Monday 21 December 2015

Portuguese Otter Revisited - DSLR stuff

Little Egret + Otter, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Otter, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Otter, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
It looked in my direction but wasn't bothered, going back to its fishing so long as I stayed put. Even the frisky cows didn't shift it...                                                                                                           
Otter-watching Crew, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
                                                
Otter, Egret & Cow-leg, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Then a flock of Spoonbills dropped in...                                                                                  
Spoonbills, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )

Spoonbills, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Spoonbills, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
12 of them! Superb... but they didn't stay long as they got flushed. Not by me though...                      
Spoonbills under Attack, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Spoonbills looking-out, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Evasive Action, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Spoonbills Scrambling, Portugal, November 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
I've got some video of them feeding before they left but that can wait for now. What a superb cowfield that was. Otter, Egret, Spoonbills and even Green + Common Sandpipers.

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