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Tufted Duck 28 Jan 2006

I said in an earlier post today that there were some Tufted Duck on the top loch in Holyrood Park
(see here)
Here is view of some of them;-)

Don't dis(-respect) the Young

Some even have to learn how to fly!!!

Duddingston Loch this morning - 28th Jan 2006...
God, you really did make a beautiful place !

Duddingston Loch Week II

I had some spare time today, and took my camera to Holyrood Park.

It was not the best of days, and more than once I wished it was March so I could shoot with soon to be acquired Nikon D200 .

Still, patience is a virtue...as my Grannie would say.....hehehe

These are, I believe, Chinese Bean Geese...if I'm wrong, please correct me!



Magnificant swan....


This is a bit of a cheat.....

The Tufted Duck was snapped at the top Loch in Holyrood (sorry...don't know the name of the loch)

Well is'nt really a loch...more of a pond :-)



On Duddingston today were a number of wildfowl.....there must have been 20 heron...tufted duck, Goldeneye..Widgeon.....and of course Mallard;-)

God help me....I'm climbing the Pentlands tomorrow...again!!!

My domestic manager believes exercise will help her to reach "target weight".....and I have to help!

Trouble is I climb the ****ing hills no problem and have to wait for her to catch up!!!

Still, all in the name of domestic harmony...and maybe one day I'll snap the buzzatds....=8-)

Panorama of the Pentlands today

Well, I was up in the hills again this morning!
All too healthy by half , but beautiful day ;-)

Mallard at Duddingston

I've no problem identifying this one ;-)

Duddingston duck

A close up of a duck on Duddiingston Loch in Edinburgh

Any one able to identify which kind of duck? I'd love to know

Wallpaper?

This is a photo of clematis in my garden...bit of work on Paint Shop Pro...and it's a nice pattern for a wallpaper ;-) (I mean a wallpaper in the real, not the PC world)

Foresaa Forum

You will see now a link to my Forum. I thought it would be worth trying out (I am a techno head...and sad;))
If you want an alternative to posting a comment here, give it a try!

View from Pentland Hills

This is a shot from one of the hills climbed on my walk this morning.
I'm going to the gym now for a well deserved sauna!

Hill Walk in the Pentland Hills

I took a walk with my wife this morning over the Pentland Hills. I caught sight of a Grey Heron on Glencorse Reservoir. not the best shot in the world, but never mind, it's a good excuse to get a better camera ;-)

...and better still

Eye'm (;-)) getting better!!

Like everything in life if you practise it gets better!!!

Funny Face

I'm getting the hang of this now!!

Tablet Art

Santa was very kind this Year and brought me a Wacom Graphics Tablet. Unless you know what they are you wouldn't know that they allow you, amongst other things, to draw straight into a program like Paint Ship Pro.

This is my first little trial. Drawing is not too good, but I'm sure I'll get better ;-)

Happy New Year to everyone out there and I wish you all health and happiness!!

By the way, I still prefer Scottish Tablet ;)