Wild Birds of Europe

pcs wrote in post #19522779
Pole sitter and sleeper(oystercatcher and common redshank):

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Clearly, using two legs is too much effort!

Dance of the Bee-Eaters

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pcs wrote in post #19522779
Pole sitter and sleeper(oystercatcher and common redshank):

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Doesn’t get much better for me than seeing birds like these on poles in our fields.

Miranda1 wrote in post #19522818
Dance of the Bee-Eaters

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Beautiful birds. Action well caught, Jose.

Two pairs of swifts have taken to nest boxes same as last year and there is another pair looking hard for a nest site, although they are ignoring the other four empty boxes at the moment. Spending far too much time trying for these.....

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sidknee wrote in post #19521794
Thanks Patrick, vice like grip does the job as long as there's nothing in the way. This eel was caught originally along with a stick which stopped the heron gripping as tight as he might have and just as the heron made it to the island with his catch the eel broke free. Before it hit the floor the heron had ejected the stick and stooped to catch the slippery eel. He didn't let go again!

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A great series, Sid!

sidknee wrote in post #19522851
Two pairs of swifts have taken to nest boxes same as last year and there is another pair looking hard for a nest site, although they are ignoring the other four empty boxes at the moment. Spending far too much time trying for these.....

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Those are great, Sid. Totally worth your time!

VSS2011 wrote in post #19522791
Clearly, using two legs is too much effort!

We've got lazy birds

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19522839
Doesn’t get much better for me than seeing birds like these on poles in our fields.

Thanks, it's good to see those 'traditional' birds.

sidknee wrote in post #19522851
Two pairs of swifts have taken to nest boxes same as last year and there is another pair looking hard for a nest site, although they are ignoring the other four empty boxes at the moment. Spending far too much time trying for these.....

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Nice one's.

VSS2011 wrote in post #19521977
Who's watching who?

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It looks like an interesting story.

Miranda1 wrote in post #19522818
Dance of the Bee-Eaters

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oCQ​qtN Bee-Eaters by Jose Raposo, on Flickr

Nice color and timing!

Oeverloper/common sandpiper and fazant/pheasant(in the wild).

pcs wrote in post #19522366
I've had to become quit fast at selecting/deleting

That's the thing I need to get better at, it used to be much easier when I had the old 7DII, most of the shots were out of focus anyway!!

Thanks, I think so, an oyster would have been better.

Avocet, young and old:

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Nice to see babies still around, the heron has been on our pond again, no sign of the moorhen chicks now

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19522870
A great series, Sid!

Thanks Levina

Miranda1 wrote in post #19522818
Dance of the Bee-Eaters

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oCQ​qtN Bee-Eaters by Jose Raposo, on Flickr

Definitely one to hang on the wall, beautiful.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19522871
Those are great, Sid. Totally worth your time!

Thanks Levina, there's sure to be more, I just can't help myself!