Wild Birds of Europe

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

same here....

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sidknee wrote in post #19469133
Thanks Levina, I never get tired of shooting the shorties, sorry!

And we never get tired of seeing your shots of them!

EDIT: Another pic that shows how great rain can be!!

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19469135
And we never get tired of seeing your shots of them!

Thanks, I was hoping to get out in some snow yesterday but it stopped as soon as I left the house, precipitation can add to the realism making photos come more to life, IMO anyway.

cheers!

sidknee wrote in post #19469134
same here....

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beautiful
that's a decent amount of rain and an exceptionally fine photo and bird

sidknee wrote in post #19469273

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short eared owl

The grasses in the front give depth to the landscape and gives the bird more context. I love it.

avondale87 wrote in post #19469283
beautiful
that's a decent amount of rain and an exceptionally fine photo and bird

Thanks Richard, we have definitely had our fair of the wet stuff now, even looking forward to the cold spell coming as it will be generally drier, and I hate the cold!

cheers!

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19469378
The grasses in the front give depth to the landscape and gives the bird more context. I love it.

Thanks for the constructive comments Levina, always good to hear what works for others and why, cheers!

@sidknee
The female made it back alright:

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But she brought a friend:

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Wow. A Woodpecker up close AND a Buzzard?

Great pics, Patrick.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19469642
Wow. A Woodpecker up close AND a Buzzard?

Great pics, Patrick.

Thanks, had a few productive shoots, more to come(the buzzard was not in my garden luckily my grass is greener!)

pcs wrote in post #19469704
Thanks, had a few productive shoots, more to come(the buzzard was not in my garden luckily my grass is greener!)

LOL, a buzzard in your garden would be a bit much, even for you!

pcs wrote in post #19469636
@sidknee
The female made it back alright:

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very nice Patrick, she listened!

marfy wrote in post #19464495
Aegithalos caudatus/Mlynařík dlouhoocasý

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Very nice shot.
It is not so easy to get the correct focus when the bird is inside the treebranches.
Well done!