Following on from the Cormorants having a disagreement the second set of pictures from my visit to Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve over the bank holiday weekend. This time a Little Egret, walking around and enjoying a meal of a fish. This might be the same bird or two birds, as there was a pair and with all the pictures I took I kind of lost track.
Little Egret on the move
Little Egret and Redshank
Little Egret with a caught fish
Little Egret swallowing a fish
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On the Sunday of the August 2017 bank holiday weekend I decided to drive down to the coast and following a recommendation by a colleague visit Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve. From the various hides I spotted and photographed a number of birds, I’ll post various sets over the coming days. I’ll start with two Cormorants who had a bit of a disagreement if one could land next to another:
(1) I think I’ll land over there
(2) Applying the brakes…
(3) Hello, who are you?
(4) What do you think you’re doing?
(5) This is my spot!
(6) Try to stop me!
(7) Oh, I will!
(8) See, I’m pushing you off
(9) And off you go!
(10) OK, I’m off….
(11) Bye, bye, good riddance
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As you probably know the internet was invented to share cat pictures on blogs and social media. During today’s Sunday morning walk (with a mixture of sunshine and clouds) I came across this cat. It was quite friendly and photogenic, so I took a few pictures which I’m now sharing here:
At varying intervals steam trains travel on the line past Aldermaston Wharf, passing through Aldermaston Station. Last weekend a steam train came through which I missed, luckily it returned this weekend for another pass. This time I was ready with my camera to take pictures of the 60009 Union of South Africa, here’s a selection of my favourite views:
60009 Union of South Africa approaching
60009 Union of South Africa getting closer
60009 Union of South Africa blowing the whistle (top of the locomotive in front of the funnel)
60009 Union of South Africa at the platform
60009 Union of South Africa in a close up view
60009 Union of South Africa name sign
60009 Union of South Africa passing
Passengers on the train pulled by steam locomotive 60009 Union of South Africa
As I’m writing this it’s cloudy in West Berkshire, quite please that I went out for a sunny Sunday morning earlier today in the morning. I used a route I found last weekend, taking me north from Aldermaston to the outskirts of Beenham. Then turned west passing north of Douai Abbey to Kiff Green. Here I turned south and walked to Upper Woolhampton, from where I continued to Woolhampton. In Woolhampton I crossed the Kennet and Avon Canal, which I then followed along the towpath east back to Aldermaston Wharf. I saw a variety of things, here are some of them in a picture gallery (click on the pictures for the larger versions):