19th April 2011

Heligan Gardens

Cornwall

Great Tit

Parus major

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Grey Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Dove

I went on a visit to the famous ost gardens of Heligan with my parents whilst they visted Cornwall. It was a warm sunny day in late April. At the gardens they have a purpose built hide looking over a medow and a pond with lots of bird feeders. Many finches, Pheasants and other birds were used to cmoing close to the hide and it was a relaxing place to be able to watch them interact. The Pheasant males were fighting due to it being mating season.I liked photographing the doves because they were so graceful, i think the last image captures this well.