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I went to Powell River to see my lifer Black-tailed Gull. It is a bird I have always wanted to see. It was a really long day to get there and get back home but was worth every minute. He flew all the way from Asia, the least I can do is travel 6.5 hours and take 2 ferries to see him! He used to stay on a rock in the middle of the ocean that you had to have a boat to get to but today he flew right into town on the government dock allowing us to view him from land. I also got to see a pod of Pacific White-Sided Dolphins frolicking behind him. I rarely get to see dolphins so it was a special treat. This gull is really stunning. It is a 3rd cycle gull and he has beautiful pale eyes, white eye arcs and that unique yellow bill with black ring and red tip. Plus of course his conspicuous black tail band and white rump. He flew into the ocean once for a quick swim and it allowed me to see that. He really is very elegant with his dark grey back and wings and black wingtips. I'm really lucky I got to see him so close to shore today. This is the 422 nd bird I have seen in BC. This is the second rare Asiatic gull in BC right now as a Slaty-backed Gull was found a few days later but has not been relocated.
This is a heavy crop but wanted to post it anyways since it is such a special bird.
This is only the 3rd confirmed photo documented record for the province of BC. This bird is listed as a code 4 by the ABA.
Photo taken at Bachata Magica
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Rain-slick curbside, yellow
The air hums at dawn
Two strangers move to the same bassline
In different corners of the bar
Streetcars throw sparks on puddles
Motel curtains twitch and lift
Gotta get out this town fast
Gotta move before it shifts
Yeah drift through the darkness
Drift past the pain
Drift through the wreckage
Drift in the rain
No maps no labels
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Leaving all the ghosts behind
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Arriva Cross Country's (AXC) mid-day service from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley passes the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reserve at Matford Marshes as it races north towards Exeter led by HST power car #43301 on a bitterly cold early afternoon of Thursday the 8th of December 2022.
'Hiding from its prey'. Backlit by the mid-day autumn sunlight a Buzzard, Buteo buteo screeching and calling as it was soaring high and getting carried on the thermals of rising air to 'hide' from its prey.
Buzzards fly high up into the sky and are often seen circling as they use the thermals of rising air to slowly spiral themselves upwards.
These raptors have amazing vision and can spot moving prey from up to 1 mile away…that good is the Buzzards vision.
The Buzzard scans the landscape for traces of movement that betray the presence of rabbits, voles or mice. Its eyes are more forward facing than most birds’ and, like humans, it has binocular vision. But it can also create a telephoto optical system that detects and follows movement that would seem a blur to us.
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages ...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
Buzzard Notes and Information:
Among the more unusual items recorded as being killed and eaten are puffins, frogs and dung beetles.
However, a hungry buzzard is quite capable of killing a wide variety of prey, ranging from rabbits to birds up to the size of a wood pigeon, but any larger prey tackled was probably already sick.
Numbers are greatest where the fields are smallest, as it favours abundant hedgerows and small woods.
Despite its impressive size, the buzzard is not a major predator, preferring a diet of carrion and earthworms.
It is thought that the buzzard is now our commonest bird of prey, pushing the kestrel into second place.
For the first time for 200 years they now breed in every county in England, Wales and Scotland.
While British buzzards are largely resident, many northern populations are highly migratory, many moving to Africa during the northern winter.
Once restricted largely to the west and north of mainland Britain, the last 15 years have seen a remarkable expansion of these birds to the east.
It doesn't like hot or arid areas either, so in Eastern Europe the long-legged buzzard replaces it.
Though the buzzard can tolerate areas of high rainfall, it prefers temperate climates, so is scarce or absent in the far north of Europe, where the rough-legged buzzard takes its place.
Each pair will have as many as 21 potential nest sites, usually changing to a fresh site every year.
Buzzards build their own nest, and they have a curious habit of decorating it with fresh green foliage.
Though most buzzards nest in trees, rocky crags or cliffs are also used.
This is a very adaptable species, able to survive in a wide variety of habitats from lowland farms to high mountains. Its main requirement is a tree at least 20ft high in which to nest.
Buzzards breed in every European country except Iceland, but are absent from some offshore island groups, including the Balearics.
It is because of its highly variable plumage that the French call it the buse (buzzard) variable.
Buzzards have remarkably variable plumage. Most individuals are brown and heavily marked, but some are almost white.
Buzzards have never been popular with falconers, as they tend to be far too lazy to be taught to fly at live quarry.
In the USA, the word buzzard is often used to describe the native turkey vultures. The two species are not related.
In Scotland, many tourists hoping to see an eagle mistake buzzards for their quarry. Any big bird of prey sitting on a telegraph pole is most likely a buzzard.
The buzzard's enthusiasm for eating carrion makes it especially vulnerable to poison baits, often put out to kill other predators such as foxes, living with birds notes.
Atardecer en Segovia con Daniel Viñé
Al final conseguí convencerle para hacer el atardecer desde otro punto menos habitual y así poder conseguir esta otra vista que, con las montañas nevadas al fondo y la disposición de la Ciudad me recordó en gran medida a la panorámica de la Alhambra de Granada desde el mirador de San Nicolás
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This was what all the fuss was about. Top of the fantasy wishlist of every twitcher in Britain, an accessible bird on the mainland was found by a dedicated local birder in the village of Easington a couple of miles North of Spurn Point, hot on the heels of a bird found on Shetland, its first day attracted an estimated 1200 birders. A local farmer set aside a field to accommodate the excess of vehicles and to alleviate congestion in the small village. Police patrols were stepped up and minor roads were closed to vehicles.
The bird spent a week feeding in this clearing taking tiny caterpillars, moving around furtively much like a common or garden Dunnock, oblivious to all the fuss it had created.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my permission.© Degzi. All rights reserved.
The last post from my 'misty morning in Devon' series. This is a bird watchers hut in the middle of a small lake.
A twitcher is someone who sets out to see as many different bird species as possible. In this cat's case, I think any bird will do, common or rare. As long as it has feathers and flies, that will suffice.
Scanned Lumen Print.
Oranges and plants from the frozen garden on Ilford Bromide "Special for Carbro" (24x30 cm).
Old school.
Citrus slices appear better on warm tone paper. But here they are anyway, just doing their best.
No fixing or toning.
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On the 13/05/16 Wirral birder and good friend Steve Williams found the 3rd record of NIGHTJAR for Hilbre Island and the first record for Nightjar on Hilbre for 48 years!!! Even more amazingly it was 12 years to the day that the last record of Nightjar for Wirral was seen at Red Rocks.
I was extremely lucky to catch a glimpse of the Nightjar as only around 20 local birders managed to see the bird before we all had to rush back to the mainland before the tide cut us off, by the way all this was taking place at my lunch break, I had Geography next! Thankfully wasn't I late!
Its also worth saying that this shot is in fact Phone-scoped! I'm amazed by the quality considering I've only got an IPhone 4.
I've written a quick post on my site about this lunch time twitch on my site which you can read here - elliotsbirdingdiaries.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/nightjar-o...
We had hired this guy as a birding guide and he took us to some cool places. One of them was this farm. And then this horse just strolled over. Kate, being Kate, had to interact. ❤
Someplace in Southeastern Arizona
February 23, 2003
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Symonds Yat Rock is home to Peregrine Falcons and Gosshawks among other bird species. It attracts bird watchers from near and far. The Peregrine (known as Duck Hawk in America) is the fastest animal on Earth, the highest measured speed in a dive being 242mph (389kph).
For the Twitcher 'nothing himself, beholds
Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.'
Wallace Stevens, The Snowman
The Bewicks Wren is a challenge to photograph as some part of it seems to be always in motion. High contrast conditions do not help but I got a couple of interesting images.
I am using this as a backup page checker....so if you see it keep coming to the top of the Birds and Wildlife UK group pool page - you are not dreaming or seeing things. It has a purpose.
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Sam and Twitch
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