Category Archives: Birds

Greylags Take Flight

October 3, 2013 by Words | Comments Off

I can almost here the sigh of relief that I’ve finally found something other than rats to photograph. They were around, but so were the local greylags. Unlike many of the pond birds, the majority of the greylags aren’t permanent residents. We have a few who never seem to go anywhere, but the rest have a wider territory. There was a small flock resting on the water when I arrived this morning.

Greylag geese

Mostly they just swim around or graze on the grassy banks, but this morning a group of them decided to venture further afield which provided a couple of nice sequences of them taking to the wing.

Greylag geese

Greylag geese

Greylag geese

Greylag geese

Greylag geese

Greylag geese

Soon after this the rain set in for today, and has only just cleared away. The forecast for the weekend looks promising (for October), plus Pretty, the young fox, has taken to daytime visiting again so I may even get some photos of her.

Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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Grey Wagtail

September 30, 2013 by Words | 2 Comments

A short sequence of a very pretty little bird, and one that is often hard to spot. I was lucky enough to see a pair of these grey wagtails foraging under the trees at the edge of Falmer Pond.

Grey wagtail

Grey wagtail

Grey wagtail

Grey wagtail

Grey wagtail

Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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Cormorant

September 27, 2013 by Words | Comments Off

The cormorant is one of my favourite coastal birds. They seem so out of place, a remnant of a prehistoric past. They’re always a pleasure to see, and I was in luck this morning flying as one flew over the edge of Friston Forest and out over Seven Sisters Country Park.

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Just one more shot today, in what is a short post. Shortly after the cormorant had moved away, a flock of Canada geese took to the air and flew directly over the A259. I often see them come over the road, but for once I wasn’t driving underneath them. I’s not a great shot, but it is typical of the views I get on this particular drive. You can click on the photo to see it in a larger size.

Canada Geese over the A259

Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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