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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