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The Lake Ardres covers 64 hectares, Beaucoup other of birds attends the big lake of the marshes of the Fish pond and Palentin, in addition to the practice of these leisures, the visit of the site of the lake d' Ardres is l' occasion to familiarize itself with a flora and a fauna which constitute a perfectly preserved characteristic ecosystem, which draws its originality in the fact qu' it constitutes a seasonal halt for the migratory birds come from the North of l' Europe Length two kilometers and broad d' one, the lake d' Ardres is the d' plan; water widest of the marsh of Calaisis and l' one of most important of the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais. It is protected with the title from the legislation on the sites since 1974. Its 64 hectares are shared between the Big lake and the marshes of the Fish pond and Palentin. " One of many the point D `access to the lake " " lien vers le lac " The plankton gives to the lake its color green emerald. Its maximum depth of 12 meters is reached with the place known as " the hole d' enfer". Vestige of the marshes of l' antique Morinie, it is increased jusqu' at the XIXème century for l' extraction of the peat, of which l' existence is already announced in the chronicle of Lambert d' Ardres in XIIème century. Aujourd' today the lake d' Ardres offers to the visitors multiple activities such as walks, " water sports, fishing, canoeing "
, The ashy héron to photograph here on bank of the lake, as well as the trees, the rivers, landscapes and the small village of France, fact part of with the vast ecosystem which perdure since hundreds of year, its Latin name is Ardea cinerea, of the family of ardéidés, Breton name kerc' heiz, it forms d' part; a " groupe" of migrating private individual, like ducks and geese, it leaves the Far North to pass l' winter in Europe, the trajectory of the swallows and other trip hammers is different, they leave l' Europe for l' Africa, the flight of the ashy héron which starts with two or three jumps, appears heavy, the broad wings row deeply, but rather slowly 120 beats at the minute, for compares, a duck 300, a sparrow 600 a stork 180, in fact, the speed of flight does not exceed 40 km with l' hour and, except during the migrations, it seldom evolves/moves with more than 100 Mr., it avoids the rivers fast, it appreciates the marshes coastal or interior, the rivers with slow flow, the deltas, some are sedentary, of other migrates, .
Will hérons ashy reproduce February at July, they generally nest in colonies, called héronnières, at the top of the trees, the edges of the lakes and of the rivers it build a flat nest there, in the shape of platform, where the female will come to lay from 3 to 6 quite clear eggs, these eggs will be brooded alternatively by the two parents during 25 to 28 days, as the small ones grow, their appetite becomes tyrannical and the two parents must fish without slackening, each one on its side. The young people take their take-off around 50 days and leave the territory of the parents at the end of 8 to 9 weeks. And maintaining the joke of will hérons known of all, in a nest two sparrows and let us oisillons to them, feeling the arrival of the predator, let us oisillons started to shout: “Stopper! Stopper dad! the héron is descended while planing and answered small: “Héron! Small héron not stopper!

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Additional Photos by dominique france (kermit350) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 171 N: 1996] (9012)
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