Bonaparte's Gull.

Two Bonaparte's Gulls graced the river mouth at Marazion in Cornwall recently,and when this pretty species of Gull show they tend to show really well, these were feeding very close both in the water and on the seaweed on the beach.This unafraid behavior was apparently the ondoing of one of them as reportedly it was killed by a dog ( dont know for sure weather this is actually a fact though . Hope not).

Yet more Short Eared Owls

On the same day as seeing the Long Tailed Duck. I had to practically pass the Short Eared Owl site so Could'nt pass up the chance of seeing these stunning birds one more time. Although very cold the sun shone and after a bit of a wait two Owls were watched hunting over the coastal fields. On one occasion one flew directly overhead looking toward me as it passed.Beautiful birds.

Long Tailed Duck

This young Long Tailed Duck has been present on Porth reservoir in mid Cornwall for quite a while, so thought it high time I caught up with it. On a very cold frosty morning I found the bird easily enough , swimming quite close to the shoreline,I got ahead of it and tried to get low down ( lying on the frozon ground ) for some photos. Probably my best pics of this species.