Exe mouth

Exe mouth

View down the estuary of the River Exe to the river’s mouth. To the moth’s left is the town of Exmouth; to the right, Dawlish Warren.

Cormorant fishing, Exeter Quay

Cormorant fishing, Exeter Quay

Sitting right by the edge of the River on Exeter Quay, when I noticed a cormorant fishing almost directly below me, very close. I don’t think it was coming up with something every time, but it was catching enough to keep on in the same area.

Bridge with the Bridge, Topsham

Bridge with the Bridge, Topsham

Bridge carrying the Exeter to Exmouth road across the River Clyst at Topsham. The Bridge Inn, at the foot of Bridge Hill, can be seen in the distance in the first picture.

Bridge with the Bridge, Topsham

The tide was near to full when these pictures were taken.

Kingfisher, Clyst weir, another view

Kingfisher, Clyst weir, another view

Another view across the River Clyst to a kingfisher perched above the weir. Once again, the first image is a cropped version of the full frame shot below.

Kingfisher, Clyst weir, another view

The bird had only been there a short time when a man came along the same bank it was on, with a dog which was off the lead. The bird headed off for somewhere less disturbed.

Whites feeding by Devon roadsides

Whites feeding by Devon roadsides

White butterflies: I thought they were all small whites, but didn’t get clear enough views to be sure, feeding on roadside flowers in the Exe estuary area.