Birds And Animals

[Trigger]

Latest post of the previous page:

Was experimentating! with the multi-shot facility (or whatever it's called) - took over 100 shots! As the light was beginning to fade - the 1/300 - ISO 100 wasn't fast enough but - here's a couple of them - sharpened up!

P1040544_07.jpg (55.57 KiB) Viewed 65 times

P1040536_07.jpg (52.81 KiB) Viewed 65 times

[Mel]

The second shot looks like the gull is taking a bow Trigger

[Trigger]

The second shot looks like the gull is taking a bow Trigger

But of course - I don't expect anything less - although I did miss the applause!

PS Another gull photo - sorry! Reason for posting it - previous gull pix were taken using 'continuous shooting' facility; for this I saw the gull, took 3 single shots - and this was the last one. Info: 1/320th - f5.6 - ISO 125.

[Mel]

Another gull photo -

Caught it just right there Trigger.

Going through Kirkley Cemetery I spotted this bird sitting on a gravestone; I couldn't get very close but did manage to get this shot off before it flew away. Checked it out in my bird book when I got home and found out it was a female merlin. First one for me

[Trigger]

Another gull photo - [/quote

Going through Kirkley Cemetery I spotted this bird sitting on a gravestone; I couldn't get very close but did manage to get this shot off before it flew away. Checked it out in my bird book when I got home and found out it was a female merlin. First one for me
mlml.jpg

That's just showing off now! But, well spotted! You're not becoming a twitcher, are you? The only unusual bird that I've ever seen here, in town, was a Sparrowhawk. It flew past the kitchen window as I slaved away at the washing up - when I looked later there were feathers and a bones from the victim!

[Mel]

Going through Kirkley Cemetery I spotted this bird sitting on a gravestone; I couldn't get very close but did manage to get this shot off before it flew away. Checked it out in my bird book when I got home and found out it was a female merlin. First one for me

mlml.jpg

I might have to revise my opinion that the bird was a merlin as talking to a member of the falconry display team at Holkham Hall he said it may be a juvenile kestrel. Luckily I hadn't ticked it off in my Twitcher Log Book

This is a juvenile blue tit (I think ) ...

[kerch]

Mother or father with baby.

[Mel]

Lovely pictures Kerch, what a great capture.

[kerch]

Thank-you Mel ,no one but me by the canal when I took those photos ,for once I got Lucky.Plenty of cyclists and joggers about but just then was a lull in traffic.

[Mel]

Time for a kip

[kerch]

Had another bit of luck this morning,managed to take several photo's before a four legged friend arrived and away went the bird .It hopped to with in 2mts of where I was standing.

[Mel]

Had another bit of luck this morning...

Well caught Kerch. You make me envious My chances of seeing a Hoopoe are very slim, but not impossible, they do occasionally make a visit here, but I am going to have to be very very lucky

[kerch]

That's the only one I've seen this summer .

[Trigger]

This gull tried to dive-bomb me earlier whilst hanging out some washing - just glad it wasn't a Blackbird! I went into the bathroom I could hear a lot of loud squawking from gulls - three were on my kitchen roof - (two adults + a young 'un). Later when I went to put linen out, looked up and a gull on the chimney, launch itself and swoop low in my direction! Nipped in and grabbed camera - and got this shot.

[boatbuilder]

Well I hope you have brought your washing in Trigger, as it is now raining (well, here in CC it is).

[Trigger]

Well I hope you have brought your washing in Trigger, as it is now raining (well, here in CC it is).

Thanks - all in safely gathered in - duvet is as snug-as-a-bug-in-a-rug in the cover - and the poppers all poppered into place!