2711 Scotch Broth River

2411 The Birds!

1111 Morning Assembly

3110 Hovering Gulls

1410 Ducks on a pond

2209 Ducks' Autumn Conference

2508 Ducks Avoiding a Guide Dog

2308 Birds in a Lather

Ducks, gulls, pigeons.... all assembled and ready to scrap over today's offering of white bread from the riverbank.

2106 Feeding the Birds

2502 Classic Swan

I suppose this is a photographic cliché, but I never tire of seeing the beauty of swans. This one was pictured at Watermead Country Park, Leicester. Today was the first day when I managed to get through on the muddy paths along the river, and it was well worth it, despite the less than ideal lighting conditions.

1301 Upstart

This photo was taken a few feet away from the site of the January 1st photo, by the river near the Thurcaston Road bridge. The big difference was the completely different atmosphere. On the 1st January, it was grey, wet, and grim. Today there was a clear sky and bright sunshine.

I was alerted to one duck among the flock who was showing dangerous signs of independence, and stood up in the water flapping its wings. Who knows, it could have taken off and flown! It did not while I was there, but there was enough noise from its wings that I couldn't really miss it.