The birds they mock me

[General Price]

You could have cut the cable ties off so it could fly away.

[Smollet]

DibblyDobbler said:

singlecoil said:

Is this a Peregrine? Snapped on a morning walk around a local trading estate.

Looks like a model example to me!

Not a peregrine. Could be a gyr falcon. Escaped bird

[singlecoil]

DibblyDobbler said:

singlecoil said:

Is this a Peregrine? Snapped on a morning walk around a local trading estate.

Looks like a model example to me!

[Master Of Puppets]

Peregrine?, I was thinking more along the lines of Plasticine.

[Smollet]

My first ever waxwing. I’m somewhat elated.

Edited by Smollet on Sunday 31st December 09:44

[DibblyDobbler]

Smollet said:

My first ever waxwing. I’m somewhat elated.

Edited by Smollet on Sunday 31st December 09:44

Well done - I got my first one a year ago and it was very pleasing!

[DibblyDobbler]

Little Grebe today on the river Almond


Little Grebe by Mike Smith, on Flickr

[Master Of Puppets]

Nice one Mike, not the easiest bird to locate and get a clear shot at this time of year, well done.

Surprised it's taken you guys so long to get a Waxwing shot, the country has been inundated with them the last couple of months,
one the biggest 'Waxwing invasion' years for a very long time. Smart looking birds.

[Smollet]

Master Of Puppets said:

Nice one Mike, not the easiest bird to locate and get a clear shot at this time of year, well done.

Surprised it's taken you guys so long to get a Waxwing shot, the country has been inundated with them the last couple of months,
one the biggest 'Waxwing invasion' years for a very long time. Smart looking birds.

It’s taken them a while to work their way down south where I live

Edited by Smollet on Sunday 31st December 17:27

[Turtle Shed]

Woody visits my new house.

[DibblyDobbler]

Nice woody

[DibblyDobbler]

A few from today with the Sony RX10


Oystercatcher by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Bar-tailed Godwit by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Long-tailed duck by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Turnstone by Mike Smith, on Flickr

[Turtle Shed]

I think this is a Willow Tit. First spotting of one of these if so.

[GravelBen]

A friendly little waxeye (aka silvereye) in the garden.

Waxeye / Silvereye by Ben, on Flickr

[GravelBen]

And one of the resident thrushes, which does a remarkably good siren impersonation.

Song Thrush by Ben, on Flickr

[Smollet]

LTT @ WWT London

[mikef]

Dawn silhouette

[DibblyDobbler]

Last 5 are all great! Well done all

[Smollet]

[DibblyDobbler]

A few more from today with the RX10iv


Bullfinch (f) by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Redwing by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Robin by Mike Smith, on Flickr