Wild Birds of Europe

Nice weather yesterday

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pcs wrote in post #19467896
Voyeuristic view of a bathing thrush and house sparrow:

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(rest assured I only have this tendency with birds of the avian kind )

Aaawww… The second especially is so sweet.

sidknee wrote in post #19467903

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short eared owl

Terrific shots, Sid.

pcs wrote in post #19468377
Nice weather yesterday

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It just doesn’t stop raining, does it. It looks good in bird pics though!

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19468499
It just doesn’t stop raining, does it. It looks good in bird pics though!

Thanks, still wet here...

(Going Hitchcock?)

pcs wrote in post #19468607
Thanks, still wet here...

Same here. It just will not quit.

LOL Yes!!!
Pekka asked the TF to give me a new title and Janet Leigh just fits better now than gorgeous Nicole.

Cool that you recognised the pic!

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19468611
Same here. It just will not quit.

LOL Yes!!!
Pekka asked the TF to give me a new title and Janet Leigh just fits better now than gorgeous Nicole.

Cool that you recognised the pic!

Glad you didn’t pick Tippi Hedren.

kd_reno wrote in post #19468679
Glad you didn’t pick Tippi Hedren.

Oooh! The birds! That’s an idea!!

With the rain we got the shower scene is not wrong

Or the scene with the scarabs in the mummy to go with your new title....

Oh god, not that scene!! Yeah, Benni was bad, but didn’t deserve THAT ending!

The truth is I dislike bugs. It’s the reason I have the macro forum hidden. I hate tiny creepy thingies crawling around and I hate it even more when they are frame filling HUGE. Hence the Psycho avatar as that is me seeing a bug! Actually Bug Killer would have been a better title as I really don’t want to attract bugs! I mean, ATTRACT bugs?!



And I agree, bad weather isn’t bad for bird photography. Just no fun for the bird photographer.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19468808
Oh god, not that scene!! Yeah, Benni was bad, but didn’t deserve THAT ending!

The truth is I dislike bugs. It’s the reason I have the macro forum hidden. I hate tiny creepy thingies crawling around and I hate it even more when they are frame filling HUGE. Hence the Psycho avatar as that is me seeing a bug! Actually Bug Killer would have been a better title as I really don’t want to attract bugs! I mean, ATTRACT bugs?!



And I agree, bad weather isn’t bad for bird photography. Just no fun for the bird photographer.

You know the scene

No rain but this kestrel had trouble keeping his balance against the wind:

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pcs wrote in post #19468844
You know the scene

Vividly!

No rain but this kestrel had trouble keeping his balance against the wind:

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No rain, but good pics nonetheless! Looks like you were really close. In the second shot he seems to look at you and doesn’t fly off. I think the kestrels here are a different breed: they fly off as soon as they see you.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19468848
Vividly!

No rain, but good pics nonetheless! Looks like you were really close. In the second shot he seems to look at you and doesn’t fly off. I think the kestrels here are a different breed: they fly off as soon as they see you.

I've never been closer(and don't forget 700mm and cropped(to about 4200 pix long side)) and usually I only see them flying. I don't know if this one registered me at all, I was in my car and it was doing everything it could to stay on it's branch. It doesn't show(should have taken video) but it was swaying from left to right outside the frame.

pcs wrote in post #19468908
I've never been closer(and don't forget 700mm and cropped(to about 4200 pix long side)) and usually I only see them flying. I don't know if this one registered me at all, I was in my car and it was doing everything it could to stay on it's branch. It doesn't show(should have taken video) but it was swaying from left to right outside the frame.

Yeah, me too, only in flight. And the one or two I saw perched took off the moment they saw me.

Swaying on a branch, yeah. Makes me think of Reed Buntings as they prefer to sit on top of a tree on a mere twig so they’re constantly swaying in the slightest breeze.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19468498
Terrific shots, Sid.

Thanks Levina, I never get tired of shooting the shorties, sorry!