Yesterdays South coast encounters

First up was an early encounter with this fine looking dog fox foraging through coastal rocks along the shoreline,

A male Peregrine devouring a starling while scattering its plucked feathers over the rocks

Having eaten her prey the female peregrine was regurgitating the waste products which always looks like a rather uncomfortable procedure but it is very important for them to remove indigestible matter.

A very familiar sighting of a Little Egret fishing along the marsh margins at Marazion

A  Male Canada goose displaying to its mate

The inevitable scraps between dominant males

A more peaceful shot of a pair of Canada geese relaxing at the margins in the evening sun

And finally a pair of somewhat rarer Gadwall in their winter colours made a trip along warren waters to complete the day

The light at Marazion marsh can be a cracking spot for Photography during sunny afternoons but it does often require some patients while waiting for a show from interesting wildlife subjects and their behaviour.

Marazion Marsh today

I made an early visit to longrock again this morning looking for mating Roe deer images but oh dear, no Deer,  I decided to walk the short distance on to Marazion Marsh and as I progressed along Newtown lane I was passed by around ten thousand noisy starlings exiting the marsh roost and no more than a minute later they passed by again flying in the opposite direction to disappear over the hills of Marazion.

I visited Millpool looking for kingfishers but no joy here either but I did disturb a cock Ringneck Pheasant that had a right good shout about it all as he backed away,

I went home for an early lunch and to recharge camera batteries and my tea flask, checked out the weather and wind direction and decided to return to Marazion marsh for the afternoon to try my luck looking for a so far this winter non existent bittern.  It remained so but winter visitors included Garganey and gadwall and I was a little surprised to see a pair of resident mallards mate on several occasions, I'm not sure if they were mating very late or very early but the male mallard seemed to be quite happy with the situation anyway