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Oxon Bird Pics: Autumn/Winter 2021/22
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Great White Egret, Oxon
18 March 2022
A side/back-lit photo of the bird at some distance, but the
reflection made the photo more interesting, I think.
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Goosander, Port Meadow, Oxon
17 March 2022
Arrived too late for the Kingfishers at the northern end of Port
Meadow, but this female Goosander on the Thames was some
compensation.
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Cattle Egret, The Old Farm Shop, Milton Hill, Oxon
11 March 2022
Eventually posed quite close after giving me the run around for
sometime. Apparently up to two birds have been present here all
winter since November - and not spotted by any birders!
This was the closest view I had.
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Cattle Egret, The Old Farm Shop, Milton Hill, Oxon
11 March 2022
In flight
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Cattle Egret, The Old Farm Shop, Milton Hill, Oxon
11 March 2022
In the grassy chicken field
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Cattle Egret, The Old Farm Shop, Milton Hill, Oxon
11 March 2022
In with the sheep on the N side of the shop.
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Marsh Tit, Central Oxon
10 February 2022
My visit to this wood this winter. Both Marsh Tit and Nuthatch
(below) showed briefly. Also Coal, Blue and Great Tits.
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Marsh Tit, Central Oxon
10 February 2022
On top of the intended perch!
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Nuthatch, Central Oxon
10 February 2022
Had a problem with the auto-focus on this one, but fortunately
there was one that was almost sharp.
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Blue Tit, Central Oxon
10 February 2022
Plenty of these around as well.
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Little Grebe, Letcombe Bassett
21 January 2022
Yet another dreary dull day, but at least this bird came very
close (see below)!
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Little Grebe, Letcombe Bassett
21 January 2022
Crop of the shot above. It was close, almost frame filling!
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Goldeneye
5 January 2022
Great to have a bit of sun for a change! This bird came reasonably
close to the hide briefly in the lovely light.
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Great Northern Diver, Farmoor Reservoir
14 December 2021
A very mobile but at times confiding bird. This photo was taken
from the south east corner of Farmoor 1, only shortly after I had
arrived
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Great Northern Diver, Farmoor Reservoir
14 December 2021
A crop of the photo above.
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Great Northern Diver, Farmoor Reservoir
14 December 2021
Another shot - more distant.
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Little Grebe, Southern Oxon
25 November 2021
Difficult to find suitable photographic subjects at present in
Oxon, but this came pretty close after a short wait. Although the
bird was in shade, the sun was out and the autumn colours
surrounding this pool are reflected in the water.
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Port Meadow
27 October 2021
A return visit to Port Meadow hoping for some closer photos of the
star visitor. After something of a wait, I wasn't disappointed.
This shot was taken from a distance of just a few meters, and is
hardly cropped at all!
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Port Meadow
27 October 2021
Crop of the photo above.
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Port Meadow
27 October 2021
No apologies for another shot of this confiding gem!
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Port Meadow
27 October 2021
Crop of the shot above.
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Port Meadow
23 October 2021
A quick change of plans, saw me heading up to Port Meadow. After
some difficultly paying for the Walton Road car parking, I headed
to the flood where several birders were watching this county
rarity. Someone soon put me onto it, and after I setup in a
"forward position", it worked its way somewhat closer, enabling me
to get this heavily cropped image.
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Port Meadow
23 October 2021
See above.
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Great White Egret
19 October 2021
I was fortunate to get this photo in a brief brighter moment this
morning. Very dull for the rest of the time.
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Great White Egret
28 September 2021
Glorious light for a change earlier in the morning today. This
bird was working its way towards and getting sufficiently close
for me to start thinking about taking the x2 extender off the
500mm lens.
However before I could do anything, it
suddenly and without warning, flew off. It was only by a small
miracle that I managed to get one or two shots of the whole bird
in the frame, and fairly sharp!
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Wryneck, Lark Hill, Wantage
20 September 2021
Yesterday morning I went for this bird just after it had been
reported but had only fleeting views and no photos.
So
when it was reported to be still present today I went back in the
evening. This time my luck was in when the bird landed in front of
me on the track! Prior to that it had been close by but partially
obscured in a bush.
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Wryneck, Lark Hill, Wantage
20 September 2021
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Ruff, Farmoor Reservoir
3 September 2021
Good to find this very obliging Ruff was still present today in
slightly brighter conditions than two days ago.
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Ruff, Farmoor Reservoir
3 September 2021
Crop of the shot above showing the benefit of the R5's 45MP
sensor!
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Ringed Plover, Farmoor Reservoir
1 September 2021
I arrived at Farmoor to find that yesterday's Purple Sandpiper had
regrettably moved on. There were however a few waders remaining
including this very obliging juvenile. It simply walked right up
to me!
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Sand Martin, Farmoor Reservoir
1 September 2021
With my previous Canon 7DII, I had long since given up trying for
hirundine flight shots as a bad job. However the R5's eye AF
tracking capability makes the previously almost impossible
considerably more feasible.
These birds were however very
tricky targets with incredibly erratic flight in the moderate
wind.
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