A brace of Wigeon ......

Funny birds Ducks, normally very wary and prone to getting out of the way and distancing themselves either by swimming or on the wing to a distance representing their comfort zone.

At Titchmarsh LNR it therefore came as a bit of a surprise that these two ducks remained feeding at the fringes of the gravel pit when I approached.  

Up close it always strikes me how small and attractive they are.