Some birds and some tadpoles…

By Words | Published April 10, 2010

The good weather continues…
A jay flies across an open field

In the distance, a buzzard with prey

A more sedate moment as two pheasants take an afternoon stroll past the sheep

The greenfinches are back in the garden

And the crows are on watch

In the pond the spawn has 'spawned', and tiny tadpoles are now flittering across the surface of the pond.


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Camera note: all the bird shots taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens. The tadpoles were taken with the Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG macro and EM-140 DG ring flash.

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13 Comments

  1. SittingFox April 11, 2010 at 8:04 am #

    Nice photos – it's good to see the buzzard in its habitat! I'm still waiting for them to properly move in up here. Maybe we have too many trees! They do seem to prefer open hillsides.

  2. gdare April 11, 2010 at 9:04 am #

    How do you know it has a prey in its claws?
    Maybe I should change my glasses :left:

  3. Ukwildlife April 11, 2010 at 4:04 pm #

    Nice set of pics. The tadpoles are coming along

  4. Words April 12, 2010 at 12:04 am #

    Darko, it's the shape hanging below the bird… it's too big to be its talons. This is about the best crop I could get.

  5. Words April 12, 2010 at 12:04 am #

    Adele, yes buzzards seem to like hilly areas. I'm still waiting for the red kites to arrive down here :wait:

  6. Words April 12, 2010 at 12:04 am #

    Neil, the tadpoles are doing great… more shots of them soon.

  7. gdare April 12, 2010 at 5:04 am #

    Yes, I could see it on the first photo too, but I thought it is tail. Thanks 🙂

  8. cakkleberrylane April 12, 2010 at 8:04 pm #

    It would be interesting to know what that was. Great pictures!

  9. Words April 12, 2010 at 11:04 pm #

    Lois, I can't figure out what it is (I've tried)!

  10. cakkleberrylane April 12, 2010 at 11:04 pm #

    Nesting material??

  11. Words April 13, 2010 at 12:04 am #

    Lois… possible :sherlock:

  12. Words April 13, 2010 at 11:04 pm #

    Thanks Erwin!

  13. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Great shots