Monday Pond Post

I seem to have been even more intermittent with posts than I intended, but to be honest I’ve not photographed much that I haven’t posted a hundred times before. Still, time to get things moving again for at least a day before the semi-finals kick in (my pick for the final Brazil v Holland). As the title says, this is a pond post featuring some of the regular inhabitants at Falmer.

These two ducks, for example… taking turns standing on a submerged rock.

Duck

Duck

The greylag goslings are growing fast. The first clutch are barely distinguishable from the adults, but this second group still have a fair amount of cuteness factor.

Greylag goslings

The closing sequence is of one of the visitors to the pond (the ducks and geese are resident birds), but it’s a regular. The heron appreciates the thriving fish population and pops in for an early morning snack every now and then.

heron

heron

heron

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.

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This Post Has 6 Comments

  1. derwandersmann

    8 Jul 2014

    Handsome heron, Words … and I always think a female mallard is a basically prettier bird than the male.

    1. Words

      11 Jul 2014

      dW, thanks. The heron’s been around the pond quite a lot lately. It’s always a nice way to start the day. I tend to agree on the mallards. The females can be almost golden in the right light.

  2. Darko

    9 Jul 2014

    Very shallow part of pond I would say, or mallards learnt how to walk on surface of water 😛

    What a shame for Brasil, I thought they will be in finals but now I think it will be Germany and Netherlands.

    1. Words

      11 Jul 2014

      Darko, the water level is falling rapidly and a lot of rocks are being exposed. There’s a narrow beach around the edge of most of the pond as well.

      I was shocked at the Brazil game. I can’t remember seeing a team collapse so completely. Tricky to know who to support for the final now Holland are out as well.

      1. Darko

        14 Jul 2014

        After I’ve seen few games that Germany played I suspected they might be in finals – and I was right. They presented something that lacked in a game of other teams – persistence.

        1. Words

          14 Jul 2014

          Darko, it’s more or less the same Germany team that won the U21 tournament in 2009. Long term planning, something England know nothing about. 🙁

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