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tvordljWe went to the Martin Mere waterfowl wetlands yesterday under blue skies again. I figured it would be nice but we really enjoyed it more than we expected to. They have a section where the birds are raised and clipped so they won't fly away but might attract wild birds as well, preserving a lot of rare types of waterfowl from all over the world. They have it set up in sections by area of the world, ie. Australasia, South America etc. Ducks, geese, various types of water birds, some quite odd looking. This fellow is a crane but i forget the type just off the top of my head. He kept popping his head up or sideways looking for me to throw a bit more grain behind the fence and was so quick it was very difficult to get a photo of him where he wasn't in motion! Later on we walked by another area and these two Hawaiian geese walked right up to us, assuming we had food so i put some down and they snapped it up and were right at my feet looking up at me, the cheeky things! I ended up actually feeding them right out of my hand! They didn't bite or nip, it was pretty cool, watching these two black beaks going at the grain in my hand then looking up for more. They followed us a bit when we walked away too.
The other half of the preserve is the mere, the wetlands which is an excellent spot if you are an avid wild bird watcher. They have little "hides" in various parts of it where you sit inside and watch out through the narrow windows. We didn't spend a lot of time there as there wasn't a lot to see, jusr various birds flying around but we couldn't tell if they were anything specific. Some times though the mere is filled with thousands of migrating swans. That would be something to see!
Last night we headed out for a curry meal with friends which was wonderful if all too brief. they were going to be away the weekend or we could have organized something then and spent more time with each other. Still, any time together is quality time! Just taking Graham's dad to the shopping precinct today and out for fish and chips for a treat and tonight going to see the new Star Trek movie. Tomorrow is just puttering around, maybe running a few errands.
The other half of the preserve is the mere, the wetlands which is an excellent spot if you are an avid wild bird watcher. They have little "hides" in various parts of it where you sit inside and watch out through the narrow windows. We didn't spend a lot of time there as there wasn't a lot to see, jusr various birds flying around but we couldn't tell if they were anything specific. Some times though the mere is filled with thousands of migrating swans. That would be something to see!
Last night we headed out for a curry meal with friends which was wonderful if all too brief. they were going to be away the weekend or we could have organized something then and spent more time with each other. Still, any time together is quality time! Just taking Graham's dad to the shopping precinct today and out for fish and chips for a treat and tonight going to see the new Star Trek movie. Tomorrow is just puttering around, maybe running a few errands.
