It is impossible to explain how good these days were. I was lucky to get to so much of it all with amazing friends and family along the way! (and I swear it didn't rain as much!)
#narrowboat #canal #ellesmere #oswestry
#444, Pussy Willow, Ellesmere, 16/03/2026
After a night of rain.
#photography #shropshire #spring #ellesmere
#441, Blue to Orange, Blake Mere, Ellesmere, 21/10/2021
This was a multi shot panorama cropped ultimately to 3:2. The finishing touch for me is the flock of birds just above (and below) the trees on the right of the image.
#photography #shropshire #sunrise #ellesmere
Drake Lesser Scaup showing tiny black nail on the bill and purple-tinged head
Phone pic of drake Lesser Scaup (centre) showing ridiculously well amongst Tufted Ducks, Mallards and Mute Swan
Drake Lesser Scaup having a flap showing two-tone upperwing bar and bright white axillaries contrasting with greyer wing linings
Drake Lesser Scaup. Smart
It all felt a bit Central Park 🇺🇸 at The Mere, #Ellesmere this morning with #shropshirebirding third Lesser Scaup feeding under the prom 😍 #ukbirding
Drake Lesser Scaup and drake Tufted Duck. Note the peaked rear crown and tiny black nail on the bill of the former
Drake Lesser Scaup and drake Tufted Duck. Such a happy looking duck!
Drake Lesser Scaup and drake Tufted Duck. The mantle is boldly vermiculated whilst the flanks are more subtly so
Drake Lesser Scaup and drake Tufted Duck. The two-tone wingbar of white across the secondaries and grey across the primaries can just about be seen
Had to go back this morning for better views of the drake Lesser Scaup that I found on Friday on The Mere, #Ellesmere and look what happened! Unbelievable views 💥 #happymothersday #shropshirebirding #ukbirding
#ELLESMERE #MCCOWAN Pls RT2unite #FOUND #CAT- 08-Mar-26 #Toronto Animal Services A0780414 #EAST 416-338-7539 TORTIE DSH F/9Yr
Drake Lesser Scaup on the water showing compact size, peaked rear crown, bill with a tiny black nail, vermiculated mantle getting darker towards the rear, and whitish flanks
Thought I'd use the courtesy car to do a @btobirds.bsky.social heronry survey, and accidentally found a drake Lesser Scaup! Shropshire's third, but second at this site this year! South end of The Mere, #Ellesmere currently 🤩 #shropshirebirding #ukbirding
#434, Sunset, The Mere, Ellesmere, 01/12/2016
A mirror like Mere and the last of the sun.
#photographer #photography #ellesmere #shropshire
#ELLESMERE #MORNINGSIDE Pls RT2unite #FOUND #CAT- 05-Mar-26 #Toronto Animal Services A1029523 #EAST 416-338-7539 ORG TABBY DSH M/?Age
#ELLESMERE #MCCOWAN Pls RT2unite #FOUND #CAT- 02-Mar-26 #Toronto Animal Services A1029290 #EAST 416-338-7539 BEIGE WHT #SCOTTISHFOLD M/4Yr
'Shelter' an interesting wood carving made from oak by a local artist in association with Save the Children was down by the mere #Ellesmere #Shropshire
I went for a little circular walk at Ellesmere and I started off by heading to the #ShropshireUnionCanal and walking along it towards the tunnel #Ellesmere #Shropshire
1/3 I left Staffordshire today and I'm now in Shropshire, and today I've been to Ellesmere and the place was a pleasant surprise. Is it just me or does the town hall look like the one from #BackToTheFuture? 🤔
#Ellesmere #Shropshire
I've headed west today to much gentler landscape and just had lunch at the Boathouse in #Ellesmere ☕️🍰 #lunchtimeview #Shropshire
#419, Home to Roost, Ellesmere, Shropshire, 07/12/2025
Gulls heading towards The Mere to roost for the night and probably not really noticing the sunset.
#photography #ellesmere #shropshire #sunset
#410, Emergence, Ellesmere, 24/02/2026
I went for a wander earlier and saw not 1 but 4 bees (possibly Queens as they were big) burying their heads in the crocus pollen, the warmth has woken them up and they were taking full advantage.
#photography #nature #bee #ellesmere
Late trip out this pm. 2 adult winter Med Gulls in the roost at the Mere, Ellesmere this evening. Two Egyptian Geese and a flyover Curlew as well. #ShropshireBirds #Ellesmere
#406, Blakemere Dawn, Ellesmere, 21/10/2021
Still the most amazing sunrise I have seen in Ellesmere and almost five years later I haven't got close to processing all the photos I took on that particular day.
#photography #shropshire #ellesmere #sunrise
#405, Moss World, Ellesmere, 02/02/2026
A very small bit of moss laden with water droplets.
#photogaphy #ellesmere #shropshire #nature
#ELLESMERE #MORNINGSIDE Pls RT2unite #FOUND #DOG- 16-Feb-26 #Toronto Animal Services A1028166 #EAST 416-338-7539
APRICOT #POODLE-MIN M/3Yr
#389, The Umbrella Tree, Ellesmere, 10/01/2026
One of my favourite local trees, it looked marvellous in the last remnants of the snow a few weeks ago.
#photography #shropshire #tree #ellesmere
#ELLESMERE #MARKHAM Pls RT2unite #FOUND #CAT- 31-Jan-26 #Toronto Animal Services A1027186 #EAST 416-338-7539 BRN TABBY DSH F/?Age
#387, Upside Down, Ellesmere, 12/12/2025
The reflection of the old canal warehouse creating interesting patterns in the water.
#photography #canal #ellesmere #shropshire
Looking across the lakeside over the Mere at Ellesmere towards Moscow Island, which is bathed in late afternoon sun on a clear day at the end of January. In the foreground, a trio of geese are bobbing around on the water.
Golden hour on the Mere this afternoon
#Ellesmere #Shropshire 🌤️🦆
Ellesmere Wharf lies at the end of a short arm connecting the town to the Llangollen branch Shropshire of the Shropshire Canal. From the quayside, a crane and former warehouse can be seen, with a boat moored in the basin in the afternoon January sun.
Lunchtime at the wharf
#Ellesmere #Shropshire 🌤️💦
