3rd May

Bit of a quiet day today, grabbed the camera and headed towards town, stopping on the way to take a couple of shots of some buttercups for a double blip challenge, Flower Friday and this weeks Wild Flowers challenge. Click the date to see it 3rd May.

Grabbed a bag of mixed veg from Iceland and walked over to the duckponds As I was scattering the veg onto the pond with Mr Swan tucking in, Mrs Swan ventured down from the nest and joined in. The eggs appear to be in good shape but no cracks showing yet.

The ducklings also joined in the feast and I had to laugh when I spotted one of the trying to tackle a bit of green bean. I'm surprised at how fast they are growing almost twice the size they were a week ago. They're still not quite safe from the gulls though, but mum keeps them safe.

The shot on the left is of one of the many 'stand-offs' before mum sees them off. They tried a couple of times to grab one but I think the ducklings are getting too quick for them.
To counter balance the nasty shot below is a cute shot of one of the ducklings.

Nearby another battle was going on, this time it was a courtship battle. A female goldfinch (on the right of the pic) had attracted two males (one visible to the left, the other is behind the daisies just behind the female). After a bit of posturing between the males, the one on the left flew off, whilst the other one disappeared into the bushes with the female.

Over on the beach it appears that somebody had too much time to spare today.