Goose Formation

So lovely down by the riverbank early this morning but the sun was all on the opposite side and so were all the ducks geese and swans! Time for a bit of luring as I chucked pieces of a rather nice seeded batch loaf in just as an incentive to tempt them over, and it worked!
Too well in fact as I was nearly mown over by hungry beaks. They actually fed out of my hand in the end, even the swan - all very politely!! If for one minute I had known they were quite so tame I'd have taken more liberties..... earlier!! They all then did a bit of preening and (why does this always happen to me?) fell asleep...... again.

Sitting on the small jetty I saw for the first time in three years here on the Severn, a Kingfisher fly past - brilliant! On quietly trying to spot it further upstream I came across this mink and just managed to lift the camera with heavy lens and tripod attached up in the air over the reeds to get a couple of shots! Never seen one of these here either! Great morning!