First Photos

Hey there! I have taken the first (bird) photos with the new camera! They are of Mallards and Coots (as you can probably work out!) on one of the lakes at Leigh Park Gardens. There are also some views and some trees, one English Oak (aka Pedunculate Oak)   in a field and one Scots Pine (also in a field) and another tree in the same field as the Scots Pine that I thought was a Yew but the needles are not like the Yew. Tell me if you can identify it. There was an actual Yew right next to it but the batteries ran out before I could photograph it. Right.... Photos coming up! They have been cropped and enlarged so there could be some pixelated-ness. The Moorhens were too shy and so was the single Little Grebe (aka Dabchick) I saw.

2 Mallard drakes and one duck.

a Mallard duck and drake.

a photo of the lake where the Mallards were.

a different Mallard couple.

I'm Coot. Fat Coot.

a view down the path.

down the hill to the lake.

the old building where the loos were (don't know what was there before that)

an English Oak (nicely backlit huh?)

Fat Coot and his wife.(it was the same Coot believe it or not)

the tree I  thought was a Yew but wasn't.

leaves from the tree I thought was a Yew but wasn't.

a different Coot.

yet another Mallard drake.

a small brook.

the bridge over one of the lakes. 

the same bridge from a different angle. 

That's it so far peoples! Oh, and happy 2013. Get making loads of giant pancakes next week and give the birds a treat too (see Getting Started With Bird Feeding 5). Bye and keep birding!