Tee Lake, Dothill

[cmcmck]

The rest of the photos from Dothill as promised!

Tee Lake is so called because it was deliberately created by the owners of the old gentry house in a T shape on the site back in the 19th century. The house is long gone,  but the lake remains as a sanctuary for wildlife.

You can click on the pics to embiggen if you wish.









This big male swan is a bit of a bully- he was going for the Canada geese!









Handsome chap, though!





The bulrushes are greening up:







And the flag irises are coming along:



White deadnettle coming into flower:







And somebody unusual for these parts. They'd been extinct here for thousands of years but have been re-introduced. This is a red necked terrapin:





And that was our morning in Dothill!
 

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Oh nice sighting of the terrapin! And I am amused that for once someone is a bigger bully than the geese.

[dewline]

I don't recall seeing much imagery of terrapins before.

[cmcmck]

First time I'd seen one in the wild!

[cmcmck]

It was a piece of pure luck- apparently he's fond of that old tree.

I think the swans were nesting and they can get very mardy when that's the case.

[dewline]

One thing I can guarantee about Canada geese is that if you pick a fight with one, you won't be unscathed by the end of it, whatever else happens!

[cmcmck]

Swans have been known to break a human arm when provoked and they're bigger and a lot more aggressive than geese!

[pilottttt]

Turtle - unexpectedly. Since childhood, I have not seen them in the wild (in those days we lived in the south).

[cmcmck]

It was my first time!

[dhampyresa]

Getting stuck in a fight between a swan and geese sounds like a horror story! Your pictures are really pretty, though.

[cmcmck]

Thankfully, they were more concerned with each other than us!

[shirebound]

Swans are so stunning! Thank you for taking us along with you on your ramble.

[cmcmck]

Glad you enjoyed!