December 09, 2006
Saturday 9th December
KEYHAVEN
It was a gloriously sunny morning so we went to Keyhaven for a walk along the sea wall. There had obviously been some very high tides during the week, and the water birds were generally way beyond camera range. I'd taken some shots of a Little Egret, but we've had loads of them, and just as I was wondering what photographs I could post on the Blog today, we came across a very confiding Kestrel.
Later, walking east from Milford on Sea we saw an equally obliging Meadow Pipit. On the way home we called in at Eyeworth Pond in the New Forest where as well as the usual ducks, including Mandarins, there were a pair of Goosander. Unfortunately it was almost dark, so the photo of the redhead is little more than a record shot.
Kestrel
Meadow Pipit
Goosander