Coruscating Water

 

This is something that can enliven us by its majesty: our local wetland coruscating as the morning breeze ripples the surface of the water. The Free Dictionary defines coruscate as: to give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter: diamonds coruscating in the candlelight; or to exhibit sparkling virtuosity: a flutist whose music coruscated throughout the concert hall. The video we made catches the sounds of the birds and some of our comments. The camera panned and zoomed in to encapsulate the magic of what the wind and water are doing with the sun’s rays. You can see different aspects of coruscating in this video. 

Goose that wants to be a swan

 

This is a visual reflection relating to Roberto the lone goose in the wetland. After the cygnets hatched a month ago this relatively tame goose began to follow them around. Occasionally one of the swan parents would chase Roberto away very aggressively and once it was aggressive in return. After a while a 'separation' was generally accepted and Roberto continued to follow them around at the more acceptable distance. Local people are wondering if the City Council ought to supply Roberto with a mate. I have a video relating to this which can be viewed HERE.