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Nothing like the standard of most of the shots on here, which have amazed me all evening but I (was) happy with this
Taken by me in the Outer Hebrides a couple of weeks ago, can anyone identify the bird?
There were 2 of them and they put on quite a show for us for about 20 minutes, sadly I only have a cheap 300mm lens and it's just not good enough!
Taken by me in the Outer Hebrides a couple of weeks ago, can anyone identify the bird?
There were 2 of them and they put on quite a show for us for about 20 minutes, sadly I only have a cheap 300mm lens and it's just not good enough!
Underside of the wings may be a bit dark, but if you're up in that part of the world that was probably a golden eagle.
Was there a frame of reference for size (e.g. any other birds near it)? Because if it looked quite a bit bigger than a buzzard, then it's almost certainly a golden eagle.
Was there a frame of reference for size (e.g. any other birds near it)? Because if it looked quite a bit bigger than a buzzard, then it's almost certainly a golden eagle.
havoc said:
Underside of the wings may be a bit dark, but if you're up in that part of the world that was probably a golden eagle.
Was there a frame of reference for size (e.g. any other birds near it)? Because if it looked quite a bit bigger than a buzzard, then it's almost certainly a golden eagle.
I’d agree Was there a frame of reference for size (e.g. any other birds near it)? Because if it looked quite a bit bigger than a buzzard, then it's almost certainly a golden eagle.
It's a juvenile White tailed sea Eagle, the immatures don't have the white tail of the adult, it's creamy and fringed with black / dark brown,
also the wings of the sea eagle are more 'rectangular' than the Golden Eagles more curved and less broad wings, the Golden Eagles tail is
also a bit longer and doesn't have the diamond shape of the Sea Eagles which is often the best indentifier, as seen in the picture above.
also the wings of the sea eagle are more 'rectangular' than the Golden Eagles more curved and less broad wings, the Golden Eagles tail is
also a bit longer and doesn't have the diamond shape of the Sea Eagles which is often the best indentifier, as seen in the picture above.
Bighorn sheep on the edge of the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately not a male with the impressive big horns, but still pretty cool to see these :-)
hey there by jurgen slender, on Flickr
hey there by jurgen slender, on FlickrEdited by Jurgen on Monday 17th October 13:41
I spent the day with this Coypu family yesteday......brought to France by the fur trade a century ago, and released into the wild, when no longer fashionable. They are gentle, caring and misunderstood creatures, that are now sadly persecuted and hunted!
GHP_9443 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
GHP_9443 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
I have not seen this female Genet for almost a year, so delighted, when it turned up in the forest a few nights ago and gave me a short sequence of shots.
GHS_0704_02 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
GHS_0706_02 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
GHS_0708_01 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
GHS_0709_01 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
GHS_0704_02 by Glynn Hobbs, on FlickrGHS_0706_02 by Glynn Hobbs, on FlickrGHS_0708_01 by Glynn Hobbs, on FlickrGHS_0709_01 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
Vintage Racer said:
I spent the day with this Coypu family yesteday......brought to France by the fur trade a century ago, and released into the wild, when no longer fashionable. They are gentle, caring and misunderstood creatures, that are now sadly persecuted and hunted!
I can confirm (from Peru 25 years ago) that they taste vile, there is no reason for hunting them unless as a pest. 
Vintage Racer said:
I spent the day with this Coypu family yesteday......brought to France by the fur trade a century ago, and released into the wild, when no longer fashionable. They are gentle, caring and misunderstood creatures, that are now sadly persecuted and hunted!
GHP_9443 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
Great to see - We managed to stumble upon one on the banks of the river in Kyoto a few years agoGHP_9443 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
Coypu in Kyoto by monzaevo, on FlickrRgds
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