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Had the most awesome day at Claire Carter and Hawkeye Bird of Prey Photography Workshop in Thoresby Park. A privilege to get close to such beautiful birds and I learned such a lot about bird photography that I hope I can put in to practice in future. My photos (just a few here out of 100s I took today) are pale imitations of what is achievable but I'm happy with (some of) my efforts with limited kit.
I watched and photographed this pair of Red Kites putting on an amazing aerobatic display from the end of my garden in Oxfordshire. I used a Canon 1100D with 300mm zoom lens. I always use manual focus for bird photography, but for some reason my focusing skills didn't join me during this photoshoot! I'm pretty gutted that most of these photos are not up to my usual bird photography standards; if they had been, they would have been awesome. It was still an amazing thing to witness, even if I didn't capture it too well.
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On 15th May we had 10 red kites and a buzzard flying around the hill behind our house. All photos taken hand-held with a Canon 1100D with 300mm zoom lens. Manually focused
Best viewed large, on black.
Photographed at Sion Hall Falconry Centre, near Thirsk.
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Our annual visit to the Widnes Show where Ray displays his BMW in the vintage motorcycle section. All the usual attractions were there, including classic vehicles, fairground rides. steam engines, stalls, reptiles, birds of prey, and Mr Alexander the magician.
Events like this always remind me of Half Man Half Biscuit's song, 'Fun Day in the Park'
"I saw posters all around town
Fun day in the park, bring the family down
Bric-a-brac, puppet show, fire engine, steam train
Face painting, mask making, falconry, tombola,
Climbing wall, cake stall, hook-a-duck, candy floss, balloons
Punch and Judy, Shetland ponies, hot dog, beat the goalie
Soft play area with free bananas
Iguana Andy and his iguanas
Jousting, hoopla, ghost train, pedal cars
Quad bikes, stunt kites, sundries and much much more
For further enquiries ring this number
I rang it and asked about the much much more
I was greeted with awkward silence
They had lied to me
They had lied to me on their posters"
These birds are fast to dip and catch their prey. Excellent fishers infact! love watching them on this lake. Fav passtime during my leisure walks.
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