A WALK AROUND SHAKELY MERE IN CHESHIRE

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    Since Sunday wasn't a bad day weather wise I took the camera and 3 lenses and had a little walk around Shakely Mere which lies between Middlewich and Knutsford in Cheshire. Surprisingly there weren't all many people there so it was nice just to amble around. I was hoping to see the Great Crested Grebe which I had seen there some years back, but fail to catch sight of this time. The first chap I did see was this:

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    He was a real show off and, I think, after a reward for being so obliging!

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    I'll see him next time I go and make sure he gets a good feed.
     
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      Here's another part of the walk around Shakely Mere and what I saw. I didn't really go well prepared and so didn't spend as much time as I would have like to have done. However, on the next time!

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      What surprised me was that the Mere was still frozen quite hard so the Ducks were slipping and sliding all over the place.:snork:

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        I've no idea what this bird is but he/she was all on it's own and seem quite happy to let me get reasonably close [so long as I sat on the floor!].

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          Lovely pics Armandii, I went for a walk round there a few months ago and we were mobbed by the flocks of canada geese :hate-shocked::runforhills::heehee:

          I remember that lone white duck too...

          The mystery duck is a muscovy, it's a famous old character of the mere, there used to be a couple. They quite often wander into anglers bivvies and help themselves to their bait - bold as brass :heehee:
           
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            What incredible photos Big A ... thank you for sharing your walk with us. xx
             
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            Don't you call my mate a big A:snork:;)
             
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              Thats Kaz's Job:biggrin:

              Lovely Pics Armandii, there was a transspeciesual Muscovy at our cider farm, it was in love with a Black Swan:wub2::chicken:
               
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                I still haven't worked out what letters come after the "A" when Kaz does call me that!:scratch::snork:
                 
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                    i have just been told ARMADILLO is what i meant to write :doh:
                     
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                      I always thought the black swan was a pub..cant believe ive just had too google to see if they exist :doh::doh::doh:never seen one:redface: ..or a ginger badger :doh:
                      I need to get out more!
                      Beautiful photos armandii :spinning:
                       
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                        What's the difference, Kaz???:dunno::scratch::snork:
                         
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