Young Coots
A mother coot and her two young chicks spotted on Ranworth Broad, Norfolk last August.
Birds of the Broads
Ranworth Broad is a great place to go in search of Norfolk birdlife. These photos were taken about 6 months ago, whilst spending a warm summers day cruising around the Norfolk Broads.
When we first arrived there were quite a few Great Crested Grebes
out on the water.
There were also plenty of ducks and cormorants.
There was a pair of Egyptian Geese who were closely watching their young offspring.
There were plenty of gulls around the broad, resting on any
On Ranworth Broad is the Norfolk Wildlife Trust floating Visitors Centre.
Water Birds
Lake Burley Griffin may be surrounded by the suburbs of Canberra but that doesn’t stop
the birds from visiting. If you take a short stroll along the lakeside and you are sure to see
several species of ducks, swans, coots, moorhens or swamphens.
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Palm Beach
Patterns of Nature 