Yesterday's Mixed bag

My first sighting of an Osprey this morning was of it flying off with a fish in its talons so that was the beginning and end of that shoot !

A local solo Mute Swan was more accommodating as it posed for reflection, preening and close up portrait images.

A  collection of Cormorants were having an early morning get-together but one seemed to prefer the company of a resident Grey Heron.

A raucous Jay departs excitedly with a giant acorn just as a large boxer dog arrived and scattered everything in sight.

I took a look at the old heavy weight boxer's powerful jaws and decided that was just fine by me and it was time that this particular old boy was heading for home anyway !!

Cormorant Roost

There are currently twenty + Cormorants that roost in a single tree on the west side of the northeast arm of Drift Reservoir,  These birds are amazingly agile fish feeders and they must take one hell of a toll from the Trout and Golden Rudd population of this reservoir every year.

Being such successful hunters means that they have plenty of leisure time to socialise and to adopt their classic wing drying poses that are favoured by most photographers.

Another fish goes down the hatch above and the poser below looks as though he just hasn't got room to fit in any more today

Cudden Point Sea Watch

It was a lovely warm and calm summer day here on the south coast of Cornwall yesterday and my wife and I decided to spend a leisurely day walking to Cudden Point with a flask and a packed lunch to do a little sea watching,

 Masses of butterfly were showing along our coastal route on our arrival we watched one of our local Kestrel hunting amid the heather while we were being checked our by a rather sombre looking young male Grey seal that was patrolling the rocky outcrops along the coast looking for relaxing females.

Next up were several Compass Jellyfish gracefully turning at the calm surface water as the tide slowly moved them on along the coast

 I think the comings and goings of the local Cormorants presented the best attraction,  Often squabbling over favoured rock island perch points, classic wing drying poses and perhaps best of all watching them surface dive for fish in the clear waters along the shoreline rocky gullies.

As we were leaving one of the fine Red Sail boats from Newlyn breezed through close to the point to end what had been a very pleasant and relaxed way to spend a happy day on just one of many Cornwalls classic headlands !!