Stockers Lake Rickmansworth - Great Crested Grebe Feeding Young

Photos of a pair of Great Crested Grebes feeding their 2 young earlier this week

 

A young bird having difficulty swallowing....

 ......whilst this juvenile comes with a splash to be fed.

 

Adult with fish ready to be handed over....

 

.....and successfully  achieved.

 

I missed the actual handover which was done very quickly until I got this shot.

All taken over a 20 minute period with many more fish caught than I show in these photos.  It looks quite likely that these 2 juveniles will have a good start before they are left to feed for themselves.

Church Lock Grove Buckinghamshire - House Martins & Swallows

A week ago on a visit to Church Lock at Grove Bucks, I found that the House Martins were still feeding their second brood.....

 

.....whilst there were the first brood on the nearby cables, interspersed with adults.

There was also the odd Swallow taking a rest.  I think that these were juveniles.



  Amazing that within the next few weeks they will all be making their way South to warmer climes (although there have been recent records of swallows over wintering in the UK due to less severe winters caused by global warming.)