We parked the car in the car park. We were at Fernworthy reservoir in the Dartmoor national park. We started walking. There was a wonderful view out over the wavy water. Swallows and swifts filled the air with aerodynamic displays, the swallows skimming the water and flying parallel to each other. We carried on toContinue reading “A Red Start To The Evening”
Tag Archives: Mallards
The Unusual Ducks
When I left the house today, a buzzard was circling up over the building site near the forest. Along with that, there were 2 wood pigeons heading in the opposite direction, probably away from the buzzard and to top that, a carrion crow was sat looking proud on the fence. We carried on down theContinue reading “The Unusual Ducks”
Memories: The Cutlery Bird
We had parked the car and were getting out. We were at RSPB Arne in Dorset. Now I know I am usually based in Devon but we were on holiday for my birthday. We had started walking. One of the main RSPB reserves, Arne held the last population of dartford warblers in the UK backContinue reading “Memories: The Cutlery Bird”
Memories: The Crow With A Catch
A while ago, I was walking round the ponds. There was a faint chill in the air and it was a bit grey but the sun still shone through the clouds. As I was walking across the uneven paths, there were mallards swimming across the pond and a goose sat on the bank. I carriedContinue reading “Memories: The Crow With A Catch”
The Bovey Birder 