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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 18, 2021 18:25:42 GMT
Anna Maria Island a couple of years back. I wouldn’t have minded but he threw a towel over my favourite lounger before he got in the pool. My knowledge even suprised me a couple of nights ago. I didnt know about a 4th species of Heron. I knew of the Grey Heron over here. The Purple Heron and the Night Heron. I didnt know of the Great Blue Heron though. I thought it was a Grey Heron but apparently the USA and further south dont get Grey Heron. They get Great Blue ones which look similar but i read have a longer neck and diffrent beak. You learn somthing new i thought to myself. If you have the right attitude every day is a school day. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jun 18, 2021 20:43:01 GMT
My knowledge even suprised me a couple of nights ago. I didnt know about a 4th species of Heron. I knew of the Grey Heron over here. The Purple Heron and the Night Heron. I didnt know of the Great Blue Heron though. I thought it was a Grey Heron but apparently the USA and further south dont get Grey Heron. They get Great Blue ones which look similar but i read have a longer neck and diffrent beak. You learn somthing new i thought to myself. If you have the right attitude every day is a school day. Im alwats reading about stuff especially to do with nature. Like they reckon the rarest bird in the world could be a duck. The Madagascan Pochard. Where they rekon there is only 90 in the wild. |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 18, 2021 21:18:52 GMT
One thing I loved as we left that part of Florida were the Sandhill Cranes. Four feet tall and imposing. I grew up with Rod Hull and remember what happened to Parky so…telephoto lens.  |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 18, 2021 21:20:25 GMT
In flight. Neither of these pictures are mine. Just wanted to put a picture to my words. Attachments:
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Post by Northy on Jun 20, 2021 17:29:01 GMT
One thing I loved as we left that part of Florida were the Sandhill Cranes. Four feet tall and imposing. I grew up with Rod Hull and remember what happened to Parky so…telephoto lens. View AttachmentSaw plenty of them wandering around the streets in Miami |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jun 20, 2021 17:37:36 GMT
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Post by Northy on Jun 20, 2021 17:38:23 GMT
Been to RSPB Titchwell Marshes on the Norfolk Coast today. 2 Marsh Harriers 3 Spoonbills Shell ducks Black tailed godwits Sage Warblers Willow and Marsh Warblers Couple of Redshanks Ringed plovers nesting on the beach Oystercatchers also nesting on the beach Plenty of avocets Couple of white Egrets 5 young coots just off the nest with parents Skylarks Plenty of songbirds and gulls Didn't see a bearded tit though, but plenty about Not the best photo of the redshank 😋    |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 21, 2021 13:42:07 GMT
Whitethroat my arse, it’s a raggedy sparrow  |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jun 21, 2021 17:35:14 GMT
Whitethroat my arse, it’s a raggedy sparrow Actually a young whitethroat as we saw the parents in out the nest. 3 chicks in total. |
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Post by franklin on Jun 22, 2021 12:25:11 GMT
Hand feeding a Robin this afternoon at Westport lake 🙂  |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jun 22, 2021 14:48:20 GMT
Hand feeding a Robin this afternoon at Westport lake 🙂 Amazing experience. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jun 23, 2021 11:58:44 GMT
Observed near my local countryside last night. Watched for good half hour took 103 photots which i had to narrow down to 10.  Male Kestrel hunting up above during the evenings sunset. |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jun 23, 2021 12:22:45 GMT
Real battle royal going on here all morning. The two gull chicks wandering around in the road in our small cul de sac with the parents attacking anything and anyone that gets slightly close, meanwhile gracefully circling just above roof level is a beautiful red kite on the prowl for a snack. I've had to leave for work but my money is on the kite. Last year when these places were being built a couple of the builders stuck the chicks in a sack and took them the 250 yards to the sand dunes, within 20 minutes they'd walked back to the site crossing the main road into the bargain!. The gulls have already wounded 2 of my 11 neighbours and the guy who works in the post office next door, sooner they either learn to fly or get eaten the better.
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jun 23, 2021 17:39:32 GMT
Red Kite reported 20mins from me today. Anyone else notice the buzzards cant be arsed. I see alot of them when out taking pictures. The amount of hounding they get by other birds and they always just seem they would rather fly away. Could have some more shots of this one as it seems to be hunting and living locally.  how to find my screen resolution on windows 7 |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jun 27, 2021 8:36:03 GMT
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jun 27, 2021 9:05:02 GMT
Never tire of seeing one of these. Your challenge now is to see the Lesser Spotted. |
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Post by Northy on Jun 29, 2021 8:13:07 GMT
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 29, 2021 8:36:11 GMT
I've got a WWI tin hat if you want to borrow it, Northy...... plus a WWII American GI helmet. Take your pick.  |
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Post by questionable on Jun 29, 2021 10:58:59 GMT
Red Kite reported 20mins from me today. Anyone else notice the buzzards cant be arsed. I see alot of them when out taking pictures. The amount of hounding they get by other birds and they always just seem they would rather fly away. Could have some more shots of this one as it seems to be hunting and living locally. how to find my screen resolution on windows 7I’ve actually noticed that myself as there’s loads of buzzards very near to us, crows/jackdaws gather up and basically the buzzards calmly fly away. Noticed more magpies of late, least favourite bird as they tend to kill chicks. |
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Post by Veritas on Jun 29, 2021 14:50:24 GMT
Red Kite reported 20mins from me today. Anyone else notice the buzzards cant be arsed. I see alot of them when out taking pictures. The amount of hounding they get by other birds and they always just seem they would rather fly away. Could have some more shots of this one as it seems to be hunting and living locally. how to find my screen resolution on windows 7I’ve actually noticed that myself as there’s loads of buzzards very near to us, crows/jackdaws gather up and basically the buzzards calmly fly away. Noticed more magpies of late, least favourite bird as they tend to kill chicks. Nature red in tooth and claw, they all play their part. |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jun 29, 2021 18:23:42 GMT
Red Kite reported 20mins from me today. Anyone else notice the buzzards cant be arsed. I see alot of them when out taking pictures. The amount of hounding they get by other birds and they always just seem they would rather fly away. Could have some more shots of this one as it seems to be hunting and living locally. how to find my screen resolution on windows 7I’ve actually noticed that myself as there’s loads of buzzards very near to us, crows/jackdaws gather up and basically the buzzards calmly fly away. Noticed more magpies of late, least favourite bird as they tend to kill chicks. Quite a few magpies here as well but I think the gull chicks are just too big even for them. They're a couple of weeks old now and about the size of a duck!. |
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Post by Northy on Jun 29, 2021 20:07:41 GMT
I've got a WWI tin hat if you want to borrow it, Northy...... plus a WWII American GI helmet. Take your pick. It flew about 10 foot above me today, as I was running down a lane full of trees, made me jump the bugger 😬 |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jun 29, 2021 20:23:06 GMT
I've got a WWI tin hat if you want to borrow it, Northy...... plus a WWII American GI helmet. Take your pick. It flew about 10 foot above me today, as I was running down a lane full of trees, made me jump the bugger 😬 You cant escape them (taken today)  admiration emojis |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jun 30, 2021 21:06:21 GMT
Go on then we shall throw a Marsh Harrier into the thread. Love Photographing Raptors.   |
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Post by wagsastokie on Jul 1, 2021 8:26:15 GMT
I’ve actually noticed that myself as there’s loads of buzzards very near to us, crows/jackdaws gather up and basically the buzzards calmly fly away. Noticed more magpies of late, least favourite bird as they tend to kill chicks. Nature red in tooth and claw, they all play their part. Until humans interfere and create population imbalances Sparrow hawks and peregrines |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jul 1, 2021 20:09:39 GMT
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jul 3, 2021 17:44:52 GMT
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Post by partickpotter on Jul 4, 2021 5:43:58 GMT
You get some awesome shots… shows the benefits of a good character, a good eye and a decent piece of photographic equipment (I assume this wasn’t taken on the camera that ended up underwater recently). I’m sort of depending on luck and circumstance for a wild bird shot but did manage this yesterday. A raven on Bidean nam Bian.  |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 4, 2021 12:13:27 GMT
My 4th Raptor this week. Juvenile Female Peregrine Falcon. Sat Top of All saints Church. Church Lawton today.    Blimey, you must have sport glass on the front end if you got that good a picture from the street. |
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Post by crowey on Jul 4, 2021 13:12:52 GMT
…. don’t do photos, but today have seen - a Cassowary, Pacific Bassa, Yellow Bellied Sunbird, Bush Curlew, Rainbow Beeater, Sulpher Crested Cockatoo & everyone’s favourite Aussie bird - the Kookaburra
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