Wild Birds of Europe

Obidos Lagoon shorebirds

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What with holidays, hay making and a big wedding party to host I haven't been shooting much. Anyway, here's a buzzard from before I cut the hay as true to form I haven't seen them since. They'll be back when they are more comfy with the new look field, I hope!
Plus a couple of the other visitors to the area

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sidknee wrote in post #19559070
What with holidays, hay making and a big wedding party to host I haven't been shooting much. Anyway, here's a buzzard from before I cut the hay as true to form I haven't seen them since. They'll be back when they are more comfy with the new look field, I hope!
Plus a couple of the other visitors to the area

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common buzzard

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Eurasian jay

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Eurasian nuthatch

Nice set! The buzzards are gone at the property where I go to shoot but I got this torenvalk/kestrel with catch from the car:

Bruine kiekendief/western marsh harrier in early morning sunlight:

pcs wrote in post #19559269
Nice set! The buzzards are gone at the property where I go to shoot but I got this torenvalk/kestrel with catch from the car:

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And an geoorde fuut/black-necked grebe(winter attire) showing the evil eye

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pcs wrote in post #19559526
Bruine kiekendief/western marsh harrier in early morning sunlight:

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Thanks, with any luck yours will be back to the same nest site next year..... nice kestrel, never seen one here, occasionally on the coast though.

You managed to get close to the marsh harrier too, very nice, that's something else on my wish list!

The juveniles both came into the hay field to take advantage of the short grass to catch worms....

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sidknee wrote in post #19559657
Thanks, with any luck yours will be back to the same nest site next year..... nice kestrel, never seen one here, occasionally on the coast though.

You managed to get close to the marsh harrier too, very nice, that's something else on my wish list!

Thanks, kestrels are the most common birds of pray around here, often seen hanging in the air('praying') above potential prey.

My car seems to be a good mobile hide but it flew away quite soon(in opposite direction of course so only(deleted) buttshots in flight).

sidknee wrote in post #19559659
The juveniles both came into the hay field to take advantage of the short grass to catch worms....

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common buzzards

The early bird...

Just a few field further on, the buzzard:

Got to scratch that itch!

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Just a few field further on, the buzzard:

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Not left then, just relocated! Nice early morning light again, although probably looking for worms he's had something furry to eat already this morning!