Tuesday, March 27, 2007

27 March





the Slavonian Grebe is now looking even smarter and was calling loudly tonight possibly a sign of imminent departure--a bubbling Ruddy and an evening lit Pochard and a flying Little dwebe

Monday, March 26, 2007

extreme digi-scoped thrush






great scope views of the female type Black-throated Thrush at Buckton today but with heat haze and distance even the digi-scoped images were nothing to write home about--the first shot taken when the bird was closer in when first found is about the best

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

light is everything






birds can turn from dull to glowing with just the movement of a cloud--I particularly liked the wavy reflection from the reeds into the coloured water and the contrast of the subdued greys and straws with the brightness of the grebe

fishy tail




The Slavonian Grebe often seems to catch fish by the tail end--it then has to knock them around to the head first swallowing position---its also seems to have a voracious appetite eating three large fish within 15 minutes this afternoon

Monday, March 19, 2007

lucky shot


as I was waiting for the Slav Grebe to appear between hail storms this Kingfisher flew past--I managed one image as the AF struggled onto the small blue blur!

Slav again





the Waters' Edge Slav Grebe still present but not as confiding as on previous days--here with some dubious friends and steaming by

Sunday, March 18, 2007

accip



Worlaby Carrs----

fighting shanks






what must be the same aggresive Redshank at Killingholme pits was up to its feeding territory defence again today

Whooper passage





still good numbers of Whoopers going through--these 16 were at Worlaby over the weekend

Thursday, March 15, 2007

penguin on Waters' Edge?


just an impersonation by a nice little Slavonian Grebe

its a Slav






missed this on my local patch yesterday must have been in one of the channels when I passed by! or I need new bins---very nice bird but if only it had been a month later and in fsp

more grebes






a few more Slavs as it took all morning to get some decent shots