Category Archives: Birds

Starlings on TV

September 9, 2014 by Words | Comments Off

Ever wondered why the TV sometimes ‘wobbles’? It could be a crowd of juvenile starlings. 😉

starlings on tv aerial

starlings on tv aerial

starlings on tv aerial

starlings on tv aerial

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.

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Back to the Routine

September 8, 2014 by Words | 4 Comments

I’m back into the regular (working) routine again, which means more photos taken down at Falmer Pond. Nothing too exciting to report, though this young gull posed nicely for me.

herring gull

I will finish the long overdue ‘gull’ post at some point. It’s mostly written, but needs a couple more illustrations of one of the gull varieties. Meanwhile, instead of ‘Ratty’, here’s the slimmed-down version: a proper rat. this one looks quite young.

rat

The last shot (I’m keeping things relatively under control tonight) is a sunset taken this evening from the rear of our garden.

sunset

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.

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Moorhen and Sand Martins

September 8, 2014 by Words | 4 Comments

These are a couple of photos left over from the recent visit to Arundel WWT. They’re of a moorhen, which was lurking in very deep shade. Included here because I really like the shots.

moorhen

moorhen

One sighting I don’t mention in the previous post was the sand martins (a first for me) which were flocking around the hide where we were watching the great white egret. There’s a sizeable colony which nests in the walls of the hide. It was tricky getting a decent angle to photograph them (too many people pointing cameras and scopes out to the egret), but a couple of grabbed shots give an idea of the scene.

Sand martins

Sand martins

And one more shot of the water vole!

water vole

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.

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