Harry Cutts
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- Location
- Huddersfield UK
- Name
- Harry
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melanie.ylang
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- Location
- Australia
Crimson Rosellas in non-breeding plumage at our bird bath. I've not seen so many around it all at the same time! As they left, I tried to get a nice sequence of photos from 6 birds down to the last, but didn't quite manage a perfect set.
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L0n3Gr3yW0lf
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- Somerset, UK
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- Ovi
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I don't know what happened to this bird but it did not look good.
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It reminded me of the zombie birds from the movie series Resident Evil.
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At least it could still fly though I don't know how much consolation that is for it.
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And it had a companion too.
L0n3Gr3yW0lf
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- Somerset, UK
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- Ovi
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On Christmas day I had this wonderful present, this young-looking Buzzard made an appearance at the local Basins and he didn't seem to be all that bothered by people or their dogs.
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I tried different locations but I had limited time and freedom to explore more options.
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5 days later I found him in the same area, he seemed to have made this place his home.
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This time I had the time and the opportunity to explore and try and get closer.
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I tried getting closer from up a hill which gave me more of the same eye level with him in the tree.
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But sneaking up on a bird of prey is not exactly easy, you are not as unnoticeable as you might think. I tried to get as low as I could to get that branch above the head of the Buzzard but all I got was his Bring Sexy Back. Of course, he flew away but luckily for me not too far.
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He flew to one of the most beautiful old trees in the area that is also easily accessible and I didn't annoy him too much to make him run away from me.
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After scratching his head wondering WTF is wrong with this hu-man he offered a few cute poses as well.
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Like a rough feathery morning face.
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There weren't that many compositions to try beyond a few head turns in which direction he wanted to look.
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That was his Tony Soprano look.
L0n3Gr3yW0lf
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- Somerset, UK
- Name
- Ovi
L0n3Gr3yW0lf
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- Somerset, UK
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- Ovi
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- Miguel Tejada-Flores
Moonraker
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- Location
- Wiltshire, UK
- Name
- Nigel
CatsAreGods
Banished?
- Location
- Northern California
Don't you hate it when those branches get in the way?
CatsAreGods
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- Location
- Northern California
L0n3Gr3yW0lf
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- Somerset, UK
- Name
- Ovi
Very much so but on the other side of the coin in the winter it's a lot easier to spot the birds in the trees with no leaves to hide them. In the winter I like to practice finding the birds and observing their behaviour and in the summer I use their singing more to locate them. Such is the life of a birder and wildlife photographer, weather, environment, behaviour and light is never going to be in your favour unless you are very lucky or have more free time than having a day job (and/or a family).
- Location
- Ellicott City, Maryland, USA
- Name
- Christian (Otto) Beyer
It's probably only me but I find Mrs. Cardinal to be much more attractive than her mate. Such lovely subtle, complex, coloring as opposed to the sensor
over load of the Red Baron.
- Location
- Beaumaris, Melbourne, Australia
- Name
- John ...
Ovi, and you have the ability and stamina to wait for hours to get the right shot. Having the attention span of a newt, unless I'm hyper concentrating, these things rarely work for me with birdies, butterflies and similar.
I greatly admire those who have the necessary traits and skills. I haven't ...
.I can almost here the music swell as I look at this.
CatsAreGods
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- Northern California
