{"id":9924,"date":"2024-07-08T16:24:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9924"},"modified":"2024-07-08T16:24:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:24:33","slug":"8-july-2024-a-few-minutes-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/8-july-2024-a-few-minutes-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"8 July 2024 a few minutes at Denso Marston Nature Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The river Aire going through Baildon is very low at the moment and quite a few rocks across from the entrance are exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C1984.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"9937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/8-july-2024-a-few-minutes-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/mandarin-ducks-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C1984.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1151\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mandarin ducks&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1720367140&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;marfell.me.uk&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mandarin ducks&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mandarin ducks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mandarin ducks&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C1984-1024x576.jpg\" data-id=\"9937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C1984-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C1984-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C1984-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C1984-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C1984-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C1984.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mandarin ducks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C2063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"9935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/8-july-2024-a-few-minutes-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/mandarin-ducks-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C2063.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1151\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mandarin ducks&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1720367182&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;marfell.me.uk&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mandarin ducks&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mandarin ducks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mandarin ducks&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C2063-1024x576.jpg\" data-id=\"9935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C2063-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C2063-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C2063-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C2063-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C2063-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R7_C2063.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mandarin ducks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7D2_3185.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"9932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/8-july-2024-a-few-minutes-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/red-soldier-beetle-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7D2_3185.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1151\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Red Soldier Beetle&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1720369897&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights 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https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7D2_3185-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7D2_3185.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Red Soldier Beetle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7D2_3145.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"9934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/8-july-2024-a-few-minutes-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/bee-feeding-on-vetch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7D2_3145.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul 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Willow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a few photos from a few minutes down by the river. Given the time of year don&#8217;t ask me what sex or age the Mardarin ducks are. If you can tell please let me know in a comment. The other photos are Red Soldier Beetle, Bee on Vetch and galls of the Sawfly on a Willow tree leaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sun was very intermittent and even when it was out it didn&#8217;t seem very bright, it was well into the afternoon so, I guess, not surprising. 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