The birds they mock me

[K12beano]

DD - loving your plump little robin. Looks particularly content and jolly!



But in keeping with the thread title, this is what my subject thinks of me today....


Clean Pair of Heels-1 by Beano!, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

K12beano said:

DD - loving your plump little robin. Looks particularly content and jolly!

Cheers - yes a fine looking chap and he was happy to sit and pose until the light was right

[leggly]

Theyre not the prettiest of chicks are they.

Coot and chicks by squiffy1308, on Flickr

[nellyleelephant]

Marsh Harrier from this morning

[troc]

As it's spring:

Spring Gosling by nyargle, on Flickr


(quick edit)

It is, of course, a baby Egyptian Goose, not a duck as such

Edited by troc on Monday 4th May 14:09

[nellyleelephant]

Sorry, more Marsh Harrier action from me!

Edited by nellyleelephant on Friday 8th May 20:04

[Flying Penguin]

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[ExPat2B]

Slightly unusual one this, I have a friendly local blackbird who takes worms from my garden, here is him in happy times :

Blackbird_Pigeon_Spike3 by Nature Ist, on Flickr

However he showed up a few days ago with what I think was a spike from a pigeon deterrent stuck in his neck ! The good news is that it has fallen out now and he seems to be unharmed, but I have not seen anything like that before.

Blackbird_Pigeon_Spike2 by Nature Ist, on Flickr

Another angle :

Blackbird_Pigeon_Spike by Nature Ist, on Flickr

[maccboy]

Plumpest robin I've seen for a while. Nice texture on the feathers just off the red breast too.

[K12beano]

maccboy said:

Plumpest robin I've seen for a while. Nice texture on the feathers just off the red breast too.

Woof - what a shot!






Awoken this morning by an almighty racket in dream world which turned out to be the breaking and entering of a Blue Tit home.........



Woodpecker-1 by Beano!, on Flickr

[slyelessar]

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[Nimby]

A rock bunting - taken at the car park of the Fuente De cable-car, Picos de Europa, Spain last week.

[nellyleelephant]

Two from todays dawn raid on Minsmere

[ExPat2B]

Wow nelly, how close were you to that bittern ?

[nellyleelephant]

Very. I had to change the focus limit switch on my 500 as it was closer than 10 metres!

[MBBlat]

Taken in a Zermatt restaurant terrace, the little blighters were almost tame.
swiss_061 by MBBlat, on Flickr
swiss_058 by MBBlat, on Flickr

[nellyleelephant]

A few more...

[ExPat2B]

nellyleelephant said:

A few more...

Love all of these ! Did you see the Springwatch episode tonight from Minsmere ? I think your shot of that Bittern beat them, you have better acuity on the eye.

[Handbag]

Lovely pics Nelly, your early start has paid off!

[ExPat2B]

A Starling flock with their fledglings visited the garden today :

I managed to capture one being fed by its mother, something I have seen but never quite managed to photograph sharply before.

Starling_Fledgling_Fed by Nature Ist, on Flickr

Sitting in a row :


Starling_Fledglings3 by Nature Ist, on Flickr

One enjoying the feeder :

Starling_Fledglings by Nature Ist, on Flickr