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Water surface specials

by Paul Burnham

I like all water surfaces, including unusual ones - viscous and strong; and varicoloured, discoloured, and murky

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Fenced-in fowl
Chocolate-dipped
Juvenile coot on the Lower Regents Canal
Calm and silent waters
It's time for autumn leaves on the New River
When the fallen leaf stands up on the water surface
Juvenile Moorhen. The real subject of some of these pictures is the water in the New River itself.
Juvenile coot takes the plunge on the New River (Palmers Green section) in North London
Coot adult and juvenile, seen at the (rather scummy) New River, Hornsey, North London. Note the bluish rather than black appearance of these birds.
Juvenile coot
The green and shady surface of a still pond at Alexandra Palace (lower level), London
More greenery: the surface of a still pond, at Alexandra Palace (lower level), London
Tottenham Cemetery Lake with green algae. It looks more like pea soup.
The last few rays of the sun on a winter afternoon, at Alexandra Palace Boating Lake
Mudbanks in the mist (KIngston upon Hull) on New Year's Eve
Waterflow at a lock on the Regent's Canal
Diving duck
Everyday abstraction on the Lower Regents Canal
A substantial carp seen in the New River at the Hornsey (former water pumping station) section in North London
Doodle explore
Küçük baraj (small dam) with small reservoir, near Adilcevaz, in Bitlis Province, Turkey.
Nesting coot, New River, Palmers Green section
View through the 130 m (430 ft) tunnel where the New River goes under the grounds of Haringey Heartlands school and the railway line at Station Road, Wood Green.
A couple of moorhens with an egg in their nest (on the left) on the sludgy New River in Harringay, London. Moorhens like to nest in shallow water out of twigs and leaves, and with other found objects, such as the black plastic tray they have used here.