A jug full of bright yellow daffodils are just the thing for cheering up a cold, grey and dreary day.
We saw quite a few interesting water birds on yesterday's walk around the lake at Rocester. It was a cold morning and for some reason I just couldn't seem to keep warm so we didn't linger for too long. Fortunately most of the birds were gathered near the small car park where people arrive with food, for themselves and the birds.
I had to get the bird book out to identify a few of them.
Above and below Ruddy Shellduck. There were three of them.
We saw two of the same ducks on Trentham lake at the beginning of the week. They were an unusual enough visitor for Trentham to write a post about them on their facebook page.
Snow Goose
Runner Duck
Hooded Merganser
Shoveler Duck
Red Crested Pochard
Bufflehead? Not a native species if so.
Great to see all those varieties. I’m like you at the moment struggling to keep warm. Very cheery daffodils. :) B x
ReplyDeleteSuper spotting, some unusual birds there which must have been exciting. We have some daffodils out already by the bus stop but really need the weather to warm up a bit. 😊
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