Isn't he cute?
Jun. 13th, 2006 11:21 pmI saw one of these chaps on Walney Channel today:

This dapper little duck is a smew and you don't see them every day. I did see one once before and that was in the exotic surroundings of Clickimin Loch in Lerwick. Isn't he splendid?
This is not my photo, by the way. I filched it from Clyde Birds - thank you Clyde Birds! Had I been carrying the big Nikon witn the 300mm lens I might have got a reasonable shot (though not as good as this one) but I didn't and the digital simply wasn't up to it.

This dapper little duck is a smew and you don't see them every day. I did see one once before and that was in the exotic surroundings of Clickimin Loch in Lerwick. Isn't he splendid?
This is not my photo, by the way. I filched it from Clyde Birds - thank you Clyde Birds! Had I been carrying the big Nikon witn the 300mm lens I might have got a reasonable shot (though not as good as this one) but I didn't and the digital simply wasn't up to it.