It was a gloomy evening but I needed to tear myself away from watching the Cricket World Cup on the television and so I strolled across the road to Stoke Park Estate for an hour of nature watching. There was lots to see and enjoy as I hope you can see from my photos.
Duchess Pond in Stoke Park Estate – only a couple of miles from Bristol city centre and less than 5 minutes on foot from home
The grey heron flew in as I arrived
A whitethroat made a lot of noise above the pond
Flowers of so many colours
Insects too
Canada geese
Moorhens young and old
Swallows
Mallards
And the grey heron kept moving around the pond in search of his supper
I even got back in time to see the end of the cricket match.
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