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Post by dreampolice on Jun 13, 2024 7:59:36 GMT
It was screeching a bit at me though. lol. That was bird for "give me some space, freak!" Yeah, well it had wings, it could've buggered off itself! |
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Post by MJB on Jun 13, 2024 8:02:00 GMT
It was screeching a bit at me though. lol. That was bird for "give me some space, freak!" She probably had young nearby. Was her call "nonce!...nonce!". |
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Post by spinno on Jun 13, 2024 8:24:52 GMT
That was bird for "give me some space, freak!" She probably had young nearby. Was her call "nonce!...nonce!". More importantly did Nige break out in a sweat and offer Pizza as a treat? |
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Post by willien on Jun 13, 2024 11:40:28 GMT
It was screeching a bit at me though. lol. That was bird for "give me some space, freak!" Or "Your a friend of Adrian's so be my mum and feed me." |
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Post by peterob on Jun 13, 2024 12:45:30 GMT
Not had much joy birding this year so far. Today missed a sedge warbler (probably) but saw this wren. Unusually singing from a very high exposed position.  DSCF7851.jpg by Pete, on Flickr Quite a big crop - 600 mm lens on APS-C and then cropped quite hard - to about 1/4 frame I'd think. |
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Post by stevewmh on Jun 14, 2024 16:51:28 GMT
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Post by peterob on Jun 19, 2024 14:36:52 GMT
Not much doing today but it is always a mistake to go out in the midday sun. Even the goldfinches were retiring.  DSCF7882.jpg by Pete, on Flickr Believe it or not the exif for this next shot says 1/80s at 600 mm and this is a big crop (nearly 1/2) on APS-C. Image stabilisation has come a long way. Having said that I've lost my sense of judgement as to when Fuji's AF means it when it does a focus confirm and when it doesn't so I threw most away. Surprisingly it failed even to nail the great white egret that I decided to post for today's theme because it seemed an apt pose.  DSCF7887.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by MJB on Jun 19, 2024 19:41:03 GMT
The jungle drums reported Wood Sandpipers at our local nature reserve, so I grabbed a couple of hours yesterday evening to try and get a photo or two. Either they're late migrating north, or they decided that Scotland wasn't for them and they were heading back. They certainly shouldn't be here mid-June. I tried to get all 3 in one shot, but a rather handsome Little Egret kept photobombing. Wood Sandpiper (Lapwing for scale)  wood sandpiper 3 by Martin Bone, on Flickr  wood sandpiper 2 by Martin Bone, on Flickr Mr. Vain spent an hour preening to look good for the 2 females on the pond.  little egret by Martin Bone, on Flickr |
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Post by zou on Jun 29, 2024 19:47:29 GMT
 The woodpecker is back! |
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Post by zou on Jul 9, 2024 17:41:49 GMT
We had a shocking scene at lunchtime. A female sparrowhawk struck, and caught a small bird which was inside the feeder's cage! It faffed for a few seconds trying to pull it out, got it, and departed. Obviously the camera was in the next room.  |
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Post by MJB on Jul 10, 2024 18:53:56 GMT
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Post by zou on Jul 10, 2024 19:21:18 GMT
What's it got, a dragonfly? |
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Post by MJB on Jul 10, 2024 19:23:31 GMT
Yeah, Hobbys predominantly predate on dragonflies, although they do occasionally take small birds
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Post by MJB on Jul 11, 2024 20:47:43 GMT
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Post by peterob on Jul 11, 2024 20:57:43 GMT
Very nice pictures of the flycatcher. I've only seen one once and it was on the far side of a river!
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