Birds in Christchurch Park

First we checked to see if Mabel the Tawny Owl had returned to her usual hole in a her usual tree, she was there sleeping with one eye open, she has been in the park for several years now.

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After saying hello to Mabel, we walked down to the Wilderness Pond, where three female Goosander's were present, it's getting a regular event for 2 years now, last year one shy female was present.

Also in the Wilderness Pond was a lovely pair of Mandarin Duck

(first three photo's were taken with my Canon 7D Mk I and a Canon 100-400mm Mk II lens)

These with Canon 1D Mk IV and Canon 500mm f/4 lens