Druridge pools

 Its been a long time since my mate and I got together for a mornings birding so this was a long awaited get together.  Druridge was to be our destination,arriving at about 6-30 things looked quiet with the main pool holding a doz swans and about the same number of Canada geese and little else.Turning our attention to the budge field it had the usual ducks including six young shell ducks at distance a large flock of Greylags split into various groups and of course the pony's which had congregated in front of the hide. Things didn't look good on the birding front !! ,movement from our right saw three Roe deer fawns appear and start browsing very close to the hide here's a few pics.

 

We may have been spotted ?

having a shake down

I cannot recall ever been as close as this to  deer and its just over a month since I saw them still trying to feed from mother. 

even a portrait to boot.

lets not forget the pony;s

Turned out to be a decent morning in the end.

Thanks for looking

Joe.