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| February at Ballachurry Reserve |
Birds:
SC210694 Heron flying over; 2 x Blackbirds together ( male and female) Robin, surveying the road; 4 x Jackdaw.
SC209694 ( Hide) Blue Tit; 2 x Mallard ( male and female); Moorhen; Great Tit directly outside hide door, calling ( answering call from SC208694);
SC209694 ( elsewhere) female Blackbird; Woodpigeon and Great Tit flying over; male Blackbird; Magpie heard not seen; Robin. Chaffinch heard not seen.
SC208694 6 x Woodpigeons flying over; male Blackbird flying over low; Robin; Blue Tit x 2; Pheasant heard not seen; female Blackbird; single Long-Tailed tit then two together later and finally flock of 6; Wren; 2 x Goldfinch.
SC209695 male and female Chaffinch; Greenfinch x 2; Great Tit; 2 x Blue Tit.
Other:
SC209694 Celandines in flower
SC209694 Dandelions in flower
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| Robin greeting visitors to Reserve with its song |
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| a rare pause for breath! |
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| what awaits me at the pond? |
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| very little at first sight |
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| but then 2 Mallards appeared in the stream |
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| lovely to see them this close |
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| they then headed for open water |
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| where they remained for awhile |
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| female Mallard |
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| enjoying the sunshine after her swim |
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| Moorhen and Mallard Drake |
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| another of Ballachurry's many Robins |
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| Greenfinch with ring |
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| one of two at this location |
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| one of the flock of Long-tailed Tits |
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| I counted 6 altogether as they flew away |
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| Great Tit |
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| Chaffinch |
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| Blue Tit, blue sky. |
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| usual view looking towards the bridge |
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| work on the boardwalk is progressing well at present |
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| the ramp has been added at this end |
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| the ramp now in place |
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| looking along the willows......... |
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| and up to the hills from the same spot |
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| new pond awaiting some finishing touches at the next work party |
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| this is the "before" photo, look out for "after" in next Blog Post |
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| meadow is still quite muddy |
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| Celandines enjoying their moment of glory before disappearing for the rest of the year |
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| dandelions are a good source of early nectar for many insects |
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| usual fixed point view of hide |
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| still a beautiful day when I left at lunchtime |
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| a reminder of work to come at next Saturday's work party! |
A good start to my February visits to the Reserve.
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