plantfit 7,207 Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Goldfinch in the same tree as the Bullfinch in previous photo Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Long tailed tit, same tree again Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,400 Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 We get Buzzards flying overhead all the time , where we are. I reckon that because they soar, with open wings, they are the perfect posers for photography. So Rog, let us into the secret as to what equipment you use. I'm sure it would be of interest to our budding nature photographers. Great Shot !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Goldfinch in the same tree as the Bullfinch in previous photo Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Beekay said: We get Buzzards flying overhead all the time , where we are. I reckon that because they soar, with open wings, they are the perfect posers for photography. So Rog, let us into the secret as to what equipment you use. I'm sure it would be of interest to our budding nature photographers. Great Shot !! Just my Fujifilm Finepix S bridging camera, nothing special, the Birch tree in most of the bird pictures is about three feet away from the kitchen window where I sit with my laptop and the camera is close by so perfect for getting closeup pics, as for the Buzzard pic, my camera was on about 50% zoom. Here's a pair with the camera set at normal no zoom Rog 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 327 Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Bloomin heck you are always there at the right time to catch these birds on film, great photos plantfit. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 11 hours ago, MRS B said: Bloomin heck you are always there at the right time to catch these birds on film, great photos plantfit. Not really, the birds are there all the time it's just a matter of having my camera close by, what about this one just saw him/her walking down the hedgerow in the field at the back of my house a few years ago Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,400 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 A Muntjac deer no less ! (Britain's smallest). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Nice Greenfinch on the bird feeder Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,400 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Beautiful picture, bright colours and caught that sparkle in it's eye Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,171 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 It warms my heart when a Kingfisher perches on my fishing rod. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Great spotted woodpecker outside the kitchen window Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 In the back garden Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,272 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 10:34 AM, Beekay said: A Muntjac deer no less ! (Britain's smallest). We had lots of Muntjac in our garden in Hertfordshire, living in 5 acres of ancient woodland. We loved seeing them wandering about but unfortunately they ate an entire newly planted rose bed. We found that the only plants they wouldn’t touch were marigolds. We had a pair of wallabies living in the wood too, they were quite a talking point in the local. When we first spotted them I rang Whipsnade Zoo, which was fairly close by, but they insisted they hadn’t lost any. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 327 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Did you know that muntjac originally escaped from Woburn Park in the 1920’s and are now officially classed as an invasive species ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,272 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 hour ago, MRS B said: Did you know that muntjac originally escaped from Woburn Park in the 1920’s and are now officially classed as an invasive species ? Yes I did know that, having lived in the Beds, Bucks and Herts corner of the country for 30 years. Woburn and Whipsnade were regular days out when our kids were young. A much bigger ‘pest’ in the area are glis glis, or edible dormouse. Brought into England by Walter Rothschild, a naturalist living in Tring, again just down the road from us. We suffered electrical damage from those little blighters on several occasions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,923 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 4:42 AM, LizzieM said: A much bigger ‘pest’ in the area are glis glis, or edible dormouse. Just shows how you never stop learning. I'd never heard of them so I looked them up on the webulator. It seems that there are some 10,000 of the little beggars concentrated around Tring in Hertfordshire, as LizzieM says. They only grow to a maximum weight of 4 - 5 oz so you would need quite a few for a feed after you had skinned and boned them. Apparently they still eat them in Slovenia and Croatia! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 Gannet at Bempton cliffs Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 Waxwing, in the trees down the road Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Bit of an international flavour in this one, Canada Geese and a lone Egyptian goose Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Beautiful Bee Orchid Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 605 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Thats where my geese went even too cold here for them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,008 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, plantfit said: Bit of an international flavour in this one, Canada Geese I'm not a fan of Canada Geese; they seem to multiply every week, and they've ruined the footpaths and grass areas along the Embankment. They peck the grass down to the soil, so in many areas there actually isn't any grass. And their droppings completely cover the footpaths along the riverside and it's impossible to walk along there without treading in the mess. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,207 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 I'm sure they are not a native (to this country) species therefore should be classed as invasive but for some reason whenever an injured bird is taken for treatment it is released back into the wild when it's better, this doesn't or shouldn't happen with other invasive species, don't know why but I agree with you about them CT they are a menace and disease carriers, those other disease carriers, pigeons, are in the process of being bannished from our towns and cities and feeding them is discouraged and in some cases carries a fine so why not with these Canada geese Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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