Down the Vale, 24.3.2025.

 After a quiet weekend it was off to Reddish Vale on Monday and it was quite busy as it was a nice sunny day.

The RSPCA were there replacing the swans nest site which was looking worse for ware!.

It gave the people there something to watch as the old platform was removed and a new one put into position.

Even got a little ramp on this one.

That's how you get out, but the first chap has to go out on his own hasn't he.

Swans wondering if it was going to take much longer before they could inspect the new site.

Plenty of Terror-pins out enjoying the sunshine, I know that's not how you spell it but if you were a duck with a nest full of eggs you would think that!

These larger ones are on the top mill pond.

A Blue tit getting into the seeds.

Squirrel wondering whether to eat the peanut or bury it for later, in the end buried it and came to see if I had another.

Chaffinch not seen many of these about lately.

Today, Monday it was off to Morrison's to meet friends for lunch, luckily the 52 cafés Morrison's are closing, (same as Sainsbury's) are not ours at Bredbury and Reddish thank goodness!.

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If you look like our passport photograph you probably need the holiday!.

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