Monmouthshire/Gwent Fauna & Flora
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A beautiful GWT drake during an early morning walk. Such a stunning morning, the nice things with fall is that the sunlight is gorgeous for much longer than usual. With the sun hanging so low in the sky it extends that golden light. Also very happy to find a group of Teals that were more than happy to entertain the many photographers yesterday morning!
Happy New Year everyone! Here is a shot from before the little ponds and pools froze over. A very friendly Green Winged Teal drake on a calmn day.
The one nice thing about winter is the light, even in full sun given how long sunrise is it gives one a much wider time window to photograph birds. This of course will go away soon when shooting more than hour after sunrise creates harsh conditions. But around the winter solstice, I feel like the light conditions are perfect for longer..
These birds are usually very skittish and very difficult to photograph, but this fall at a marsh near Toronto a large group has been congregating close to shore as if almost to let the photographers take their photos. Also this is late for these birds - typically they would be on their way south as Ice would begin to build.
Every year, the Pool seems to get one or a few star ducks that we do not see commonly. This year, it is the turn of this gorgeous Green-winged Teal drake, who was no doubt attracted here by three GWT hens. For this particular shot, he elected to pose on a rock, to display not just his plumage but his spectacular feet. No wonder this duck swims so well!
Admired at the Pool, Central Park, New York.
And another shot enjoying a moment on a log. Again those fall colours were gorgeous, a colour scheme that is richly reflected in the water
GWT Coombe Hill.
When not too abundant, roe deer are an important participant in woodland life, creating discrete, small-scale disturbances and sculpting the development of open shrublands and the woodland understory. They habitually beat well-worn paths, loved by feeding song thrushes and dunnocks. Their faeces attract various invertebrates. They create small scrapes of disturbed soil with their hooves, which invertebrates dig at and bask in. (Rewilding Britain).
A mother Roe Deer (Doe) with two of her three fawns. Taken earlier in the summer.
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