Stanley park January 2015

Hubby and I went for a walk in our local park, one of my favourite places in Blackpool. It was freezing cold and the lake was frozen in parts.

                                                                  The band stand

The clock tower in the distance

I'd taken some bread to feed the ducks and geese and also some seed for the pigeons. We found out a few years ago that the pigeons would land on our hands if we held our arms out and I wanted to try and get some good photo's of hubby with them. I didn't use the seed here but the bread worked. 

We wandered down the side of the lake to see if we could spot some squirrels. I'd taken some peanuts for them. We came to a tree full of small birds so I decided to place some seed in hubby's hand to see if the little birds would land and take some food. I really didn't hold out much hope because we'd never tried with the small birds before. Much to our surprise one landed as soon as he'd put his arm out! 

Great Tit

The robins were there too but wouldn't venture too close to us.  

Robin

A little further on we came to a secluded area and decided to have a rest on the chopped down tree trunks. The place was teeming with Blue Tits, Robins and squirrels. I placed some seed on a trunk and sat just a foot away from them while they ate.

                                                                   Grey Squirrel

                                                                         Blue Tits

                                                               Robin and Blue Tit

By this time hubby was frozen so we decided to head back to the car.

All in all a wonderful couple of hours. I've promised to take my Mum the next time we go but hopefully when the weather's a bit warmer.

I love this one! Such a shame it isn't in focus....

                                                   Aniello feeding the birds

Enjoying the wildlife