Saturday, July 30, 2016

Surprise

I often go to James Gardens and sit and watch the ducks paddling about in their pond. A couple of weeks ago there were very few ducks in the water - they were all asleep on the grass - and when I looked down into the pond this is what I saw. The pond is only about 2 feet deep and the fish are probably at least a foot long! I have no idea what kind they are.
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.

21 comments:

Tom said...

They are big brown ones.

TexWisGirl said...

some massive carp!

Lowell said...

I was going to say catfish but TexWisGirl is right - they're carp.

Cloudia said...

A nice photo!

Christine said...

Nicely captured though the water does seem very shallow for such big fish!

William Kendall said...

They are big!

Taken For Granted said...

Love the reflection from the water as well as the fish in your photo. I think those are carp, but I'm no expert.

Sharon said...

Do people fish in this pond? Those look like they are big and healthy. I wonder where they came from.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

They look like they're quite happy in there Pat.. big! You didn't have your fishing rod and net handy 😃😃

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

I thought catfish at first, too. But carp is probably the right answer. Looking for food, always.

Andy said...

Crystal clear view into the water. Usually in the month June the carp come into the shallow waters to breed.

Gosia said...

they look nice

Bill said...

They are big and look right at home there.

GreenComotion said...

Nice find and share, Pat.
Nice composition!
Have a Happy Weekend!
Peace :)

Lea said...

Wow! What a nice surprise!

Revrunner said...

At the expense of sounding like I'm c-a-r-p-i-n-g, I'd say they're--well, carp. :-)

eileeninmd said...

Hello, they are big Carp! The water is nice and clear to see them too. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

Jackie McGuinness said...

I didn't see any when I was there a while ago.

Linda said...

Some call them "good eating."

Laura. M said...

Good reflection have fish !!

21 Wits said...

They do look like carp, and a very close look-alike to Bull Head that we have, although they have a whiter bottom! Very cool capture whatever they are!