Silvasheen Weimaraners

Chris and I are keen shooters, so of course when Chris's cousin Stephen asked us if we wanted to join him on a pigeon shoot, we jumped at the chance ! So on a very foggy, chilly English morning, we headed off full of anticipation. Stephen's lovely black Labrador Retriever 'Marker' joined us on the hunt. Marker was only just over 12 months old, but he proved to be a great little worker and he was kept busy retrieving our birds. I must admit, I didn't mind it one little bit when Marker snuggled up beside me for a cuddle whilst waiting for the next shot - my very own personal electric blanket ! Below are some photos of the shoot & Marker at work and also one or two pics of Stephen & Chris after a geese shoot:
Pigeon Shoot Marker doing a nice retrieve... A few pigeons from the shoot... Stephen, Di & Marker... Stephen, Chris & Marker... Chris & Stephen setting up the decoys... Marker lending a hand with the decoys... Isn't he a handsome fellow ? Chris with Stephen & Marker...setting up the sights on a rifle... Stephen, Chris & Marker with their quarry... Chris, Stephen & Marker with a couple of geese...

We spent a lovely day at Slimbridge Wetland Centre. This centre is situated on 50 acres overlooking the River Severn. Chris's brother, Richard, accompanied us and it was interesting to see many varieties of exotic, rare and endangered wetland birds. My favourites were the flamingos - so pretty and colourful and the beautiful, graceful swans. Our niece Kelly, works at the Centre in the Human Resources section. Below is a selection of photos of some of the many different birds to be seen:
Wetland Centre Chris with his brother Richard... Di & Richard... Chris and Di... The gorgeous flamingos... One of my favourite photos of a beautiful swan... A friendly duck !
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Pigeon Shoot

Wetland Centre