Happy First Day of Spring!
And belated wishes for March 3rd which was World Wildlife Day!!
(Although I obviously think it should be celebrated everyday...)
We became members of WWT, The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, on March 1st and decided that this was the best day for our first visit to our local centre!
Washington Wetlands Centre is only 12 minutes from our house and considering my obsession for birds, it is unbelievable that we have lived here so long and had still not visited until now.
With it being our first visit, we kept it relatively short, just getting our bearings of the area and enjoying World Wildlife Day without getting into my usual photo taking intensity. I usually get a little overly focused and a lot of time can elapse without me realizing so I tried not to take too many photos.
I suppose for people who don't know me personally you'll think there are still a lot of photos below though haha!
These are the beautful birds and more that we were lucky enough to see during our short visit and we can't wait to continue our visits throughout the different seasons this year.
And belated wishes for March 3rd which was World Wildlife Day!!
(Although I obviously think it should be celebrated everyday...)
We became members of WWT, The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, on March 1st and decided that this was the best day for our first visit to our local centre!
Washington Wetlands Centre is only 12 minutes from our house and considering my obsession for birds, it is unbelievable that we have lived here so long and had still not visited until now.
With it being our first visit, we kept it relatively short, just getting our bearings of the area and enjoying World Wildlife Day without getting into my usual photo taking intensity. I usually get a little overly focused and a lot of time can elapse without me realizing so I tried not to take too many photos.
I suppose for people who don't know me personally you'll think there are still a lot of photos below though haha!
These are the beautful birds and more that we were lucky enough to see during our short visit and we can't wait to continue our visits throughout the different seasons this year.
Pictured, in order after text:
Barnacle Goose
Moor Hen
Common Eider (male)
Black Swan
Wigeon (male)
Golden Eye (male)
Golden Eye (female)
Golden Eye (female)
Smew (male with female in background)
Red Shoveler (female Mallard in background)
Falcated Duck (male with female in background)
Red-Crested Pochard (male)
Red-Crested Pochard (female)
Hawaiian Goose
White-Headed Duck (male)
Bufflehead (male)
White-Headed Duck (female)
Mandarin Duck (male and female)
White-Faced Whistling Duck and Rosybill
Rosybill (female and male)
Asian Short-clawed Otters (Mimi, Musa and their son Buster)
Bar-Headed Goose
Greylag Goose
Feral Pigeon
Just look at that list! And all those gorgeous birds (and otters). These photos were all taken in about an hour and there were even more birds that we saw but didn't photograph as well as other places to explore. What a magical place!
Until next time...
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