Ettie has returned to England for some maintenance work over the winter but here are some more photographs from her journeys in France in the summer of 2015.

These geese were on the River Meuse. They were probably escaped domestic geese.

An African Goose. This bird is really a type of domestic goose and does not come from Africa. It is just a name that is used by poultry keepers. It is thought that it may have originally come from China!

African Goose

African Goose

A Barnacle Goose (Branta leocopsis)

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)

Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiacus)

Egyptian Geese

Egyptian Geese

Monthermé, A town in northern France.

View of Monthermé from La Longue Roche

View of Monthermé from La Longue Roche

A frog in the woods near where the town photograph was taken.

Frog

Frog

A grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

A Grey Heron

A Grey Heron

A mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Mute Swan

Mute Swan