
DeleteWhat a wonderful walk. 😊
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely walk:)
DeleteThis post is full of things I love. I've obviously never seen coots' feet before because I am amazed by them - they're enormous, and not webbed! Well, you learn something every day. x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mrs T. The young coot looks as if he/she hasn't got used to the size of his/her feet yet. The adults' feet are really big and turn a blue grey as adults so they look even bigger:)
DeleteCracking set of photos, Rosie. We're rather spoilt for choice of what to photograph at this time of year.
ReplyDeleteThanks John, you are right it is hard to chose what to photograph as everything is so glorious at this time of year:)
DeleteWhat a wonderful meadow to walk round - your photos are lovely Rosie. You have to smile at those huge feet on the young Coot!! And it is so good to see Foxgloves out.
ReplyDeleteThanks, RR yes the foxgloves are wonderful at the moment so beautiful against the darker background of the trees and hedges. Coots have such big feet don't they? This one looks ungainly at the moment as if he didn't know what to do with them:)
DeleteWhat a lovely walk with so many interesting creatures and flowers to see and capture. I was pleased that you got a photo of the butterfly. I find they flit away so quickly as do birds. It's very windy today and we've had to secure some of our trees in pots. Even though the pots themselves are quite heavy and in sheltered areas of the garden the thin trunks are being blown about.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda, butterflies are hard to take photos of and if they do stay awhile they usually close their wings whilst they rest. We moved pots against the walls and under the table outside as it has been very windy here too:)
DeleteWhat a beautiful walk. I love the photos of the wildflower meadow. Thank you for bringing some signs of spring to a cold and rainy PEI. Marie x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marie. The meadow was lovely. I hope Spring comes to you very soon:)
DeleteSuch beautiful nature. The young coot looks most ungainly with its huge feet as though wearing clown shoes! The robin reminds me of American robins which are much slender than our ones. Seeing the bunny must have made your day Rosie! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Simone, the coot is funny with its big feet it wasn't very old and still trying them out. It was great to see the rabbit, there used to be fields full when I was a child and even up to ten years ago:)
DeleteWhat a gorgeous place for a walk, and so much happening all around you. You are lucky in where you live, Rosie.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Thank you Amalia, yes there are some lovely places to visit around here:)
DeleteA lovely walk Rosie, I love the little Long-tailed tit!
ReplyDeleteThank you Pam. It was lovely to see the long-tailed tits:)
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