On our recent visit to Slimbridge we failed to find the advertised Pelicans but were happy to see all six species of Flamingo (not all captured on camera) residing in their separate watery locations.
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Filed under Gloucester 2023, Holidays, Science & Nature
Pretty Flamingo
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2023
Filed under Gloucester 2023, Holidays, Science & Nature
The Story of the Nene Goose
The Nene goose, native of Hawaii was on the brink of extinction with only 30 birds left when their plight came to the attention of Peter Scott.
Our story starts back in the 1950s on Hawaii, with a little goose that was on the verge of extinction. Many years ago, living on a Hawaiian island didn’t [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 7th 2023
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Slimbridge
Sir Peter Scott was the son of Antarctic explorer Captain Scott who, in his dying letter, urged Peter’s mother to “make the boy interested in natural history”.
Peter particularly loved the wild open marshes of Britain and the mysterious geese that visited from unknown shores. He learned to protect first the birds, and then their wetland [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2023
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Arundel Wetland Centre
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 5th 2023
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2023
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Arundel & Brighton – Day Two
Breakfast was a mixture of buffet style and cooked-to-order with a toast-your-own-toast option. The latter was a little quirky as is often the case. Everything was good quality with the bacon standing out for a special mention; it was perfect in texture and taste.
Fuelled up with breakfast we walked to the nearby Wetlands Centre. It [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
Norfolk – Day Seven
Whilst Mr C was using the shower the water flow unexpectedly stopped. I was just about to go down to reception to report the issue when the water flow, just as unexpectedly, started again. Mr C showered quickly before anything else could go wrong. The breakfast menu was comprehensive and cooked to order. I chose [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 3rd 2022
