A man and his camera.

Sunday, 18 November 2018

Weekend down the Vale 17-18.11.2018.

Nice sunny weekend for the time of year and the Vale was packed out on both days!.

Plenty of pictures of the Ring Necked Parakeets about.

"Anyone home?"

"Wheres she got too"

No one home.

One of the neighbours.

The Shovelers beak from a different angle which gives you a better idea of the size of it!.

Male Mandarin.

Mr & Mrs.

Plenty of Cormorants about.
Give us a wave!.

Don't make me laugh!.

He's always trying to get me to go out with him.

While their arguing I'll get the fish!.

Always on guard, this one high up in the trees a couple of hundreds yards away but the zoom got him.

Mr Tufted Duck.

Mrs Tufty.

The moon over Reddish.

So a nice sunny trip this weekend, beautiful colours, though the trees shedding their leaves helps with seeing the birds.

That's all for today folk's.
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Sunday, 11 November 2018

Down the Vale, 10-11.11.2018.

A few pictures from down the Vale this weekend,

Was lucky enough to see the Ring Necked parakeets again.

Ain't love grand!.

I'm shy.

She's a bit of alright hey.

Just have to see if she likes the nest I've found.

The Autumn colours are beautiful at the moment, and the falling leaves help in seeing the parakeets in the bare tree near the gates.

Looks like the nest box underneath the arches might have some new tennents soon.

Do you like the view from the dining room Sybil?.

Preening time for the cormorants.

Bet this young gull has never seen the seaside, more like the local tip.

What a shovelers beak is made for sifting though the mud at the bottom of the lake.

Got filters on the inside of his beak.

A lovely lady Goosander

And lastly a nice little, Little Grebe.

On the way to Sunday dinner at son John's called at the charity shop to drop off some jigsaw's I'd finished and picked up these nice colourful ones, like this company "Gibsons" as the pieces fit together very well.
Look at all those birds, pity we don't get all those varieties where I live!.

That's it for today folks

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Tuesday, 6 November 2018

This week at the Vale, 5.11.2018.

Weather was quite mild today for the time of year and dry to boot!.

If you've not been to Reddish Vale here is some details of it.

And here is one of the iconic views of one of the lakes and the viaduct going though the park.

So a bit of train spotting and being on the flight path to the airport plenty of aeroplane spotting too if that's your thing.

The bench that I posted had been burnt out has been replaced by the warden and his trusty helpers "The A Team", been distressed as well so it looks like its been there forever!.

Plenty of activities there, this is one of the riding ponies with a budding John Wayne on.

OOH no, there are Flashers there too!.

What did you have for lunch today Fred?, Roach or Perch!.

Couple of the female Goosanders still around, think its some of the youngsters from off the river.

The breeze is making a mess of my hair.

A not so common Mallard, nice and colourful aren't they.

Mr and Mrs Little Grebe.

I was told by the Warden than where he comes from they are called Dabchicks!.

Quite shy normally but these were quite close today as not many visitors about.

Was stood talking to the website guy John Home and he pointed out this kingfisher!, it was only with my bino's and the camera at its limit that I saw it.

So I think its "John Hawkeye Home" for me in future.

Managed to see a couple of the Ring Necked Parakeets today

They are nesting in these holes in the big tree near the gates to Windmilll Lane.

That's the females tail sticking up in the hole, investigating the accommodation the male had been telling her about while touching beaks and billing and cooing!