Wild Birds of Europe

[Levina de Ruijter]

Wow. Fabulous shots on these last two pages, folks. Too many to individually comment on. But great work by everyone. A pleasure to view them all.

 

[sidknee]

If I had a child with that much aggression he'd have to move out. Good action shot, Sid.

Haha, I think I'd move out!

Thanks Patrick, this young one has provided a few nice opportunities and has appeared back on the patch today after a 2 week or so absence.
Photo from a few weeks ago, chasing mum off her spot....

DSC08446--2024-10-23--14 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

 

[pcs]

Haha, I think I'd move out!

Thanks Patrick, this young one has provided a few nice opportunities and has appeared back on the patch today after a 2 week or so absence.
Photo from a few weeks ago, chasing mum off her spot....

DSC08446--2024-10-23--14 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

Time to change the locks and batten the hatches .

 

[pcs]

For some reason this Teal reminds me of Sid(or Vyvyan).


(Not, as far as I know, a reference to the resident Sid(knee))

 

[sidknee]

Time to change the locks and batten the hatches .

It may have been my future parents in law that were thinking that....

For some reason this Teal reminds me of Sid(or Vyvyan).
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(Not, as far as I know, a reference to the resident Sid(knee))

much closer than you could have known

my red was not quite the right shade but the green was almost spot on

over 40 years ago at the future in laws house

 

[pcs]

It may have been my future parents in law that were thinking that....

much closer than you could have known

my red was not quite the right shade but the green was almost spot on

over 40 years ago at the future in laws house

View attachment 123195

How adorable, although I can understand your future in laws, hope they've changed their mind.
Punk bypassed me but I loved the Young ones.

 

[pcs]

Robin in the rain:

 

[sidknee]

How adorable, although I can understand your future in laws, hope they've changed their mind.
Punk bypassed me but I loved the Young ones.

I'd calmed down a lot by this point so was just about accepted into the house!
That was my time, '77-'83, proper rebellious youth, not much has changed attitude wise!!

 

[edmidlifecrisis]

Usually birds have no problems with rings and from a scientific and/or conservation point it's defendable. But I've had to cut away many rings on (kept) birds after the leg became swollen(trauma, infection etc.) and more than once it led to amputation or even dead. So it's not always without problems.

I have seen this also in the US.

 

[pcs]

I'd calmed down a lot by this point so was just about accepted into the house!
That was my time, '77-'83, proper rebellious youth, not much has changed attitude wise!!

I was still at primary school during those years

 

[pcs]

Snipe on the move:

 

[macstory]

(Lens: Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II).

 

[sidknee]

This is mum showing the juvenile where the food is, road kill squirrel conveniently placed, and the juvenile making a comedy crash landing in it's exuberance.

DSC08543--2024-10-23--14 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

 

[swltr]

Puffin, Norway 2024

 

[pcs]

This is mum showing the juvenile where the food is, road kill squirrel conveniently placed, and the juvenile making a comedy crash landing in it's exuberance.

DSC08543--2024-10-23--14 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

Did you soap (or placed one of these) the landing strip? Nicely caught(by you, not the buzzard).

 

[pcs]

Sunset Kestrel:

 

[Cap'n Fishy]

Yellowhammer among the grasses...

 

[Lester Wareham]

birds Great White Egret A08_31-10-24-0002 by Lester W, on Flickr

 

[swltr]

R6 II + RF200-800

 

[Jan1977]

From a while back, little egret flying of with a small snack: