Sunday 1 January 2017

HELSTON AND DRIFT

These shots were taken last week at Drift Reservoir and Helston.
The male Mandarin and his Leucistic female make an odd couple.
Most likely escapes but pretty none the less.

MANDARIN
MANDARIN
MANDARIN
MANDARIN
MANDARIN
SHOVELER
SHOVELER
HERRING GULL
GREY WAGTAIL
GOLDCREST
GOLDCREST


25 comments:

  1. Wow. Beautiful photos. Birds are so lovely. Happy New Year.

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  2. Even for a gull that's quite a mouthful!

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  3. Happy New Year Sami and David.

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  4. Hello. Master class photographs. Really spectacular birds. Happy New Year.

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  5. Quite a strange sight the female Mandarin. Love the line of Mallard with the male Mandarin. Also love the new heading picture of that wonderful Stoat.

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  6. Great shots! The shoveller looks like it is laughing

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  7. Great serie of Pics! Amazing this Leucistic female Mandarin. Photo 8 is funny;-)
    Happy new year John and Sue!
    greetings,
    Maria

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  8. Excellent series of shots. Best wishes for a camera busy 2017.

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  11. JR and Sue.
    Love the picture of the leucistic Mandarin, I think she is cute.Have a good year you two.

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  12. JR and Sue.
    Looking back on your blog I realised where you liveand I thought youwould have gone to see the Dalmatian Pelican. I was luck enough to see it. I have relatives down there. I didn't here about it though until I was there. I saw it from Fremmington Quay cafe.

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  13. Wow how magnificent birds! White mandarin duck! Wow!

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  14. Hi Ken.
    Yes we did see it twice,first sighting on the 11th of May 2016Around Lands End, second sighting on the 13th of November at Restronguet,also at Devoran,which is about Three Miles from where we live.Posted on Blog in Older Post.
    Happy New Year.
    John and Sue.

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  15. Hi. Beautiful entry with precious and varied photographs.
    Great job.
    Greetings and happy week

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  16. Hello John and Sue, whising you first of all Happy New Year with lots of great moments in nature. Love the mandarin duck, I was Lucky to see them last year as well. Great captures.
    Regards,
    Roos

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  17. Some really good shots.....and happy new year!

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  18. An absolutely gorgeous set of images, John! I'm not sure what the gull intended to do with the tennis ball. How did you persuade the Mallards to line up behind the Mandarin?

    I hope that you and Sue have a wonderful 2017 - - - Richard

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  19. Cute pictures of birds. Especially I like mandarin ducks. We rarely I see I wish you a wonderful 2017 years!

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  20. Beautiful pictures.. Love MandarĆ­n duck.. And what a lovely female.. I wish you all the luck and health for 2017!!

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  21. The SAS of birding, I can't keep up, excellent pics John and Sue.
    Sam

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  22. Great set John looks like you had a busy/successful day out

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  23. Thank you all for your comments,very much appreciated.
    John and Sue.

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  24. Beautiful photos of the ducks !! I love Mandarin Duck, has beautiful colors.
    My greetings to you from Uruguay

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