The birds they mock me
Discussion
Master Of Puppets said:
Lovely picture Mike, would make a great postcard. Lots of them around this winter along with Fieldfares and Waxwings.
Cheers - spent a lot of time working on the bokeh which was quite frankly horrible and also ran it through Topaz denoise + sharpen... maybe you can polish a turd after all 
Turtle Shed said:
Buzzard* in the orchard at the end of our garden.
I think it is a light phase common buzzard right enough, although it does look quite close to a rough legged, the main identifier- Looks very white underneath for a Buzzard, but don't think it's any other species though.
is the chest, a rough legged will almost always have a fairly well defined 't-shirt' of brown, very rare to see one with a full white chest
although you never know. Most recent sighting of one was in East Yorkshire a few days ago.
The Godwit is actually a 'Bar Tailed' Mike, main differences between them are the Bar Tailed Godwit has exactly that... a barred tail, it's
bill is more upturned than the black tailed, but one of the best identifiers is the streaky back of the Bar Tailed, the Black Tail is much more plain.
Regardless though pictures are top notch.
bill is more upturned than the black tailed, but one of the best identifiers is the streaky back of the Bar Tailed, the Black Tail is much more plain.
Regardless though pictures are top notch.
Master Of Puppets said:
The Godwit is actually a 'Bar Tailed' Mike, main differences between them are the Bar Tailed Godwit has exactly that... a barred tail, it's
bill is more upturned than the black tailed, but one of the best identifiers is the streaky back of the Bar Tailed, the Black Tail is much more plain.
Regardless though pictures are top notch.
Thanks Master! My birding knowledge is slowly improving but I’ve a long way to go bill is more upturned than the black tailed, but one of the best identifiers is the streaky back of the Bar Tailed, the Black Tail is much more plain.
Regardless though pictures are top notch.
DibblyDobbler said:
Master Of Puppets said:
The Godwit is actually a 'Bar Tailed' Mike, main differences between them are the Bar Tailed Godwit has exactly that... a barred tail, it's
bill is more upturned than the black tailed, but one of the best identifiers is the streaky back of the Bar Tailed, the Black Tail is much more plain.
Regardless though pictures are top notch.
Thanks Master! My birding knowledge is slowly improving but I’ve a long way to go bill is more upturned than the black tailed, but one of the best identifiers is the streaky back of the Bar Tailed, the Black Tail is much more plain.
Regardless though pictures are top notch.
Keep up the good work!.;)
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