Still Waters Scenery

[Ian Hole]

Hi Andy. “wow” some beautiful pictures there, ain’t this time of year just Awesome. Time you got your Rods out though….Ian

[James goddard]

Fantastic photo’s, keep them up. thank’s.

[Andy]

Elegant grey wagtail adding a ray of sunshine to Pride lake on this winter afternoon.

[Ian Hole]

Hi Andy.
Now that’s a cracking photo ain’t it. I saw you coming into the gateway when I was leaving earlier. Thought you were going to wet a line for a couple of hours…? Ian

[Andy]

Hi Ian, thanks for the encouraging comments about the photos. I’m a bit of a fair weather fisherman myself (lightweight) so will probably wait until it’s a bit milder to get the rods out again. Respect to the two guys on Olvers last night who said they’d done overnighters in -6 degrees last week and one just had a brolly!

For now I’m still enjoying the occasional stroll round the complex, appreciating nature and waiting for those big carp to start crashing out again.

[Ian Hole]

Good Morning Andy.
Don’t blame you, I’m very much the same as you far to cold for me over the winter to sit down there, never bothered me when I was younger. Keep the photo’s coming Andy, just love em. Ian

[Andy]

The bird feeder on the Grimshaws corner of Olvers seems very popular. In the five minutes I was watching there were robins, dunnock, great tits, long tailed tits and these blues tit and chaffinch queueing up to eat. Good to see them getting a helping hand to make it through the winter.

[Andy]

There was also a small flock of reed buntings picking up food spilled from the feeder.

[Ian Hole]

Hi Andy. Nice to see you got a few nice pictures this afternoon, you picked a good day for it. Time to get the Rods out now though, getting a bit warmer…!!

[Andy]

Hi Ian, I got my rods out for the first time this year and did a couple hours on Olvers this afternoon. Result a 31lb mirror. And it’s definitely warming up. Spring is here and it’s great to be back on the banks.

[Ian Hole]

Andy that’s a nice result, saw you having a look around on the Field bank before I went to collect my van. May see you later in the week then now you’ve got the Spring feeling…!!

[Andy]

Strictly speaking this photo is not from a Pride water but one I took on the Trent near Attenborough Nature Reserve a few weeks ago. However I thought I’d post it as I’ve been watching a kingfisher fly over kiddy’s corner on Olvers this afternoon. It circled around several times, sometimes landing on the far bank. I’m not sure if it has nested nearby. Anyway it is a thing of beauty and well worth keeping an eye out for.

[Ian Hole]

Hi Andy. Yes there is Kingfishers along Olvers back-bank every year, they must have a nest there somewhere. That’s a lovely photo Andy, ain’t they a stunning bird. Last Monday we sat watching several Tree Creepers feeding in the trees on Pride Lake sign-swim “Just Brilliant”. Ian

[Andy]

Thanks Ian. It’s great to hear that the kingfishers are seen each year on Olvers. Yet another reason to keep visiting. Will look out for those tree creepers and the water rail that you meantioned as well.

[Richard]

I’m guessing the same kingfishers fly over redhouse as well.seen one maybe two there a few times.one landed not to far from me in the trees in the margin (top right corner where the 3way meet of the trent is) scrambled to get the camera out but it had moved on by the time I got the camera out.would absolutly love to get a pic of a kingfisher

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