Local walks (Part 6)

[smallhobbit]

Today's photos come from a slightly different viewpoint - same canal just slightly spots:

   

The female swan in on a nest and hard to see, her partner was a bit further along the canal:

 

Earlier in the month I photographed some fish.  Firstly sticklebacks in a stream (they're the little black marks):

 

And some bream in the canal:

 

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I feel as if I'm getting to know this canal of yours, in all seasons and from all angles! Lovely photos.

[smallhobbit]

Yes - I am aware there are only so many photos of one canal one can take, but it is lovely by it at the moment. Glad you liked the photos :)

[howsmyenglish]

I particularly enjoy the peacefulness of it all. I'd love to have regular walks there!

[smallhobbit]

Yes, it is peaceful. We are very fortunate in where we live.

[rusty_armour]

Great photos! I especially like the ones of the swans, though these are all really good. The ones with the bream also turned out really nicely. :-)

[scfrankles]

I particularly love the very first photo - it's a very pretty composition.

And I'm kind of jealous that you're actually able to see fish in your canal ^____^ The canal I live by must have something in it I suppose, for the ducks and moorhens to live off, but the water isn't that clear. But then, I am generally only seeing it from the bridge.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I'm delighted you liked the two of the swans. I'm hoping to get pictures of the cygnets later in the summer. I took lots of the bream - I wasn't sure how well they'd come up, but some of them I was very pleased with.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - there are some spots where the view really is picturesque.

I've only ever seen the fish in the canal once - I'm not sure SM would have believed I'd seen so many if I hadn't taken the photos. At the moment the water is very clear, but I suspect this won't last.

[aome]

Ooh, a nesting swan! What a rare and special sighting!

[margaret_r]

That's a gorgeous walk and great photo opportunity. I am loving your pictures of the canal. And you're so lucky to get such a close view of the swans and the nest.

[smallhobbit]

Yes, it's lovely to know she's there, and practically impossible to photograph her.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. I'm glad you are enjoying them. Hopefully later in the summer I shall be able to get pictures of the cygnets.

[mafief]

The canal is very straight. Was this one man made or a modified natural river?

[smallhobbit]

Entirely man-made. The Severn River is slightly further to the west and runs through Gloucester, but is tidal up to Gloucester so having a canal made transport much easier. The river at low tide falls to less than a metre, at high tide is over eight metres, so you can see the value of the canal.

[adafrog]

:)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you.

[mithrial]

Great photos. Look at all those fish. The canal must be fairly clean healthy water. That's such a good sign.
Lovely place. Happy walking. :)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. Although I've seen the sticklebacks before, I've only ever seen the bream once - I think they're generally further down in the water. It is a really good sign so many are living there.

[moth2fic]

Lovely! A friend in Salisbury has been posting photos of swans there on FB. Here, we've been keeping watch for a heron that is eyeing a neighbour's fish pond!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. I got a grainy photo of the cygnets today, so no doubt I will post that at some point.

I'm sure the heron thinks the fish in the pond are fair game.