Cygnet

 I captured this short video clip of a Cygnet from last years brood. This is the only one of last years fledgling that survived. It seems to have stayed with the parents who are still spending time at Ferrymoor Flash.

Rook

 This Rook was sitting perched high up in a tree at Ferrymoor Flash. I could not have wished for a better background to this picture with a lovely blue sky. These are very sociable birds and it it very unusual to see one on its own. Although the noise that was being created there could quite easily have been another one nearby.

Short Video shot at Ferrymoor Flash

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Wild about Ferrymoor This video was shot in Spring 2024 when many of the birds were with fledglings. Hopefully many will return to have families this year so I can capture this all again. These videos were all taken with a professional video camera in 4K and uploaded to You Tube. Unfortunately YouTube tend to downgrade the quality.

Hawthorn

 This Hawthorn bush is leafing up and starting to bud very early. I noticed this on a recent visit to Ferrymoor Flash. But there again everything in the world seems to be much earlier now. Could this be something to do with the greenhouse effect that is with us now? After a week of rather warm weather for early March we now seem to be going in the opposite direction with some cold weather forecast for the next few days.

Gadwall

 On a recent visit to Ferrymor Flash I spotted this Gadwall swimming across the lake. It is a very grey coloured dabbling duck smaller than the Mallard. With a very obvious black rear end. Numbers of this bird are very low in the UK and it is on the Amber species list. I have never seen these birds together as a pair all the times they have been about.

Pussy Willow

 Willow Catkins also known as Pussy Willow. There a few large trees at Ferrymoor Flash situated beside the lake where  these Catkins that are covered in pollen. As the catkins are so high up I had to use the long lens on my camera to obtain a decent picture. They do noy last very long in this condition and soon die off.

Lake reflections on a sunny day

 The lake at Ferrymoor Flash is not that large but when there is a bit of sunlight it produces some very interesting reflections. The patch of blue in the water with a duck in it I thought made an excellent centre point for this picture. I do not get enjoyment for praising my own photos but I was really pleased with this capture.