Netherton's babies and nests

Oh yes its been a busy week around the Reservoir and the Canal, and I even got myself out early in the morning, YES ME UP and OUT early, and might I add my best mate was right, the early morning Sun, is a lot better to take photo's in, so here's a few photo's of where I walk early in the morning, a view from the

                                                        Reservoir bank of the Reservoir

 A view looking up the Canal 

 A view of the Reservoir path connecting below to the Canal path, so you can see how easy it is to get from one to another 

but moving onto the good stuff, yes the nest sites and babies that are popping up, all around the place, first to the Reservoir, three coot nest sites, with clutches of eggs in them wooo hooo, as you saw in the previous blog, and still waiting their arrival, but I carried down onto the canal to something special, yes babies, baby ducklings to be exact, it made all the rushing around I do some days really worth it, and here they are 

but alas with every good tale, there is sometimes, some unfortunate news, and it is, with sadness, I must inform you guys there was 12 ducklings, but they are now down to seven, I haven't seen them, but I was informed by one of the regular dog walkers who know myself through knowing my dad, he stopped me today and told me , he said he thought its was the pike who live in the canal that was eating them, hopefully I will get to see them again bigger and stronger and still as seven, I will keep you posted, 

Well on wards with my journey up the canal, and yes another welcomed sight to behold, baby Geese, woo hoo I was jumping with joy, so here are some of the shots I took for you all to see, first one, with what looked a very proud and attentive mom and dad 

this next one, the little ones are getting very brave and straying away from the parents, but as you can see the parents again, keeping a watchfully eye on them.

Mom saying enough, time to get back here with me

here they are all together, all five looking healthy and strong

ha, now this one, is my favorite, the bold one, I feel like giving him or her a name, but I'm no good at names so maybe someone could suggest one 

 

So now I lead you back to the Reservoir, yes you thought I was done there, reporting on the coots nests, well I was all most, untill the coots decided to put up a fine display of either guarding their own terriory or they was mating, I still cant decide which one, so here some action shots of them, I do hope you enjoy them I sure enjoyed taking them 

Maybe not such a dull bird after all, from coots nest, to coots fighting or mating, its been, the coots week fore sure and very entertaining I must say lol 

Where to next, you might ask, well, to my favourite, Netherton Hill, The Murry cows was there and the Horses all looking healthy, the Murry cows seemed to have shed their winter coats and looked a much shorter and whiter colour, but the question was, would that Heron be there, the answer was no, but I have to admitted I have been going at different times, so you never know, so hopefully I will catch sight of him/her again soon.

So to some final shots, to finish off, woo hoo finally I think I have caught a shot of a blue bell, maybe not in the place I expected it, but at the bottom steps leading to the canal, another route down there.

couldn't resist adding a grebe picture 

Well that's it for now, I hope you have enjoyed it, as I have, seeing the new arrivals, and ones still to come, I'll blog soon, hopefully when the coots little ones have made their appearances, bye for now