IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Cosmeston Country Park, PENARTH, CF64 5UY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Cosmeston Country Park, CF64 5UY by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Map
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Image Listing (75 Images Found)
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Cosmeston Lakes Visitor Centre
The visitor centre at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, seen through the trees on a sunny afternoon. The centre provides information about the lakes and nearby medieval village, and also has a cafe.
Image: © David Roberts
Taken: 8 Jul 2009
0.02 miles
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Cosmeston Lakes Country Park
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park had its origins with the advent of limestone quarrying in the early 1890s. The quarrying ceased in 1970. Springs flooded parts of the quarried area creating lakes. The quarry spoil areas were landscaped and together with the lakes form the main features of the park which includes over 100 hectares of woodland, grassland and wetlands.
Image: © Nigel Homer
Taken: 2 Sep 2006
0.02 miles
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A cover of Coots - Cosmeston Lakes
............ or a commotion, a covert, a flock, a fleet, a pod, a raft, rasp or swarm depending one assumes as to whether they are on land or water. Cover seems appropriate in this case as they forage at the edge of it.
Image: © Mick Lobb
Taken: 9 Sep 2009
0.02 miles
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Nesting Swans
It's the nesting season and many of the swans in this picture are incubating their eggs! So close to people but I guess this is also how much they now understand the relationship between the boardwalking people and themselves!
Image: © Hywel Williams
Taken: 12 Apr 2008
0.02 miles
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Preening Canada Geese - Cosmeston Lakes
It is essential that birds maintain their feathers to a high standard. In the case of aquatic species it is particularly the case that feathers should be water proofed. An oil secreting gland is located to the rear of birds and they use their bills to collect the secretions and treat their feathers with it.
Image: © Mick Lobb
Taken: 23 Apr 2010
0.03 miles
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Cosmeston Lakes - juvenile gull
It is quite difficult at this stage of their lives, to distinguish between this species, the Herring Gull and indeed others among this particular group of birds unless well versed in their differences. However, I am inclined to think that this is a Lesser Black-backed Gull particularly because of its totally black bill. One of the least confusing of determining characteristics.
Image: © Mick Lobb
Taken: 9 Sep 2009
0.03 miles
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Cosmeston Lakes
Image: © Mick Lobb
Taken: 23 Apr 2010
0.04 miles
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Cosmeston Lakes
Image: © Mick Lobb
Taken: 23 Apr 2010
0.04 miles
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Cosmeston Lakes
One normally thinks of birds as merely flapping their wings up and down when executing flight manoeuvres. Here we see the extraordinary suppleness of the wing as the bird adjusts the 'angle of attack' of the wings to come to a soft landing. Despite their oft times fearsome reputation I find them to be admired masters of the air.
Image: © Mick Lobb
Taken: 23 Apr 2010
0.05 miles