It is lovely to see the young swan pair back on the river with a new nest.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Wordless Wednesday: A New Nest
Tag: birdphotography
Wordless Wednesday: White River Mallards
Tina, at Lens-Artists, invites us to post some images we did not get a chance to share earlier in the year.
These white mallard ducks may be offspring from escaped domestic ducks or hybrids. They have made themselves at home on the river and seem very friendly.
We wish our friends in the Northern Hemisphere a Happy Winter Solstice, and our friends in the Southern Hemisphere a Happy Summer Solstice.
We wish all of you who celebrate Christmas and Happy Christmas too.
We will return on Wednesday 28 December with a special post where we look back at 2022 and all the treasures it brought us.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #230: Last Chance
CFFC: Salt White Colors
Wordless Wednesday: Young Herring Gull
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
CFFC: Birds
Silent Sunday: Six River Cygnets
It is lovely to see that six cygnets have hatched two days ago. The pen (mama swan) is still on the nest with three of her cygnets by her side (one out of view), whilst the cob (papa swan) is showing the other three where the best feeding places are.
We do not know how many eggs have not hatched yet and the parents are taking it in turns to sit on them and take their cygnets for a swim and feed.
Wishing you a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Silent Sunday: Swan in a Woodland Pond
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #198: Light and Shadow
Wordless Wednesday: Feeding a Blackbird
Other birds have been watching the robin on our window feeder and this blackbird is now a regular visitor too.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Word of the Day Challenge: Irresistible
Wordless Wednesday: A Splendid Day for Ducks
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Versatile
CMMC: March Alphabet – Letter D at the Beginning or End of a Word
Wordless Wednesday: Snow Swans
The cygnets are nine months old now and the extreme weather is likely to keep them on the river a little longer. Their parents are still happy to have them here and so are we.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #187: Water
Silent Sunday: Snow Meditation
Our adult herring gulls were oozing calm while braving the snow (that followed Storm Eunice) from the top of their chimneys.
We hope you all stayed safe and wish you a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Close-Up
Wordless Wednesday: Surprised by the Surf
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Perplexed
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