More birds......

[Kobione]

On my way to work yesterday stopped briefly at the lake I go past. There were heaps of birds browsing around the edges and I was quite lucky to catch these - Native Black Tailed Hens, referred to round here as Bush Hens. These roam in huge flocks, and if disturbed tend not to fly off, but run off. The three I caught were all 'on the run':

 

 

 

 

 

Way across the lake was a bunch of Black Swans, adults and juveniles, and on the far shoreline you can see more Bush hens and Coots browsing. They were all a bit too far away, and I didn't have time, nor was I suitably dressed to walk round.:

 

 

Always see something nice here - that's why I stop!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NannyFerret]

They are lovely birds.
It looks like the black tailed hens can mover quite fast by the angle of that ones legs.
And your black swan shot is really good.

I only saw one in Portmadoc and it was just a blur when I got a shot from a distance as it was the other side of the lake.

[JohnP]

I like the first one best... it looks a little bit like our Moorhen.... only a liitle bit...

[NannyFerret]

I like the first one best... it looks a little bit like our Moorhen.... only a liitle bit...

I thought that they loook a bit like our Moorhens, too.

I think they would be even more like them if they had straighter tails. I like the way that the tails fluff out in these shots.

[annie]

their tail feather stick right up in the air...lol, and look at them running.....

 

am i right in saying black swans originate from australia.....? 

 

always great to see your wildlife shots kobione...

[FUJI]

Yes!......They do look like very fat Moorhens.

There have been at least two occasions when a Black Swan has flown on to our local pool around this time of year......Just like some of the rarer Geese , they have been escapees from wildlife parks.

It is always a pleasure to see your wild birds Kobione.

FUJI

[Terry]

Great set Kobione #1 for me

[Heather]

love these, they look like they can run on water

 

black swans are a rare sight around here unfortunatly.. i think they are way prettier than our white ones