Friday 10 June 2022

Clockwise walk to Sabrina Bridge and back, Worcester: Thursday, 9th June, 2022.

 

Vicky, Carol and a squizz.
Blackbird.
Male.
Blackbird.
Female.
About to enter the docs.
Colours of Spring.
Colours of Spring II.
Colours of Spring III.
Colours of Spring IV.
All in the same car park border.
Busy Bees.
Narrow Boat.
Under Sabrina Bridge.
Feeding Angel Wing.
On Pitchcroft.
Mr and Mrs Swan are on Pitchcroft for 
reasons best known to themselves.
Skyscape.
Worcester Cathedral and friends.
They like fresh moist grass.
But they are vulnerable here.
Time to persuade them to return to the river.
I'll get this cowin' ring off my leg 
if it's the last thing I do.
Narrow Boat II.
The persuasion Pt I:
Saying: 'Come on. Come on'.
The persuasion Pt II:
Shaking the Swan Food pellets.
The persuasion Pt III:
Placing the Swan Food pellets under Mrs Swan's
 beak whilst walking slowly backwards.
Narrow Boat III.
The cygnets aren't so easy to persuade.
At last, they're following the pellet trail.
Meanwhile, a Female Mallard with six ducklings
are on the river.
Mum is hungry.
Narrow Boat IV.
Narrow Boats.
Success!
Swan family are all back on the river.
Mrs Mallard wisely leads her ducklings away 
from Mr Swan.
Grey, mild with some drizzle downstream.
Grey, mild with some drizzle upstream.
Narrow Boat V.
Seeds for the birds.
Busy Bee.
Busy Bee II.
Starlings.
Gold Finches x 3.

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