A pair of Moorhens having a dust-up on the lake in Victoria Park, Belfast.

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Sunshine makes the ripples on the canal sparkle.

The ducks, moorhens, and swans are starting their "just surviving" season—no longer defending territory, any remaining young are grown.

Dogs, foxes, and the cold aren't ideal. But when the sun's out, life is quack-quack for ducks, peep for moorhens, and—as always—mute for swans.

There are plenty of cautious birds hiding in this photo.

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