The birds they mock me

[Harry Flashman]

DSC_0033.jpg by baconrashers, on Flickr

[blueedge]

Black-Capped Chickadee


Canada Goose

[GroundEffect]

Young Robin by Scott Thomson, on Flickr

Opportunist by Scott Thomson, on Flickr

First time I've cut my grass all year...Robin takes advantage of the worms near the surface

[Andy616]

Enjoying Sunday dinner:

Edited by Andy616 on Monday 30th April 18:42

[silobass]

Might interest some -

RSPB has announced the Bird Photographer of the Year Competition. Full details and entry form are http://sinwp.com/bird/

[LongQ]

Another Raptor lunch. This one today in the garden



Starlings seem popular at the moment. This was rather early in the meal. The main course is still attempting to negotiate a release. Note the victim's foot grabbing the attacker's leg. It clung on for several minutes and a number of location moves after I appeared with a camera.

The rest of the sequence gets a little gruesome though not quite as visibly gruesome as the rather larger Sparrowhawk that took a pigeon at almost the same place a few years ago. This was quite a small aggressor.

[rene7]

Came upon this at my local pond - any ideas what it is??
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[K12beano]

rene7 said:

Came upon this at my local pond - any ideas what it is??
TA

A small body of water, often in the centre of a village.

HTH

[isaldiri]

LongQ said:

Another Raptor lunch. This one today in the garden

Starlings seem popular at the moment. This was rather early in the meal. The main course is still attempting to negotiate a release. Note the victim's foot grabbing the attacker's leg. It clung on for several minutes and a number of location moves after I appeared with a camera.

The rest of the sequence gets a little gruesome though not quite as visibly gruesome as the rather larger Sparrowhawk that took a pigeon at almost the same place a few years ago. This was quite a small aggressor.

That's a great shot of the male sparrowhawk there (and the one of the female above too)! I'm always impressed that the females can take pigeons although as you say it likely gets a bit gruesome...

Here's one of mine of another raptor taken earlier today.

[Dogsey]

rene7 said:

Came upon this at my local pond - any ideas what it is??
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I'd guess at a young gull of some sort.

[Fallingup]

The original image has much better clarity but since reducing it and uploading it seems to have become a bit fuzzy. That's my excuse anyway

Edited by Fallingup on Tuesday 8th May 18:20

[richelli]

Tried getting some motion blur into a moving shot to give it more effect. 250mm, 1/320th. NikonD500, Nikon 200-500.

Duck in flight by richard elliot, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

^^^ Bravo Richard

[richelli]

DibblyDobbler said:

^^^ Bravo Richard

Thanks.

[Fallingup]

[blueedge]

A few of the birds returning to New York from their winter holidays in South America:


Northern Parula


Cape May Warbler


Chestnut-Sided Warbler


Baltimore Oriole

[Dave46]

A few Birds of Prey from a day out on a photo course at Cusworth Hall:


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[diff lock]

Managed a quick snap of one of our frequent Blackbird visitors


Blackbird by martin freeman, on Flickr

[Fallingup]

[K12beano]

Dave46 said:

A few Birds of Prey from a day out on a photo course at Cusworth Hall

you should be chuffed (choughed?) with them! Only viewing on a little screen, but they look good!