Feathers and Fluff

 

Here we have a selection of birds starting at the top with a mallard duckling, then a black necked stilt and finally a Puna teal.

All of the pictures were taken in Chester Zoo but the first two species can be seen in the wild around the UK whereas the teal is a resident of the Andes in Peru. It has a striking blue bill.

The ducklings were sat with their mother in the shade of a picnic table and while a common sight I couldn't resist the calm relaxed expressions.

The stilt is very elegant and I loved the reflections as it carefully waded through its pool in search of food.

Feathered Friends

 

Here are three different birds, the first is a Western Jackdaw, the second is a duckling (possibly mallard or possibly Rouen Duck) and the third is a Scania Goose.

All three were photographed in Gothenburg in the summer of 2018, more precisely in the Slottskogen which is a public park opened in 1874 with a free zoo. It is a really extensive park with so much to see and do (frisbee golf, beach volleyball, the zoo, a theatre and lots of walks) in the heart if the city.

I think the Jackdaw is quite a handsome specimen while the duckling is very very cute. The goose is a rare domestic breed native to southern Sweden apparently in 2011 there were only 172 registered birds of this variety so that does make them quite a rarity.