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MINUTE WOODLAND kingfisher, the size of a blue tit,
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THANK YOU for your visit and comments, will enjoy visiting your photostream and commenting on your latest captures.
Stay safe and well..............God bless Tomx
SMALL and compact bird with a relatively short. dark tail. This male was seen at Sandwich Bay Kent and was the only bird of note seen today, and a bit distant, hope you enjoy it!
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Trust you are staying safe and well, thanks for your visit, please leave a comment, it is always appreciated, and find it encouraging . God bless.........................Tomx
STONECHATS are easy to find if you visit a suitable habitat, birds often perch conspicuously and announce their presence with harsh, agitated calls. Seen at the ancient highway at Sandwich Kent.
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THANKING YOU, for your visit and friendship, its so good seeing your images, being transported around the world from the comfort of my home.
Stay safe and well, God bless...............................................Tomx.
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"JESUS loves you, YES YOU !"
Let him into your life !!!!
Gambia tour 2020
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Medium sized and unmistakable. Africa's only black and white Kingfisher. Hovers often above its prey, before plunging for the kill, very vocal, often seen in groups. Photographed near the Kotu bridge.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND BEING A FRIEND, am grateful for any comment, will look forward doing the same with your latest posting.. Keep well and safe, God bless you.. ...................................Tomx
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COURTSHIP DISPLAY VERY RARELY SEEN.
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My jaw hit the ground, when two of these beauties started a courtship display, have many images of the entire ferormance, something I will never forget.
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MY LAST GAMBIAN IMAGE. have over 1100 keeper images have posted only 33. Such a joy for me to show them.
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THANK YOU, for your visit, friendship, and comments, enjoy the LORDS day, stay safe and well, God bless you....Tomx
QUICK MARCH !!!
TALL robust plovers with long yellow legs, usually in pairs or small parties of up to ten birds. Favors a variety of fresh and saline aquatic habitats. Difficult to get close to, and very entertaining in their behavior. Seen at Kotu, Banjul, Gambia.
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Another very wet day in Kent, hope you remembered to put the clocks forward an hour, stay safe and well........ God bless............................. Tomx
WELL MARKED and distinctive warbler, the Sedge Warbler has a lively and beautiful song that is a useful aid to identification. This one was deep into the reeds but found a small gap to focus through, love seeing them.
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Enjoy the Lords day, God bless..............................Tomx
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"COUNT your blessings, name them one by one, you be surprised what the good Lord has done !"
AN ELEGANT bird with a strikingly long tail that continually pumps up and down. Invariably associated with flowing fresh water and often perches on mid-stream boulders, seen at Kearsney Abbey Dover Kent UK.
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THANK YOU, for your visit and comments, hope you all have a great weekend, keep praying for peace in Ukraine, God bless you...............Tomx.
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Ask Jesus into your life you will never regret it, he loves you so much!
FAMILIAR little finch, a delightful little bird of wayside habitats. In Summer the male as above is colourful and distinctive. Seen at the Reastharrow Scrape lead in path, at Sandwich Bay Kent.
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THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, Keep safe and well,enjoy the weekend my friends, God bless you........ Tomx
RARE SIGHT for me, as kingfishers in Kent, are few and far between, so I have to show this as they are so dazzlingly attractive, and love that dagger-like bill, a favorite among British birders, This perch is used over and over again by this beauty.. and witnessed it catching many very small fish.
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THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND, please leave a comment, and I will eagerly look forward to doing the same on your lastest posting. Stay well and safe in these crazy lockdown times.......................God bless you .......................Tomx
A adorable, rather dumpy short tailed woodland bird , which has the habit of descending tree trunks head-downwards in a jerky manner, its chisel-like bill is used to prise insects from tree bark and to hammer open acorns wedged into bark crevices. Love working with these birds.
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THANK YOU, for your visit and kind comments, enjoy the new week dear friends, Stay safe and well, God bless.......................... ......................................Tomx.
ALTHOUGH it's very wary nature ensures that its attractive plumage is seldom viewed to the best effect and the raucous calls are heard more often than the bird itself is seen. A joy to see as I always consider this to be my Neminis bird.
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THANK YOU for your visit, friendship, and comments, hope you are all keeping well, God bless.................Tomx
BUCKINGHAM PALACE lake to the humblest farm pond, the little grebe- often called a dabchick- is the most widespread of its family in Britain as well as the smallest. It is home in any still or fast flowing fresh water, that has a lush growth of vegetation. IT dives at the smallest alarm, coming to the surface some distance away. Love their powder puff tail feathers. Captured in the summer but not shown before !
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THANK EVERYONE, who takes their time to view and comment on my image, it is appreciated and find very encouraging. Will look forward to doing the same on your latest postings.
Keep that smile on your face, and love in your heart for everyone, enjoy every day God made, bless you all............
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Ask Jesus into your life, you will never regret it !
SUMMER VISITOR, this bird was busy feeding up close to the coast , to make the hop across the Channel and work its way south to warmer climates. I know that I am still fairly new to birding, but it seems like a lot of birds think its Autumn already, and indeed the weather has been a bit autumnal, at times. have you seen any signs ?
Bit of a heavy crop on this, but not a lot to show you.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, Enjoy the Lords day, keep safe, God bless...................Tomx.
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"Dear GOD, help us to focus on the greatest gift of the whole year through. THANK YOU for sending your one and only Son, that we might be saved through Him.
TRIP TO GAMBIA CANCELLED
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Have been going every year since 2013 about now, with my brother Bob, so am going to post a few images from that year as I had very few followers then, hope you enjoy my then rubbish photography.
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URBAN and RURAL bird, extremely vocal, and a proficient mimic , it forms sizable flocks out-side breeding season, The starling walks with a characteristic swagger, and a joy to see .
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THANK YOU, for your visit and kind comment, will return to see and comment on your latest images. please stay safe, God bless. ........................................Tomx.
afternoon sighting in Shaba Nature Reserve, Kenya, in 2010.
Gerenuk are also called Giraffe Gazelle or Giraffe-necked Gazelle.
A medium-sized antelope with a long thin neck and a small head; it often feeds while standing on the hind legs and
lives in arid areas, mainly in Northern Kenya
Litocranius walleri
gerenoek of girafgazelle
gazelle de Waller ou antilope-girafe
Giraffengazellen oder Gerenuk
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: Near Threathened
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DAZZLINGLY ATTRACTIVE bird, not often seen in our corner of Kent UK, and was not expecting to see it in the Grove Ferry Feast Hide, but what a joy when it landed, he caught a couple of tiddlers and was off, leaving me with the biggest grin ever.
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.The weekend is coming on strong, stay safe, may God bless you.............................Tomx
An elegant bird with a strikingly long tail that it continually pumps up and down. The Grey Wagtail is invariably associated with flowing fresh water and often perches on mid-stream boulders.
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OUR ANNUAL trip to The Gambia in Feb has been cancelled by the agent, the third holiday lost to the Covid epidemic.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2021.
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Mine is. of course, seeing the back of Covid19.
Seeing family and Grandchildren.
Being able to sing and praise the LORD in church
Seeing people smile, not hiding behind a mask.
Going on holiday.
Open nature reserves and hides.
Enjoying a pint in a pub. And a good curry in an Indian Restaurant
WHATEVER you wish, I hope it is so !!!
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Stay safe and well my dear friends, God bless..........Tomx
UNOBTRUSIVE little woodland bird, this one lost his nest in a decaying tree stump, during the resent thunderstorms, and is now proceedind to go for a second brood. Seen with cobwebs fot the new nest., wish them more luck this time.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, so many things going on in my life at the moment am struggling to get onto Flickr so often, please bear with me. Wish you all good health and happiness, stay safe, God Bless................Tomx.
FAMILIAR black, grey and white bird. The Pied Wagtail has a bounding flight and distinctive habit of pumping its tail up and down. They love locations such as playing fields and supermarket car parks, where this one was captured, but I was willing it to go into a little grass area to get a better image.
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We have the road map out of lockdown, just hope the nature reserves and hides will soon open.
Stay safe and well, God bless..........................Tomx.
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JESUS LOVES YOU and died for you, let him into your life today as your savior!
Gambia tour 2020.
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JOY OF JOYS, my brother spotted and called HOOPOE, no way I thought !!! But yes it was, our first sighting in the Gambia. Bless its heart, it let us very near, and I have over 100 keeper images, it was completely relaxed, and never stopped grooming itself, a experience I will never forget . Seen in the Kotu area.
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THANK YOU for being a friend and leaving a comment. Will look forward to visiting your photo stream and and doing the same on your latest posting. The weekend is coming on fast, enjoy, say safe, and may God bless you in all you do.
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THEY may be widespread and rather nondescript, streaked brown bird, but I have a real affection for them, as a ground-dwelling species, it is quite approachable with care. Feeds on invertebrates as seen, a bit harder in the capture in the winter when they often form loose flocks.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, please leave a comment, they are always very appreciated and find encouraging, and will look forward to seeing your latest images......In the UK we are in lockdown again from Thurs, not sure if this means not visiting nature reserves?
Please take great care folks, put your trust in our Lord, and we will get through this................God bless you...............Tomx
FORAGING in low scrub, rather warbler like, picking and hovering from the underside of leaves, Was told of this uncommon bird to the Kotu area, and have to admit to spending more time looking or waiting for an appearance, than any other bird on the trip, but it did put an appearance just for a few seconds, would have loved to have got a side image, to show its full beauty.
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THANK YOU, for your visit to my Gambian images, hope you are still enjoying them, I love reading your kind comments and doing the same to your latest posting. Enjoy the Lord's day, God bless and keep you safe and well..............Tomx.
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UNITE IN PRAYER FOR UKRAINE
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MY WALK WITH BIRDING PHOTOGRAPHY STARTED AS ABOVE
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IN 2003, from our Spanish villa, it overlooked a large area of scrub land and orchards, was amazing. I found a area where BEE-EATERS where nesting in earthly holes in a bank near to water, just a short walk away, and set up a hide. The hide was in dense bushes , put in a chair, and other home comforts, was so well concealed that sometimes one would land on a branch only inches away from my face. I had the birds, but no experience and only a Canon 40D and a stigma 300m lens. Looking back on the images now, they are real rubbish. We had six amazing years in Spain, but Chris never settled, and the arrival of grandchildren, the pull was to great for her, so we returned.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, am going through my Archives starting at the beginning. Please stay safe, some restrictions lifted, but the virus is still there!
God bless..............................Tomx
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"GODs BEAUTY is SIMPLY AMAZING !"
A forest dwelling butterfly with black-brown wings marked with white spots, streaks and bands. The underwing patterns are repeated but against a pale orange back ground colour.
DISTINCTIVE water bird, the largest in he region, when swimming the neck is held in a elegant curve. FAMILY gruops with parents are often seen. They mate for life.
TRY TO POST all British birds seen, but have not put up a SWAN for years, shame on me. Seen at Stodmarsh nature reserve Kent.
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THANK YOU, for your visit and kind comments, will return the visit as soon as possible. Enjoy the Lords day, stay safe and well , God bless.......................Tomx.
The brimstone is a fairly large, pale yellow butterfly, with distinctive, leaf-shaped wings. Adults hibernate through cold weather, so may be seen flying on warm days throughout the year, although they are most common in the spring. Usually seen in ones or twos, they are never very common, but are widespread. They can be found in damp woodlands, along sunny, woodland rides and mature hedgerows, and in large gardens. The foodplants of the larvae are buckthorn and alder buckthorn. Both shrubs are found in wet woodland, while buckthorn also occurs on dry chalk and limestone soils.
FAMILIAR SPECIES, but still in heavy decline, familiar because of its affinity for human habitations, found in small groups, can become remarkably tame. A constant source of entertainment on the trees and feeders around the cottage!
CRAZY MILD WEATHER ! look at the buds on its perch in December !
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THANK YOU for your visit, and kind comments , much appreciated indeed. Enjoy the weekend my dear friends, Stay safe, God bless .................Tomx
Good Friday morning everyone and wishing everyone a great day, a great and safe weekend. As I found this guy it started to rain, but I and he did not mind a bit.
Thanks to everyone for everything.
GAMBIA FEB 2019
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NORMALLY VERY PLACID HERON, with no neck showing, but something came near, did not see what it was, it reeled out its neck , with a feather duster look, with a loud grunting type call, was quite taken back with its very long neck behaviour. Have shown the normal pose thirty seven images back, if you want to compare
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A FAMILIAR MIGRANT VISITOR, that can be recognized in flight by its pointed wings and in the adult long tail streamers. But to photograph one is the problem as the adults rarely perch, and then it's on roadside wires, so this had to be taken on something natural !!!
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"Jesus loves you, yes you !!"
Ask him into your life today.
THE FIG AND PLUM TREE, in our garden , only feed the birds, rarely do we get to eat of the fruits.. This was taken in the darkest possible spot, and therefore of poor quality, but a bit different. My wife Chris and I have been feeding two families of Blackbirds, and they have become very tame, and even enter the cottage, and has given us so much joy and entertainment during these difficult times of near isolation.
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Enjoy the Lords day, stay well and safe, God bless..... ......................................Tomx.
DELIGHTFUL PLUMP-BODIED WADER, not often seen, and taken in very dark conditions, the best of a bad bunch, but just enjoy catching up with this pair every-year at the sea side defense wall, from Jan to about April. Seen a Hampton near Herne Bay, Kent, U.K.
The meadow pipit is a common nesting bird of moorland, heathland and rough grassland. In the autumn and winter, it moves out of upland areas to lowlands where it gathers in small flocks and can be found on farmland and saltmarshes. In the spring, it performs a fluttering, 'parachute' display flight. There are 2 million breeding territories in the UK.
On moorlands, meadow pipits are the most common 'foster parents' of young cuckoos. The adult cuckoo will lay a single egg in a meadow pipit's nest. After hatching, the cuckoo chick will push the other eggs or young birds out of the nest, giving its foster parents more time to concentrate on feeding their new, oversized chick.
at a large pool in a farmland area
Ardea cinerea
blauwe reiger
héron cendré
Graureiher
Garza Real
Airone cenerino
Garça-real
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A familiar bird of our wetlands, the Coot is often seen on park lakes, ponds and rivers. It spends more of its time on the water than its relative, the Moorhen, and will dive to catch small invertebrates. Unlike ducks, Coots will bring their catch to the surface before eating it, leading to squabbles over food. Coots breed in spring, laying between six and nine eggs in nests made among emergent vegetation. Coot chicks are black with orange fluff around the face and body; they are independent within two months of hatching.
The Coot can be distinguished from the similar-looking Moorhen by its larger size, entirely black body (with no white patches), and bright white bill. Coots spend much of their time away from the bankside, diving for food.
Nothing like a fresh fish breakfast folks, and nothing like getting a shot of the moment.
Thanks to all for everything.
ONE of SEVEN SNIPES seen at the Restharrow hide at Sandwich bay Kent yesterday. EASILY RECOGNIZED by its dumpy, rounded body, short legs, and its incredibly long straight bill, to probe vertically downwards into the soft mud. Often very shy, and hide away, but got lucky today, was a real joy to have something to photograph..
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THANK YOU for your support and very kind comments, am struggling to keep up with seeing and commenting on your images, please bare with me. God bless and keep you well and safe.......
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"GODs BEAUTY is SIMPLY AMAZING !"
Good Monday morning everyone and as always hoping a great weekend was had by all and that a great week as well. There is someone I'd like to mention that has been a great help and support factor for me here on Flickr, there are quite a few but he is a special friend, very knowledgeable and has been super helpful, especially of late.
www.flickr.com/people/drgnmastr/
And here is where I'd just like to thank him,
so thank you so very much
Sir Dragon Master.