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  • spanner570
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    • May 2009
    • 15391

    #1

    This year's new birdie life in our garden.

    I have no interest in technical photography and know precious little about the settings on a camera, so it's auto all the way!

    I suppose I'm an 'Opportunist', as I usually have the camera within grabbing distance, and click away.

    Here's a selection of birds reared in our garden this year. Plus one lookeroner!


    A young female Greater Spotted Woodpecker.
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    ...with the father (Red cap)
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    A curious young Robin.
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    A young trio - Robin, Great Tit and a female Woodpecker.
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    Kestral. This was about 70yds away on a power line.
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    Young Song Thrushes. There were 5 in the brood, all reared successfully.
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    Two young Blackbirds with the parent. Four were reared in total.
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    I've never seen a Woodpecker with such a small amount of red. Normally, the whole of the top is red on a male bird. No red on a female, so what's going on here is anyone's guess....The young Robin is confused too.
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    Five young Blue Tits. At this early age they have no fear, and I managed to get within a couple of feet before they started to get twitchy.
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    Such luck. Three Woodpeckers!
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    Who's that idiot in there with a camera?! This was taken through our conservatory window
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    Same post a few minutes later. a young Robin with a snack.
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    Don't look at me for food, I'm your brother!
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    I don't want to overload, but there's a few more pictures if anyone would like to see them.

    Cheers.
    Ron
  • Jim R
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    • Apr 2018
    • 15681
    • Jim
    • Shropshire

    #2
    Hi Ron
    Wonderful. I'd love to see the rest. They say the largest nature reserve in the country and wildlife's hope for the future are the nations gardens. Yours proves their point :tongue-out:
    Jim

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    • Dave Ward
      SMF Supporters
      • Apr 2018
      • 10549

      #3
      yes, please, Ron...........
      Dave

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      • yak face
        Moderator
        • Jun 2009
        • 13837
        • Tony
        • Sheffield

        #4
        Yes mate more please

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        • Tim Marlow
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          • Apr 2018
          • 18901
          • Tim
          • Somerset UK

          #5
          Nice shots Ron, not easy to get up close to some of those........

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          • spanner570
            SMF Supporters
            • May 2009
            • 15391

            #6
            Thanks everyone.

            Originally posted by Tim Marlow
            Nice shots Ron, not easy to get up close to some of those........
            The youngsters didn't know who, or what was sneaking quietly up on them.

            The camera has a very nice 63 X optical and 120 x digital built in zoom lens. Nice for photos of Kestrels on wires and adult birds and wildlife in general....and yes, I am capable of using the zoom function... :thumb2:

            Here's a shot of the moon with the camera zoom on full blast and the camera resting on our gate.

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            ...so zooming up on birdies and things is no problem - even for me!

            Cheers.
            Ron

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            • stillp
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              • Nov 2016
              • 8091
              • Pete
              • Rugby

              #7
              Nice work Ron. You're very lucky to get so many woodpeckers - we get one male occasionally, but we've never seen a female in the garden. We've had a brood of coal tits, a couple of robins, and a couple of blackbirds this year though, but I haven't manged to grab any photos.
              Pete

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              • Ian M
                Administrator
                • Dec 2008
                • 18266
                • Ian
                • Falster, Denmark

                #8
                Photos like those you can post all day long mate!
                Group builds

                Bismarck

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                • flyjoe180
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                  • Jan 2012
                  • 12390
                  • Joe
                  • Earth

                  #9
                  Wonderful photos Ron!

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                  • JR
                    • May 2015
                    • 18273

                    #10
                    Keep them coming 570. We never see Song Thrushes anymore , have a Kestrel from time to time. Robins did use the nest box this year.
                    Great photos by the way .

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                    • grumpa
                      • Jan 2015
                      • 6142

                      #11
                      Absolutely beautiful Ron, love the little birdies, we have quite a few species of various song birds and such.
                      Robins and blue jays seem to be the dominate little ones.
                      Humming birds are my favorites with their tiny but brutal aerial dog fighting over flowers and the feeders.

                      Bald eagles and red tailed hawks with up to a four foot wingspan prowl the skies and one must keep an eye on little "Fi Fi" when she does her business and get back in lickety split!

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                      • grumpa
                        • Jan 2015
                        • 6142

                        #12
                        Oh! forgot to mention the wild turkey.
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by grumpa
                          Oh! forgot to mention the wild turkey.
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                          Hi Jim nice view, where are you located on planet earth because he looks very nice indeed.
                          Pete

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                          • Allen Dewire
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                            • Apr 2018
                            • 4741
                            • Allen
                            • Bamberg

                            #14
                            Wow Jim,

                            Are they the 8 year old 101 type or the normal 86 type??? Inquiring minds want to know...…………….

                            Prost
                            Allen
                            Life's to short to be a sheep...

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                            • minitnkr
                              Charter Rabble member
                              • Apr 2018
                              • 7529
                              • Paul
                              • Dayton, OH USA

                              #15
                              We have eagles & several varieties of hawk, but the eagles are content with the many fish readily available in the nearby rivers while there are these little drab looking birds that travel in large groups that chase the hawks away & hang out in the trees and bushes around our house so our little poodle feels pretty safe. PaulE

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