Some Birds

By Words | Published August 26, 2010

Just a few photos today… the rain has barely relented so I'll start with one taken in the garden yesterday. The sparrowhawk came in quite low across the garden, at speed.

Later, the pigeons were getting frisky. Two from a longer sequence…

And yes, that is blue sky. It's been so grey today that I'd forgotten that we had some late sunshine on Tuesday.

Nothing remotely like that today when we've had rain and mist for 12 solid hours. These next shots of a kestrel were taken just as the rain was coming in…

The local sheep were distinctly unimpressed!

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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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10 Comments

  1. gdare August 26, 2010 at 5:08 am #

    At least pigeons know how to enjoy a life 😆

  2. SittingFox August 26, 2010 at 12:08 pm #

    Nice to see the raptors – great yellow eyes on the sparrowhawk! :up:

  3. Words August 26, 2010 at 12:08 pm #

    Darko, the pigeons are like watching cartoons sometimes… it always ends well 😉

  4. Words August 26, 2010 at 12:08 pm #

    Adele, the eyes of a sparrowhawk… enough to chill any prey creature.

  5. Dudley August 27, 2010 at 1:08 am #

    I like the sheep photo 😆

  6. Words August 27, 2010 at 10:08 am #

    Andy, me too!

  7. Words August 27, 2010 at 10:08 am #

    Thanks Erwin. It was nice to see the sparrowhawk, especially.

  8. Ukwildlife August 31, 2010 at 10:08 pm #

    That sparrowhawk shot is excellent! The wood pigeons are great too

  9. Words September 1, 2010 at 8:09 am #

    Thanks Neil!

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

    Great shots of the raptors