While taking a quick walk in the
sunshine to find a sheltered spot by the river to enjoy the sound of the
rippling water and the bright warm sun. We saw many Goosanders and
Kingfishers down on the river Dane as the canal was to frozen for them
to feed and as the river runs along side the canal it's perfect for
wildlife to move from one to the other. When the river floods and gets
murky the birds move from the river to the canal. This Swan and it's
mate decided it would be better to sit on the canal ice rather than walk
on it.
It
was great to watch the pair navigate the thick and slippy ice to get
back to each other before taking off to possibly return to the local
Swannery.
A
few days later the ice melted but Flash and his mate Whisper left
before the ice came in and I am hoping that once it gets abit warmer
they will return to begin nest building. My filming will begin at this
point as I hope to follow them through the season and show a few things
that this pair gets up to when raising a family on my local patch.
I
got a lovely few hours in the sun that day as we were out of the cold
wind and you would not believe it was winter in the spot we found down
by the river.
Thanks for reading my blog
Stay wild, be happy and be safe
Mike
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