Monday 9 May 2016

Mute swans

I saw this lovely pair of mute swans today on the River Esk at Musselburgh. They were closely following each others movements and I was hoping to catch them forming a heart shape with their necks as they often do during their courtship..... but that wasn't to be!

I was delighted to see a pair of gadwall on the river too, such subtly beautiful ducks, though they were too far away to capture on camera. Meanwhile at the Lagoons, a male garganey had turned up (again too far away to capture on film, but a very rare sighting for me, actually I just checked and that's the first garganey I've ever seen!)

Plus swallows, house martins and swifts above the river and the trees full of birdsong.....



6 comments:

Bill said...

mute swans
the couple behind me
arguing politics

eileeninmd said...

Hello, pretty swans and a great shot. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!

Simon Douglas Thompson said...

I've never seen a garganey, with that big white curvey, almost S shape on the head. Today saw many swans and squabbling geese at RSPB Langford, with some other, better birds too!

PJ said...

I would love to see some swans but, alas, we don't have them here.

Lowcarb team member said...

Still nice to see a pair gliding by. I like your photo.

All the best Jan

Sandy said...

The swans are so regal. I have never seen them in the wild. Southern New England has Mute Swans, but there are none in Maine.