Beak hour traffic!

The coots on the dam are always entertaining, from the scuffles to graceful dives, they are certainly one of the noisiest of this bird community!

Stretch
Stretch
Bottoms up!
Bottoms up!
Just cruising..
Just cruising..
Into the depths
Into the depths
MY space!
MY space!

Dive 3

Darling Dahlias.

Heading towards late summer the Dahlias are starting to bloom.  One of my favourites at this time of year, the sheer variety of their shapes and colours always amazes me.

Dahila opening dahlia disc floret Dalia white Thro the petals