Wild Birds of Europe

red kites from my back door step!

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sidknee wrote in post #19485561
red kites from my back door step!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiV​hWg DSC00239--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

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Two beautiful shots!

digital paradise wrote in post #19485380
Thanks. No we don't.

We do. They’re quite common in western North America, but less so in the East.

sidknee wrote in post #19485561
red kites from my back door step!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiV​hWg DSC00239--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiW​pJB DSC00243--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

Wonderful shots. I love seeing pictures of these.

sidknee wrote in post #19485561
red kites from my back door step!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiV​hWg DSC00239--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiW​pJB DSC00243--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

WOW!!! Excellent job of getting HUGE images here for us to see your FABULOUS birds!!

sidknee wrote in post #19485561
red kites from my back door step!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiV​hWg DSC00239--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiW​pJB DSC00243--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

Lovely light.

sidknee wrote in post #19485551
ha ha, that's just a matter of spending time waiting for it to happen, spend enough time and the opportunities will arise. You've just got to make sure you do your bit when it does!

sidknee wrote in post #19485561
red kites from my back door step!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiV​hWg DSC00239--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiW​pJB DSC00243--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

Waiting on your own doorstep is easy
But very nice shots!

digital paradise wrote in post #19485219

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Very nice, crisp shots.

Weja wrote in post #19485332
Eurasian buzzard

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Weja

So sharp/detailed!

pcs wrote in post #19485756
Very nice, crisp shots.

Thanks

Weja wrote in post #19485332
Eurasian buzzard

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Weja

beautiful, it looks like he is smiling, happy to be photographed

sidknee wrote in post #19485561
red kites from my back door step!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiV​hWg DSC00239--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiW​pJB DSC00243--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

amazing, very good

Wulp/curlew, bigger bird than you'd think:

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sidknee wrote in post #19485561
red kites from my back door step!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiV​hWg DSC00239--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oiW​pJB DSC00243--2023-02-14--16 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

Good grief. These are fantastic, Sid! I can’t even imagine how you managed to take these. Wow.

pcs wrote in post #19485775
Wulp/curlew, bigger bird than you'd think:

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The second shot shows nicely that for a bird photographer you’re in the right spot, Patrick!
I see Curlews in Waterland but they stay deep in the fields (where I can’t go) and far away from people so I have never been able to get anything remotely decent. The first shot is especially nice.