I was down at Rottingdean on Bank Holiday Monday. A few fulmars were about, but it was the smaller birds that really caught my attention. The rock pipits were dancing along the cliff walls feeding their young (hidden deep in the cliff plants), and pied wagtails were flitting between the cliff and the promenade.
Both species were gathering large numbers of grubs, but occasionally the larger pipit resorted to theft…
As ever the garden has its own live-in attractions. Here one of the cubs is harassing mum.
And from Sunday night, a scrap between two cubs…
And finally, also from Sunday, a portrait.
Camera note: all bird photos taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The cub and vixen shot was taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens. The final two shots were taken with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.
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2 Jun 2010Darko, I like those moments when something enters the shot at just the right time.
gdare
2 Jun 2010I really liked the 5th photo. Needed some time to get it though 😆
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2 Jun 2010Erwin, the pipits were great. Those are just a few of the many photos I took.
SittingFox
3 Jun 2010Great post, indeed! 🙂 I never realised that pipits were such thieves but I don't get to watch them very often.
Cubs are great, of course!
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3 Jun 2010Adele, the pipits are real characters down there. Very bold, though a wagtail is not the toughest competitor they could come across. I'd like to see them take on the black-backed gulls!
cakkleberrylane
5 Jun 2010Very nice! The first shot shows so much personality!
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5 Jun 2010Lois, yes that first one is cute. Such a mean face it has 🙂
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Great photos Adele will love the R/P :happy: