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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!
 

Date: 2021-04-29 06:15 pm (UTC)
yourlibrarian: No Drama Llama by yourlibrarian (NAT-No Drama Llama - yourlibrarian)
From: [personal profile] yourlibrarian
Oh nice sighting of the terrapin! And I am amused that for once someone is a bigger bully than the geese.

Date: 2021-04-29 06:51 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] 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!
Edited Date: 2021-04-29 06:51 pm (UTC)

Date: 2021-04-29 09:21 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] pilottttt
Turtle - unexpectedly. Since childhood, I have not seen them in the wild (in those days we lived in the south).

Date: 2021-04-29 09:30 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] dhampyresa
Getting stuck in a fight between a swan and geese sounds like a horror story! Your pictures are really pretty, though.

Date: 2021-04-30 10:54 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] shirebound
Swans are so stunning! Thank you for taking us along with you on your ramble.

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