6th June 2024 – Eastville Park, Bristol

Back to real birds and other nature photos today.

Grey wagtail

We had a stroll around our local park this afternoon. We had hoped to see a tawny owl and a pair of owlets of which we had seen reports but, although everyone we met in the park had seen them, we were out of luck.

Grey heron

A very shy grey heron

A young coot (whatever they are called)

There were plenty of new arrivals such as ducklings, cygnets and goslings but they are all getting larger (or smaller in numbers where they have been predated!).

The last of a brood of ducklings

2 swans and five cygnets

Canada geese and goslings

The best of the birds was a little egret which a few years ago would have been a real rarity.

Little egret

Little egret

Plenty of damselflies too and beautiful and banded demoiselles in abundance.

Beautiful demoiselle
Female beautiful demoiselle
Large red damselfly

Beautiful demoiselle

Azure damselfly

Beautiful demoiselle

A very handsome lesser black-backed gull
Little egret

Canada goose

Greylag/pink footed goose (escapee?)

Magpie (and why not?)

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