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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Loads of birds... Whimbrel, Godwit etc.
Whimbrel:
Black Tailed Godwit:
Hooded Crow:
Herring Gull (I think!):
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Black Tailed Godwit:
Hooded Crow:
Herring Gull (I think!):
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I like the gull the best, and the feeding godwit, mainly because they're doing something interesting rather than just standing/walking in water. I still like the other images though (what's not to like about bird shots!), I guess I'm just going through a bit of a "must make bird shots out of the ordinary" phase!
The two Godwits would have been better in a group of 3, but I guess you can't do much about that if there are only 2 of them....why are birds never in nice compositional groups?? Bloody things!
I love their summer plumage though!
The whimbrel looks a wee bit soft?? Not sure if it's just me and my myopic eyes after staring at a screen all day though! Lovely to see one anyway, there haven't been many round here yet this summer
The two Godwits would have been better in a group of 3, but I guess you can't do much about that if there are only 2 of them....why are birds never in nice compositional groups?? Bloody things!
I love their summer plumage though!The whimbrel looks a wee bit soft?? Not sure if it's just me and my myopic eyes after staring at a screen all day though! Lovely to see one anyway, there haven't been many round here yet this summer
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1, 3 and the last two are me faves Z!
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They're soft because they were miles away 
lucky to get any at all really! Birds don't do anything around here it seems. No really. They stand about. And eat. And nothing else
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lucky to get any at all really! Birds don't do anything around here it seems. No really. They stand about. And eat. And nothing else xx
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Nice captures - especially the Whimbrel. Not an easy bird to capture. the Herring gull is indeed an immature 2nd summer bird.
You'd love Cyprus birding - I took out a Dutch birder on Saturday - we listed over 60 species in a day and he had over 30 lifers - one a first for Cyprus (a White-headed rustic bunting). Some of the highlights of the day were Red-neck Phalarope, Broad-billed sandpiper, blue-cheeked bee-eater... unfortunate I didnt have the right glass with me.
You'd love Cyprus birding - I took out a Dutch birder on Saturday - we listed over 60 species in a day and he had over 30 lifers - one a first for Cyprus (a White-headed rustic bunting). Some of the highlights of the day were Red-neck Phalarope, Broad-billed sandpiper, blue-cheeked bee-eater... unfortunate I didnt have the right glass with me.
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Shame - sounds lovely! 
We regularly see upwards of 50 species in a day here as well, when we actually spend a whole day out - which is lovely - but none of the lovely exotic things like that! Bee-eaters <3
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We regularly see upwards of 50 species in a day here as well, when we actually spend a whole day out - which is lovely - but none of the lovely exotic things like that! Bee-eaters <3xx
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Great collection of images, I like them all.
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Some nice shots there Zoundz, I do like the Herring gull in flight 
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Well done there! a great set of shots.
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Aren't the Godwit a striking colour, living where I do I really should get out to the flats and fens and see what I can find.
They are nicely shot Zounds, bit of a relief after the tiny garden birds I bet, did you have help carrying the bigma?
They are nicely shot Zounds, bit of a relief after the tiny garden birds I bet, did you have help carrying the bigma?
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