Photos from a quick trip to Rye Meads on a dull morning this week.
Mute Swan that flew conveniently close to the hide.
A Little Grebe, also commonly known as a Dabchick also passed, causing interesting ripple reflections...
....and then passed a male Mallard resplendent in its new feathers, and giving a good guide to the relatively small size of the Dabchick. Other regional names for this bird apparently were 'Divedapper', 'Divedrop', 'Doucher' and 'Divy Duck' (Ref Birds Britanica)
Male Teal in flight. It is interesting that the green wing feathers appear blue on the farthest wing.
Starlings sitting in a pylon. They are now beginning to form flocks as winter approaches. Here at Rye Meads Reserve, there were a couple of hundred sitting on the nearby electric cables.
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