Finally, a glimpse of spoon

Finally, a glimpse of spoon

After repeated (brief) visits to the RSPB Bowling Green Marsh reserve, finally the spoonbills were doing something a little more active that standing still with their backs pointing towards the hide.

As they gently preened, they offered a few glimpses of the “spoon” at the end of their bills.

Wild carrot flowering, Goat Walk

Wild carrot flowering, Goat Walk

Forcing its way through between the footpath on Topsham’s Goat Walk and the lichen-embellished stone wall, wild carrot plants with their extravagant number of tiny flowers.

Godwits feeding and more

Godwits feeding and more

More godwits on the RSPB Bowling Green Marsh reserve. This time, some of them were feeding as they stood in the shallow water.