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Oxon Bird Pics Spring/Summer 2012
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Peregrine Falcon, Port Meadow
11 August 2012
This bird caused a considerable commotion on the meadow when it
appeared suddenly this morning. It made several passes before
flying off without appearing to have caught anything. The orange
colour ring has 'LB' on it.
Many thanks to Mike Wallen from Bucks who told me that "LB" is
one of two chicks that fledged from the County Hall building in
Aylesbury this July!!
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Peregrine Falcon, Port Meadow
11 August 2012
Another slightly sharper pic, but the eye direction is poorer.
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Little Egret, Port Meadow
11 August 2012
Unusual vertical posture with erect "crest".
Click to enlarge
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Wood Sandpiper, Port Meadow
28 July 2012
Eventually this bird came within range, but the sun wasn't
out at the time, and it didn't get quite close enough.
However, on the positive side the reflection is a bonus and
the bird is well out in the open.
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Woodpigeon, Wantage
12 July 2012
About sums up this "summer"!
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Turtle Dove, Buscot
30 June 2012
Another visit in better conditions - a brief spell of blue
sky behind the bird!
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Turtle Dove, Buscot
23 June 2012
A strange bird that happily sits out on aerials purring away
for lengthy periods of time - almost like a Collared Dove.
This must be the same bird as last year, which behaved in an
identical manner.
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Swift, Farmoor
9 June 2012
One of many "buzzing"the causeway in the strong wind today.
It appears to have something, perhaps a parasite, just in
front of its eye.
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Swift, Farmoor
9 June 2012
Another one without an eye problem.
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Snipe, Otmoor
2 June 2012
Poor conditions and light for photography this morning and
these drumming Snipe were a real challenge. Probably the least
bad of several hundred shots I took!
There were up to 4 birds in the air at once about midway
along the track to the first screen, but they had largely
stopped shortly after 9am.
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Dunlin, Farmoor
19 May 2012
This bird was on the boat launch ramp, meaning I could avoid
the sloping concrete wave wall which is so often present on
Farmoor pics.
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pictures copyright Stephen Burch |
