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It was fun to see this beautiful visitor at our feeders. It's amazing how quickly the song birds skedaddled before it's arrival. It checked out some trees and shrubs for lunch, unsuccessfully, and headed out again.
Saw this bird fly in so fast it was unreal, It perched on the tree for a few seconds and then left. I'm thinking it's a Sharpie, any thoughts ? Thanks for looking.
I don't have any family in the area, so decided to go hiking on Thanksgiving Day and was rewarded with a flyover by this impressive bird.
Bearded Tits (male and female) develop their full plumage to coincide with their pair bonding / display behaviour - which itself coincides with a change to a more reed seed based diet.
This includes a pink chest blush on the male - which isn't so obvious during the rest of the year.
Taken in Norfolk before the rains set in.
Clean shirt, new shoes, And I don't know where I am goin' to
Silk suit, black tie, I don't need a reason why
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man .... ♫ ZZ TOP
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter stratus) juvenile comes to visit the feeder in the hopes of acquiring a House Sparrow as a meal but failed in its attempt. It then sat near the feeder awaiting the return of the sparrows for about 25 minutes in the suburbs of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
29 October, 2018.
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It was amazing to watch these birds gather to dance and compete for the attention of the females. The almost perfectly synchronized movements were magical. Near Wainwright, Alberta.
Photographed in my back yard. I was ready for him. I expected him because I have seen him several times recently and Saturday he landed on my birdbath. He arrived a little latter Sunday morning but may have been confused about the time because we went from daylight saving time to pacific standard time. I say this as if the bird knows the time. Maybe he slept in because it was snowing most of the night and early morning. He tried for a quail, junco, and sparrow breakfast but as far as I know he failed. I enjoyed watching him for about 15 minutes while he sat from 15-30 feet from me between trying to catch a sparrow that was in a shrub next to him. He flew around the shrub and even jumped at it 4 or 5 times which was fun to watch. IMG_6321
Shedding wood. A close shave. Lead in the pencil. Making a point. (Ok, I'll stop with the puns.)
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot, raw file into Affinity Photo for development, EL-100 Speedlite off camera to rear of subject, 10:8 crop.
From the Richard Harvey Studio One.
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Colour re-edit of a shot from June 2017. Enjoy!
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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Several of the ponds at the WTP have lowered water levels at present.
This has given the waders some rich mudflats, that would normally be covered with water, to feed over.
I don't know what kind of plant these seeds are from, but they look like they'll bite your finger off!!
Taken through window. He struck at a flock of doves at the bird feeder resulting in a mini snow storm of pin-feathers. I was looking at the doves when he struck but only saw the feathers falling and then wings. When the wings came back and flew into my tree, I got this photo through the bedroom window, Then I immediately went outside - but he was gone.