I had very little time available this afternoon so I dropped into Reculver briefly and had a short walk along the sea wall. It was a beautifully sunny afternoon.
A Little Egret gave some very nice views and looked stunning against the blue of the water as well as giving some nice reflections in the wet sand.
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| Little Egret |
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| Little Egret |
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| Little Egret |
My other highlight was watching a juvenile Herring Gull that had caught a large starfish. I felt really sorry for the starfish but I also felt
sorry for the youngster who was clearly very pleased with its catch but as soon
as it flew up with it, it was hotly pursued by an adult. The two of them were almost
inseparable, the youngster trying everything to shake the adult but it just
couldn’t. I didn’t get to see what the outcome was as they both disappeared
from view but I am not sure that the youngster was ever going to get its meal.
Perhaps it dropped the starfish into the sea allowing it to escape. You never
know. It is the first time I have seen a gull catch a starfish.
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| Herring Gull and Starfish |
It really was only a very short visit but I was pleased I had come.
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