Night Bird 1, originally uploaded by Lancaster Today.
A little boring to present shots from Lancaster Canal two days in a row, but it's only a minute's walk from the house and I've been busy doing nothing...
Anyway, meet one of the canal regulars. Ain't she a beauty? Her hissing partner and their grey cygnet were there too, but I only had eyes for her. (At this point, I'm feeling slightly concerned a swan expert will tell me this is a cob rather than a pen. Just like with the cat on a hot tin roof, my gender-distinguishing skills are built on guesswork.)
...and below is one from last week to balance night with day. May I present one of Lancaster canal's latest residents. For those of you who thrive on detail, s/he has seven siblings.
Amazing images, and very striking!
ReplyDeleteThanks Catherine :)
ReplyDeleteQuite beautiful! The last picture of the little one is adorable!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lois - All eight of them together in the original photo were even more beautiful, but I cropped the photo to highlight the water droplets on her back (his back?), and because one of them made a sudden movement and blurred the centre of the shot!
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Hi Eamon, beautiful photos! Loved all of them.
ReplyDeleteAbout your comment on my blog, yes, that´s a good place to practice snorkelling. That is a tide channel between a lagoon and the sea, and next to see, on it´s borders, there are stones in which sea life grows. Not always the water is very clear (it dependes on the tides and the winds), but even so you´ll have some fun.
Too tempting Paty. If only we could virtually swim as well as view. Perhaps someday...?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment :)
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