Down the Dustpipe - Status Quo

Another One Bites the Dust

Richard John Parfitt OBE 

 RICK PARFITT

28 October 1948 - Yesterday.

'Quo' are not on my list of 50 favourite bands but

they were unarguably massive Crowd Pleasers, definitely worth the price of the ticket!

Down the Dustpipe - 1970

A couple of reasonably fine days weather wise with temperatures remaining high for the time of year hasn't seen the arrival of any new Birds. On the other hand there has been a good dose of overnight rains which has done no more than raise water levels in the various ponds, with Waterfowl counts staying about the same.

WIGEON

a female

having a bit of a stretch while the

the male

paddles serenely by.

Just one of the previous 3
MUTE SWANs
remain at the Gravel Pit and this

GREY HERON
quickly flushed from pond side to

mid-water mound.

A male and

female

GADWALL

also remain there and while at rest looked to be
flashing Morse code, seems we haven't lost our touch
managing to read the full message.

A couple of

ROE DEER

make a bolt for the Solar Panel Compound

and while there is absolutely nothing unusual about

EGYPTIAN GEESE

perching in trees

they always seem to fit into the category of

BIZARRE

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