Ashley 288 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 At one time this afternoon there were the 2 Dunnocks as per earlier post, a male and female blackbird, a wood pigeon, a thrush and a female pheasant on my lean to flat roof about 4ft from that window shown all at the same time, once the pheasant landed the rest did a bunk but she stayed about 15 minutes, then the rest returned, the dunnocks till after dark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Love that first one Rog, seems to capture the atmosphere one feels at Bempton! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Agree with Beefsteak re: picture 1; you feel as though you're standing on a high cliff, looking down. :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,596 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Nice colony of our largest sea bird Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Exquisite Composition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Taken by chance walking along the canal towpath. As I got closer I assumed it would eventually fly off, but by the time I took this I was no more than 4-5 ft away and all it did was look at me in a sly way over its shoulder and watch me walk past. I always think herons look a bit sinister and creepy; totally the opposite to the fluffy-chick syndrome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Cliff Ton, you were lucky to catch this! - a gem. :smile: I think herons look stately and dignified. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,596 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Cracking picture of the Heron Cliff ton, they always remind me of Pterodactyls when flying, those arched wings,the neck scrolled back and the long trailing legs bringing up the rear,thanks for posting that pic Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Lovely picture Cliff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Like this old one of mine... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Lots of Liking but not much button pressing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,596 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Got to work one morning to find these searching for food in one of our lagoons Little Egrets Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Don't deserve their name: a bit bigger than 'Little . . .! :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,596 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 I'd agree with you Jackson,but when we had a Great White Egret visit our lagoons last year I can see why they were called "Little" the Great White Egret is taller than a Heron, I have a (not brilliant) picture if you want me to post, but not much near it to give some sort of perspective, late last year we had two Common Cranes on a lagoon, now they were big. Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Will look forward to seeing them all. :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 I'm intrigued by these 'lagoons'; I'm going to Google . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,596 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Freshwater and silt lagoons formed by extracting sand and gravel for the construction industry Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Hanging around with the pigeons 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,596 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Great White Egret Rog Clif ton, are these racing birds or just ferals? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,596 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Common Cranes, pretty rare visitors but they spent a day on one of the older lagoon, as I said pictures are not brilliant but if you save them and then enlarge you should be able to get a better view of the birds Ro g Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 I've got a shot somewhere, taken on the balcony of our apartment at the Blue Jay motel in Clearwater Beach FLA during a storm in 2002, it features a Grey Heron, Great Egret, and a Little Egret, all side by side and looking soggy and sorry for themselves!! ( I must get up in that loft someday !!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 About ten years ago I was taking Lotty Robertson, a regular customer, back to her croft in my taxi, about 6 miles out she says 'Dehrs bin aa muckle albino hegri aan da loch far twaatree days'. I immediately put my foot down and sure enough, ten miles on, there was a large white heron on her loch and it had been there for two or three days. . I got her messages (groceries) out of the boot, and also my scope, I saw it was a Great White Egret, not only that, it was the first 'twitchable' one since 1947. I put the word out by phone, and within 10 minutes birders started arriving. Soon there were over 20 at the Sandwater croft all happy and smiling at me, a very average birder. Just as I was leaving, an Osprey glided over, they are very scarce here, it swooped down and took 2lb trout from the loch. that was the icing on the cake. I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Q. How did you know the Trout weighed 2lb? A. Because the fish had scales. !bravo! Taxi for Den. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 I'd spent several years working in a salmon packing factory, so I could estimate the weight of a trout quite easily. At the time I thought it was 1lb, 12 and 3/4 ounces. LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,596 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I was welcomed with this sight this morning when I arrived at work tonight when I left all young were doing well Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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