WEDNESDAY 21st JULY 2010
Three trips to Ashford hospital today; taking in, visitig after operation, and bringing home. After the middle visit I called in at Bedfont Lakes.
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| An adult Great Crested Grebe shakes himself... |
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| ... and settles back in the water. |
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| His offspring looks suspiciously at me... |
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| ... and they both swim away as fast as possible. |
A little later, the Grebes somehow got involved in a Coot fight. The adult flew/ran away along the surface of the lake. The juvenile watched until the adult was back on the surface, wondering what to do. Then after a couple of half-hearted attempts, he stood up, flapped his wings, and imitated his mentor.
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| The juvenile G C Grebe tries out his wings. |
The Common Terns were in good form. The warden told me later that they have counted 42 Tern chicks this year.
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| A Commin Tern in flight |
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| A Tern picks up a piece of bread at speed. |
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