WWT Slimbridge

We had a ‘day’ out today – well by the time we got there it was really an afternoon out.

The weather was okay – sunny, cloudy, blustery – its autumn!

Leaves turning,

An arty shot, the 'teddy bear' trees leaves were fantastic colours and blowing in the wind - so a long exposure to get the blurring gave me this

the berries were red and the leaves all colours 

even the ducks looked good with sun on the water and reflections of the leaves

Fungi growing

 

These were growing in the rotting top of a fence post, you can see a Ash key to the right of the fungi so that gives you scale 

These were growing in join of a large branch in the bark of a large willow where moss had taken hold and grown- I loved the feather stuck in there, nope not a set up - thats how it was when I spotted it 

Dragons are still on the wing - not bad for mid October, this is a Red Veined Darter, Sympetrum fonscolombii

Birds washing, standing around, leaving and arriving, gulls being the opportunists they are for a free feed

 

  Says it all really, it was a nice day except poor Ella was not well with the trip and did not get the chance to do much before it was all too much for her.