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shooz wrote in post #19420022
Beauty shot Steve !

Thank you, Dave!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19420071
You brought this little Black-throated Green Warbler to life, Steve! What an absolutely gorgeous shot!

Much appreciated, Mike! Thanks!

I found this baldie sitting in the sun this morning...

House Sparrow youngsters

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European Robin...

Now which way shall I go?

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Mandarin Duck

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As the UK members may know, the Chough, which is the Cornish 'national bird', went extinct in England in the 1970s. However, it made a return to Cornwall, about 20 years ago and has been going from strength to strength there ever since.

In Devon, where I am, it's a different story. There's been the occasional brief sighting on the north coast since 2018, but nothing significant.

A week or so ago, 3 of them turned up at Prawle on the county's southernmost point, and they've been in residence ever since.

The funny thing is they're believed to have come over the English Channel from Brittany, rather than Cornwall!

Anyhoo, here's a few snaps of them foraging. They're all crops as they're on private land, so I couldn't get as close as I'd have liked.

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realairlight wrote in post #19420092
Male Baya Weaver

Nice capture! That's quite the nest.

S.R.M. wrote in post #19420101
One of the Boobook Owl pair that regularly roost under my building at work, photographed this morning.

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That's a beauty!

Rayk wrote in post #19420135
From hot day - part 2...

Rayk wrote in post #19420135
From hot day - part 2...

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Beautiful captures!

Common Nighthawk at sunset

I picked up an OM-1 with the Oly 100-400 to play with. It will definitely take some getting used to, as it is very different from the A1 I normally use. I do like the 800mm equivalent reach though.

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Itsed65 wrote in post #19420366
I picked up an OM-1 with the Oly 100-400 to play with. It will definitely take some getting used to, as it is very different from the A1 I normally use. I do like the 800mm equivalent reach though.

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Osprey Portrait by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Nice sharp capture!

Sandhill Crane in the Queen Anne's Lace.