Two days ago there was a break in this seemingly endless spell of wet weather. The sun shone; the air was bright and crisp – it was an invitation to get out and about with the camera. I decided to visit the local reservoir – a fortuitous choice.
Pitsford Reservoir at this time is a busy place. It is a popular winter resort for geese, particularly Canada geese and Greylags.
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It was a time for basking in the sun and for ablutions.
This picture shows just a portion of a very long ‘convoy’ of geese, comprising both Canada and greylags.
Inevitably, there were many gulls.
At frequent intervals huge flocks of birds – I couldn’t identify them (perhaps someone can?), but there were more than 150 in each flock – appeared from ‘nowhere’ and circled above the reservoir.
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Seems the birds are very much enjoying the wet weather. The birds here east coast USA have had to put up with very cold temps and lots of snow.
It seems you’ve had some very severe wintry conditions over the past fortnight.