This female mute swan is always on her own and always comes to the calm waters of the Severn that runs along Dolerw park.
here she is on take off for a two hundred yard dash up stream where she has a quiet spot for preening herself
preening time usually at eleven, but if the river is fast flowing she goes on the bank.
two blue tits discussing whether to have fat ball or peanuts,
sparrow on the fat ball
shall I keep it for later
eat it while its fresh
this way up
or is it this way
something very interesting in the tree bark
Magpies on the playing fields no matter how much I try this is as close as i can get to the magpie,
This looks like a good place to dive
the river here is quite shaded with the trees but I managed to get a good shot as they came into the sun ray,showing the iridescent green on one of the drakes heads.
then there was two green heads
one diver left
diver no 2.
further up stream there was some kind of ritual going onnot often does one see five drakes and two hens. the drakes are all in mating plumage.
Not so good a light again but I think this is a Redstart, Phoenicurus torquata, I hope it is as its a first again for me,
And its Silhouette. My new website is in the making. there Iwill be putting all the wildlife photos I have taken over the past 3 months, http://www.wildaboutwales.org.uk. will put a link on when the site is up and running ,
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Wildlife around Wales 
