forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 No pics im afraid as I only have a Jcb phone,but walking over the ancient footbridge at bottom of Monmouth looked over wall,and behind the river bank pub was a pair of goosanders ,male was fishing,female sleeping on a mudbank. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RossM 8,149 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 What an anticlimax!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 You been talking to my missus again Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I saw 4 about 3 weeks ago .. couldnt get near enough to get any pics .. still nice to see them though .. there lovely elegant birds I always think 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I saw 4 about 3 weeks ago .. couldnt get near enough to get any pics .. still nice to see them though .. there lovely elegant birds I always think The female caught my eye first,she was real pretty,I knew I had not seen one before,but had to google what it was when I got home,lolWhen I first saw the male I thought it was a crossbreed duck ,then after googling realised it was the male of the species. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandymere/4300541559/ A pic by Mrs s Lovely birds. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,597 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Seen a few up near the top of Scotland but theirs none local to my knowledge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 18,005 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 No pics im afraid as I only have a Jcb phone,but walking over the ancient footbridge at bottom of Monmouth looked over wall,and behind the river bank pub was a pair of goosanders ,male was fishing,female sleeping on a mudbank. I saw a golden eagle taking a fox today but I didn't have my camera either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 No pics im afraid as I only have a Jcb phone,but walking over the ancient footbridge at bottom of Monmouth looked over wall,and behind the river bank pub was a pair of goosanders ,male was fishing,female sleeping on a mudbank. I saw a golden eagle taking a fox today but I didn't have my camera either Feck off lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
planete 120 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandymere/4300541559/ A pic by Mrs s Lovely birds. Fantastic collection of pictures. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,627 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 very good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'll pass on the comments, thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Going down with camera in a minute as they were there yesterday lunchtime,when I went to chippy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Black and white birds are always problematic but the females are very photogenic. I followed a pair above Tarr steps last spring and they kept flushing in front from other walkers so I went inland a couple of hunderd yards and waited and they came right by. Alas only had a little camera as i was on a cross Devon walk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 I got some blurred shite pic to upload later got the male and female seperately ,had to be quick as didn't want to get ticket off warden as parked up by the Gateshouse pub to get them,lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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