One of the first outings Sophie and I had this year, was to visit the wildfowl trust at Washington, a reasonably regular haunt as the birds there are cool to see. First though we went to see the building of the new bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland. It’s a bit of a behemoth and will link up Castletown to Pallion, or, as my hubby says, will link up one shit~hole to another shit~hole 🙂
I think they must be trying to have an iconic bridge, as Newcastle has 7 beautiful ones, and the other Sunderland bridges are pig ugly in truth. It will be cool to see it when it’s all finished, in the meantime the disruption to traffic is painful.
Anyway on with the birds at WWT!
No idea what these are but they’re pretty,
love seeing the otters
and we sat in a hide for a while and took shots of the wild birds feeding
at the lake we saw a Heron Tree
and some geese
and on the way back, some swans under a weeping willow.
A lovely day out.
fraggle ~ rocking a camera across the Universe 
Looks like a great place. All the shots are first rate, but the duck close-ups are outstanding.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete! 🙂
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You go to the best places!Stunning shots must share x
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Thanks Clare 🙂
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Great photos. I really love the mandarin ducks. Beautiful colours you captured there., And actually, I also really like the construction pic!
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Cheers Jay 🙂
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It looks like you had a wonderful day out!! A birder’s paradise, for sure.
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Thanks, it is! 🙂
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“Robin” – not around here, it isn’t!
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Your Robin’s are bigger than ours 🙂
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And they look very different!
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Wow! These birds are so beautiful!! Laughing at the bridge from 1 shitty place to another shitty place! Haha! Have I mentioned how impressed I am with your zest for creating adventures in your own home country? I know I thought it, but can’t remember if I wrote it, but it’s very admirable that you go after it the way you do!
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Thanks Laura, you did but it’s cool to be reminded 🙂
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So much of cuteness 🙂
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Thanks Joshi 😊
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Wonderful images of wildlife. I am particularly spellbound by the mandarin ducks. Amazing colours. And I enjoyed your hubby’s characteristics of the bridge. 🙂
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That’s some great wildlife photography, the otter shots are especially good. And you’ve got to love that never-ending Geordie-Mackem rivalry.
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I know, it’s the law up here 😊
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Seriously good pics, I especially like the otters, I have always wanted to see one in the wild, ever since watching Tarka many years ago.
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Cheers Eddy, they are cute 🙂
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The birds are beautiful! Fantastic shots Fraggle!📸❤🕊🐦
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I love going there, it’s only 10 mins down the road, cheers!
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Great photos of wildlife.
Sounds like your husband shares similar expressions of language with Donald Trump. 😉
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