The birds they mock me

[K12beano]

New (well old/secondhand) toy arrived this week. First outing down to the riverbank bagged this little chappie. Just wait ’till I polish up on my technique….


Canalside-1 by Beano!, on Flickr

[ExPat2B]

Is that the 300 f4 PF or the old AFS one ? Nice shot, lots of feather detail in the full size flikr image.

[K12beano]

ExPat2B said:

Is that the 300 f4 PF or the old AFS one ? Nice shot, lots of feather detail in the full size flikr image.

Not too shabby for a crop, is it? Very promising. The "old one" - much as I would like the E PF, I can't currently justify the cost for the use it will get. This was in another PHer's kit bag not getting a lot of use and a bout of NAS urged me to liberate it....!

[ian in lancs]

K12beano said:

New (well old/secondhand) toy arrived this week. First outing down to the riverbank bagged this little chappie. Just wait ’till I polish up on my technique….


Canalside-1 by Beano!, on Flickr

Top Shot

[K12beano]

ian in lancs said:

Top Shot

Cheers - couldn't fail

[LongQ]

K12beano said:

ian in lancs said:

Top Shot

Cheers - couldn't fail

Was it a stuffed one?

[LongQ]

Our resident blackbirds are quite laid back about sharing their space with humans.

Crap at choosing secure nest sites though.

Edited by LongQ on Saturday 18th April 13:43

[leggly]

Are these any good? It was a lovely day out anyway

Eagle Owl by squiffy1308, on Flickr
Are you serious ! by squiffy1308, on Flickr

[toasty]

leggly said:

Are you serious ! by squiffy1308, on Flickr

I love this 2nd one, so much character in the face.

[Handbag]

toasty said:

leggly said:

Are you serious ! by squiffy1308, on Flickr

I love this 2nd one, so much character in the face.

+1 - Fab capture!

Ended up with cold porridge this morning trying to capture this pesky little goldfinch:

Goldfinch by janstan111, on Flickr

[toasty]

A few more...


Fork-tailed drongo by jcross70, on Flickr


European roller by jcross70, on Flickr


Red-billed hornbill by jcross70, on Flickr


Yellow-billed hornbill by jcross70, on Flickr


African fish eagle by jcross70, on Flickr


Lilac-breasted roller by jcross70, on Flickr


Bateleur by jcross70, on Flickr


Brown snake eagle by jcross70, on Flickr


Glossy Starling by jcross70, on Flickr


Martial eagle by jcross70, on Flickr


Kingfisher by jcross70, on Flickr

Edited by toasty on Wednesday 22 April 09:53

[GravelBen]

NZ Bush Robin by gravelben, on Flickr

NZ Bush Robin by gravelben, on Flickr

NZ Bush Robin by gravelben, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

great work Ben!

[ExPat2B]

Nice work Ben ! You must have been really close !

Interesting to compare the differences between your Robin's and the UK's.

Squires_Robin_3 by natureiser, on Flickr

[GravelBen]

Cheers!

The wee native birds are pretty tame and friendly once you get away from populated areas, they often follow you through the bush to grab insects from the ground disturbed by your feet. They never stop moving for long though!

Made it worth carrying the extra 1.5kg of lens for 4 hours anyway

Edited by GravelBen on Friday 24th April 02:02

[DibblyDobbler]

Grey Wagtail by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Jackdaw by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[nellyleelephant]

I was lucky enough to be given a display by this Marsh Harrier this morning, it was collecting nest material, so fingers crossed I've found a mating pair.

[DibblyDobbler]

^^^ Nice work Nelly



Robin by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Had a go at shooting a male Goosander earlier - and I declare it to be impossible! I reckon there must be 5 stops between the bright white body and the very dark green head