21st April

Spring is here and I've noticed birds all over the place chasing after each other in courtship rituals. Down by the river this evening I saw a pair of ducks chasing each other around. They then proceeded to mate just a few metres in front of me. After that had finished, they seemed to wash off - ducking their heads under the water and then shaking their wings to clean them out. I did manage to catch this one shot, which has a good element of action.