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UK Bird Pics Autumn/Winter 2013/14
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Red flanked Bluetail, Marshfield, Gloucs
22 February
2014
A much better visit than last week when a 3hr stint
produced no useable pics! The trick was to arrive early enough
before the hordes roll in and cause the bird to become wary and
elusive.
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Red flanked Bluetail, Marshfield, Gloucs
22 February
2014
A better view of the blue tail! |
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Red flanked Bluetail, Marshfield, Gloucs
22 February
2014
On the ground looking for meal worms left out for it
by keen photographers. |
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Green-winged Teal, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries & Galloway
2 January 2014
This rarity was difficult to find
initially in the Folly Pond, but easier once we knew which part it
frequented. A record shot from a small, basic hide built
into the bank. |
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Greylag Geese, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries & Galloway
2
January 2014
I believe these are genuine wild birds, unlike
the feral ones that frequent Oxfordshire and elsewhere in England! |
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Barnacle Goose, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries & Galloway
2
January 2014
These birds on the approach road to the
reserve were remarkably tame for wild geese - perhaps because they
are protected from shooting?
However the poor light did not
make for good photography! |
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Barnacle Goose, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries & Galloway
2
January 2014
Even poorer light - as we were leaving. |
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Desert Wheatear, Severn Beach, Gloucestershire
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December 2013
Very confiding at times, elusive at others! |
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Desert Wheatear, Severn Beach, Gloucestershire
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December 2013
Shortly after I arrived, there was some sun
and the bird came very close to its audience. However after about
an hour the clouds rolled in, more people arrived and the bird
moved away, as did I! |
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Desert Wheatear, Severn Beach, Gloucestershire
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December 2013
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© All pictures copyright Stephen Burch |
