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BillN
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Three more, typical British Birds
all hand held crops at f4 with birds quite near, (for birds that is)
ISO400 at 1/640th
ISO800 at 1/250th
ISO400 at 1/400th
all hand held crops at f4 with birds quite near, (for birds that is)
ISO400 at 1/640th
ISO800 at 1/250th
ISO400 at 1/400th
grebeman
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- Barrie
A poor day to fledge
The first of the young Blackbirds from the nest in my hedge choose today to fledge (leave the nest), not a good idea on such a wet and windy day.
So this is what the world is like, where's father gone?
Not really keen on these red things
Hooray, wiggly wormy things, now that's more like what I would call lunch
As luck would have it the wind direction kept virtually all the rain off the window these were shot through, the last one has been cropped to some extent, the others not.
Panasonic GH2 with 4/3 fitting Olympus 50-200mm, f/2.8-3.5 lens
Barrie
The first of the young Blackbirds from the nest in my hedge choose today to fledge (leave the nest), not a good idea on such a wet and windy day.
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So this is what the world is like, where's father gone?
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Not really keen on these red things
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Hooray, wiggly wormy things, now that's more like what I would call lunch
As luck would have it the wind direction kept virtually all the rain off the window these were shot through, the last one has been cropped to some extent, the others not.
Panasonic GH2 with 4/3 fitting Olympus 50-200mm, f/2.8-3.5 lens
Barrie
BillN
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They are nice shots Barrie
presumably they have been booked in for swimming lessons to get them through the weather we are having
The only youngsters that I have seen so far this year are duckings, (young mallards) who don't need lessons
presumably they have been booked in for swimming lessons to get them through the weather we are having
The only youngsters that I have seen so far this year are duckings, (young mallards) who don't need lessons
grebeman
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Not a yellow, rubber one in sight! The young Blackbird was mainly keeping under cover and hence sensibly dry. I've just seen a young Robin that hasn't and is absolutely saturated, which could have very serious consequences for it.
Barrie
Barrie
BillN
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Paul/Barrie
ID needed
Arne today
Is it a Yellowhammer? ......... but they have black caps
cannot be Cirl Buntings can they?
saw a nice Treecreeper?
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Arne today
Is it a Yellowhammer? ......... but they have black caps
cannot be Cirl Buntings can they?
saw a nice Treecreeper?
BillN
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Thanks Paul - I looked up Siskins but I thought that they were "greener"
Treecreeper - They move around like little mice - but I'm sure I saw two lots of two in the wood near the "farm" field with the deers in - hard to follow with your bins for as soon as they see you they move to the other side of the trunk so you can't see them.
I was lucky with the image
Treecreeper - They move around like little mice - but I'm sure I saw two lots of two in the wood near the "farm" field with the deers in - hard to follow with your bins for as soon as they see you they move to the other side of the trunk so you can't see them.
I was lucky with the image
BillN
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Bird(s) was (were) miles away
but presumably a Curlew
but presumably a Curlew
BillN
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I'll take Whimbrel - but I saw the birds at Arne - and aren't there more Curlew's about, (resident), whereas the Whimbrel is migratory
yes, where is he, he's not walking around in this rain is he
He's another for you both
Now I want it to be a Jackdaw as I saw quite a few around but did not really see any crows - and the bird seemed a lot smaller and less bulky than a crow/rook
what do you reckon
(I've been counting the primaries and other feathers and whatever, looking at the tail and beak - but I've really no idea which it is)
It's front end looks like a crow - but they all look the same to me - Barrie come in out of the rain!
texascbx
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I took these through a window so they are a little faded. He was running around in the backyard and I think he was curious about the chickens.
texascbx
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grebeman
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Bill and Paul,
The pro comes in from the, actually rather benign conditions today, so no need to dry myself off because I'm not even damp.
Whimbrel. You can just about make out the dark central crown stripe that delineates a Whimbrel. Also the bill is not quite long enough for a Curlew and is slightly different in shape. A Curlew's bill is rather evenly curved, your bird has a very slight curve to the bill near the base then becoming a more pronounced curve nearer the tip, hence a Whimbrel.
There are lots of Whimbrel on the move now, flocks of 200-500 are occurring along the south coast estuaries. By now most Curlew have left these estuaries for their breeding grounds, the Whimbrels nest much further north, the far north of Scotland, Iceland and the like, so no point in getting there too early.
For your Corvid I'm going with a Raven, look at the size of the bill and the wedge shaped tail showing in photo 1. Photo 5 just looks a bit odd, more Carrion Crow like, almost as though it's a different bird.
Barrie
The pro comes in from the, actually rather benign conditions today, so no need to dry myself off because I'm not even damp.
Whimbrel. You can just about make out the dark central crown stripe that delineates a Whimbrel. Also the bill is not quite long enough for a Curlew and is slightly different in shape. A Curlew's bill is rather evenly curved, your bird has a very slight curve to the bill near the base then becoming a more pronounced curve nearer the tip, hence a Whimbrel.
There are lots of Whimbrel on the move now, flocks of 200-500 are occurring along the south coast estuaries. By now most Curlew have left these estuaries for their breeding grounds, the Whimbrels nest much further north, the far north of Scotland, Iceland and the like, so no point in getting there too early.
For your Corvid I'm going with a Raven, look at the size of the bill and the wedge shaped tail showing in photo 1. Photo 5 just looks a bit odd, more Carrion Crow like, almost as though it's a different bird.
Barrie
hehehe thank you Barrie. I love being vindicated. (mostly because I'm such a numpty when it comes to IDs normally, and this one is often tricky) It was that droopy bill tip that put me on track.
As for the Corvid, I was going to say Raven too, but like Barrie No5 gave me pause. If I'd only seen pic 1 I'd have plumped for Raven without second thoughts.
Texascbx -- is that a roadrunner?
As for the Corvid, I was going to say Raven too, but like Barrie No5 gave me pause. If I'd only seen pic 1 I'd have plumped for Raven without second thoughts.
Texascbx -- is that a roadrunner?
texascbx
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Yes. I think he was checking out my chicken hens. I believe this is his female.
This is him I believe. I shot this with the Tamron 200-500.
Snake eaters for sure so they are protected and when you see one, there is nearly always another around somewhere.
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This is him I believe. I shot this with the Tamron 200-500.
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Snake eaters for sure so they are protected and when you see one, there is nearly always another around somewhere.
BillN
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pic 5 was taken 8 sec after pic 4 - all images are within 10 secs of each other - just long enough to pan the camera
can I go for Raven for my check list then?
It seemed a lot less stout then saw a Roof or Crow and also a (lot) smaller than the Rooks that I am seeing - I thought the Raven was bigger than both the C Crow and Rook
can I go for Raven for my check list then?
It seemed a lot less stout then saw a Roof or Crow and also a (lot) smaller than the Rooks that I am seeing - I thought the Raven was bigger than both the C Crow and Rook
BillN
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that's nice Texas - do you know what it is?
texascbx
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