A tip-off from a friend on flickr led me to walk to Central Park in Chelmsford this morning where a Red-throated Diver had been seen at the weekend. Initially I thought it was not here and had already prepared myself that it was unlikely to still be around but when I reached the paved bank section I found the bird was there, and only a few metres away calmly preening! I set up my camera and tripod and spent some time photographing the Diver and when it moved on I followed it and bumped into snapper1966, the guy that had told me about the bird. We followed it around the lake, spotting a Kingfisher along the way and taking a few photos of it as it hid in the depths of a Willow. We also met another birdwatcher who'd come to see the Diver and chatted for a while before parting, when I headed off home to check out the photos.
Red-throated Diver
3 comments:
great photos. I'm going to try see the bird myself tommorow :)
Thanks Neil. I went there again this afternoon and the Diver wasn't there. I thought on Saturday it was looking a bit restless and might be getting ready to go.
Nice shots Paul.Just wondering if we share the same name(paul foster)
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