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Common Snipe / gallinago gallinago. 21/08/19.
'A CASE OF FOOT & MOUTH.'
I‘m not sure what was going on here. The Snipe spent some considerable time grasping one of it’s toes in it’s beak repeatedly.
All suggestions welcomed! :-))
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It's 10:30 am on 2 February 2016, and there are only two new photos from contacts showing on my Contacts' page. That seems very strange.
All three photos posted this morning were taken yesterday, 1 February 2016, when I spent the day east of the city with friends Sandy and Debbie. We were hoping to see a few owls and ended up seeing three species, which was quite a treat – a distant Snowy Owl that was perched on a round, white tank of some sort on the ground, an extremely well-hidden Short-eared Owl and an equally well-hidden Great Horned Owl. Pretty useless for photos, but lovely to see. We were also treated to a beautiful Rough-legged Hawk that was perched on a power pole along one of the backroads.
Not much in the way of other birds, other than endless Black-billed Magpies, a few Ravens and a large flock or two of dainty Common Redpolls. The latter are usually almost impossible to photograph, they are so fast and constantly on the move. The photo I've posted today is a messy shot and poor quality, but these little Redpolls, with the red spot on their forehead, do look rather cute hidden among a tangle of thin branches.
"As energetic as their electric zapping call notes would suggest, Common Redpolls are active foragers that travel in busy flocks. Look for them feeding on catkins in birch trees or visiting feeders in winter. These small finches of the arctic tundra and boreal forest migrate erratically, and they occasionally show up in large numbers as far south as the central U.S. During such irruption years, redpolls often congregate at bird feeders (particularly thistle or nyjer seed), allowing delightfully close looks."
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Redpoll/id
The day was a mix of sun and lots of cloud, but very pleasant. It was interesting to see how some areas had quite a lot of snow on the ground, but others had the golden stubble showing in fairly bare fields. The odd barn or two offered a few photo opportunities, too, of course.
Many thanks for driving us on this outing, Sandy! Thank goodness that you love driving and that you have a vehicle in much, much newer and better shape than mine or Debbie's : )
Nothing common about this female Merganser.
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She was a beauty that became very interested in us at the shoreline. So much so, that it became an uncommon experience. This was a great morning thanks to a good friend hosting me when I was in her neck of the woods. You get to meet some really great people while photographing really neat animals.
Common Iora,
Burung Kunyit Kecil, Common Iora, Aegithina tiphia
Early morning is the ideal time for birding since that is the time when numbers of bird species are active. Some perched in the branches drying their feathers and some of them are not really concerned about the presence of the photographer compare during midday. Usually in the early morning I give extra look to the open branches or low branches. That morning, this bird sit silently in the branch of the rambutan tree, became the yellow green subject for miss Canon.
Awal pagi adalah masa yang ideal untuk birding kerana waktu itu banyak spesis burung aktif mencari makan. Ada yang bertenggek di dahan mengeringkan bulu akibat embun malam dan ada yang tidak menghiraukan kehadiran jurugambar. Kebiasaannya di awal pagi saya akan meninjau dahan dahan terbuka atau dahan dahan yang rendah mencari burung. Pagi itu, burung ini senyap di celah dahan pokok rambutan menjadi subjek hijau untuk Cik Canon saya.
Exif: f /6.3, 1/320, ISO 800, focal length 400mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens 400mm, handheld
Common Kestrel (Male) | Falco tinnunculus | Chennai, India | Jan 2015 | Canon EOS 7D | Canon 400 mm f 5.6 | f 8.0 @ 1/800 | ISO 400 | Spot | Handheld
Common chicory is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the daisy family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons, or roots, which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and food additive.
A build up of articles of freezing fog on a common alder tree in How Tun Woods.Taken in January 2011.
Common Frog / rama temporaria. Garden, Derbyshire. 12/03/21.
I was delighted to find this beauty hunkered down in the log pile last week. Frogs (and toads), make great garden inhabitants because they eat various invertebrate pests. Inevitably I disturb one or two when watering near the rockery, during summer evenings.
I don't know if this was a garden resident or one merely passing through, perhaps to/from a breeding site nearby. It was left in peace after I'd made a few images and when I checked some hours later, it was nowhere to be seen. Hopefully it decided the top end of the garden would make a suitable place to settle!
Common Grey Seal - Donna Nook, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England - Friday November 20th 2009.
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Another shot of the common Grey seal, where I was once again laying face down in the wet sand, as you do..lol
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From www.lincsuk.com/donnanookseals.htm ~ Donna Nook - A Reporters Perspective
An article from LOUTH LEADER (21st November 2005)
Crowds flock to the seals.
The seal pupping spectacle at Donna Nook is one of the wonders of Britain's coastline. Reporter Trevor Brookes was given an exclusive insight by Donna Nook Coastguard. MORE than 3,000 visitors peered through binoculars and camera lenses on Sunday to watch a sea of seals snake their way along the sands at Donna Nook. Most people had travelled from across Lincolnshire to catch a glimpse of a phenomenon which has now reached epic proportions. But none had come from quite as far as renowned Spanish wildlife photographer Inaki Relanzon.
"For me, it's not normal to see wildlife as close as we can here. To be able to get so close to the seals is wonderful. "Normally, animals are scared of people. Donna Nook is very, very good for me," said Mr Relanzon, who was shadowed by a Spanish national film crew, documenting his work. The 33-year-old photographer, who lives in Barcalona, has caught nature on film in exotic and untouched locations throughout the world.
His awe-inspiring pictures include Canadian polar bears and Moroccan baboons. Mr Relanzon said: "A friend of mine from London told me about the seals here. It was worth the journey."
I had been taken to see him working by the shore's edge at low tide by Donna Nook Coastguard. The Coastguard's eight volunteer officers watch over 16 miles of sand, mud and greenshore from Saltfleet Haven to Haile Sand Fort, Cleethorpes. The unique stretch of coastline includes an RAF bombing range, a nature reserve and, of course, the colony of 3,000 grey seals. The coastguard officer in charge, Graham Merrikin, has seen the colony grow from around 200 seals when he first joined in 1966. The population explosion has meant, each year, between 30,000-40,000 people come to see the seals between late October to Christmas. Graham: "When the RAF is not using the bombing range, the public can go wherever they like. But if they come out at low tide to see the seals, it can take as long as an hour to return. A sea fog can descend at any time – it can be very dangerous. "We advise people to always wear warm clothing, and take food and water with them." At the sea's edge at low tide, a dip in the sand means the distant shoreline disappears from view. Much of the vast stretch of sand is soft underfoot - and it shifts each month. "If people get into trouble, they should head due south or towards the sunset," Graham said. The coastguard erected a 'cockle pole' in the 1970s so cockle pickers, who became trapped, could climb to the top and sit out an in-coming tide.
"If they are nearby, walkers can always head towards that," Graham said.
Visitors are asked to follow three simple guidelines when seal watching -
* Keep your distance from seals.
* Never touch a seal – a mother may abandon a pup if it smells of humans or dogs.
* Keep your dog on a lead and away from seals.
Coastguard officer John Frank added: "We often meet visitors who have brought prawns or sardines to feed the seals with. But, please, don't feed them." His colleague, Keith Warsap, added: "On serene days like today, when the sun is out and the wind is calm, it's quite an experience to hear the seals' eerie cries, alone by the shore. "But conditions can change – the coastline should always be treated with the utmost of respect."
As the sun went down over Donna Nook, I joined the madding crowd on its way home, leaving the seals to bask in the last of the day's winter sunshine. Ninety-eight pups were born at Donna Nook in 2004 – and this year wildlife experts believe the 100 mark will be broken for the first time. It seems the seals need all the rest they can get.
21 November 2005.
Common sea-buckthorn or Hippophae rhamnoides/ Cătina albă, Fam. Elaeagnaceae
Bucharest Botanical Garden, Romania
Happy Sunday my friends !
Common Pheasant / phasianus colchicus. Orford Marshes, Suffolk. 25/02/19.
The start of a wonderful late February day on the marsh. This image was made shortly after first light when the frost still lay heavy on the ground and I was hunkered down in a pop-up hide.
This is the sort of picture I’d hoped for, but with Red-legged Partridge as the subject. They however didn’t play ball when I wanted them to, casually sauntering into view at midday, sun blazing down and frosty grass long gone!
I had no complaints when this fine Pheasant came almost within touching distance of me ... my first catch of the day :-)
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