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#Post#: 705--------------------------------------------------
Re: Recent birds.24th january 2012
DIR By: George
Date: January 25, 2012, 2:17 am
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Yesterday I was searching for the long staying R.L.Buzzard..
I found it eating a Rabbit in a field [with my binoculars]
It was so far away.. But I noticed that there was dead ground
between me and the Buzzard.. So I crept the car forward along
the private track. then the R.L.B. seen me and soared up into a
power pole.. unfortunatly the photos are a bit dark owing to me
being on the wrong side of it.... but ....
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george..
#Post#: 706--------------------------------------------------
Re: Recent birds. 5-2-2012
DIR By: George
Date: February 5, 2012, 2:55 pm
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I went to the R.L.B. site today [no surprize there] I noticed
two Ravens sitting on the ruin o the cinema, then I seen it....
It was sitting on top of a gravestone [not my wifes] one of the
auld ones.. It then flew, followed by the Ravens up the
Laxobigging Burn, and gave stunning views for an awful long
time.. it was hunting alongside the hill, I was joined by
another birder later..
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george..
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Re: Recent birds. R.B.Merganser and..
DIR By: George
Date: February 27, 2012, 1:30 am
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Interesting day yesterday, It started with the Mountain Hare, I
took two cameras and two tripods. I walked [stumbled] over the
moor at an angle so as not to spook the Hare.
Set-up my cameras, and took many pictures of it.
I then left my long lens and went to my other camera [it had a
10-20mm lens, it was trained on my long lens..
Then it happened.. The wind blew my camera to the ground luckily
for me it landed on spagnum moss..
Later on it started to mist up in the view-finder..
I then went to look for the R.L.Buzzard.. I found it on top of a
pylon [power post] parked up my car and got my tripod out the
boot..
I was attaching the camera to the tripod when I spotted the
R.L.B. flying past me. I only got two keepable pictures of it..
Then it was home.. But on the way I spotted a R.B.Merganser,
parked the car and took its picture, then I noticed a bird in
the Houb of Laxobigging, it was a goldeneye. Got a couple of
flight shots of it, then it was home..
Me and the tripod..
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This was what I was after.. The Mountain Hare..
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Rough Legged Buzzard..
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Goldeneye..
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And last.. The R.B.Merganser..
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george..
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Re: Recent birds. fri. 9th march
DIR By: George
Date: March 10, 2012, 11:03 am
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More pictures of the Rough Legged Buzzard, taken yesterday and
friday..
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Hunting..
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The dive..
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Missed it..
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george..
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Re: Recent birds.. 12th & 13th march
DIR By: George
Date: March 14, 2012, 5:51 am
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This weeks birds..
Kittiwake..
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Long Tailed Duck..
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Male & Female..
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Red Breasted Merganser..
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Grey Heron with pals..
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Courting display..
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george..
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Re: Recent birds.. Goldcrests..
DIR By: George
Date: April 20, 2012, 4:42 am
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Two days ago I went to Wester Quarf looking for the Great Grey
Shrike, but could'nt find it..
While I was at centrel Shetland I thought I would travel to
Sumburgh to see the Puffins in the south end of the island..
I got a few Puffin shots outside the Puffin camcorder, then I
noticed a movement in the grass.. It was two Goldcrests, they
were feeding on insects..
So I took lots of pictures of them, I had a bit of
bother with focusing on them wae the long-lens, so I backed away
from them and got these..
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george..
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Re: Recent birds..
DIR By: George
Date: April 30, 2012, 1:44 am
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I've been neglecting this post for a few weeks as i've been
concentrating on the Mountain Hares...
So this is a mixed bag I've taken recently..
I'll start wae the Raingeese [Red throated diver]
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Shelduck..
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Puffin..
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Shalder [Oystercatcher]
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Pied-Wagtail..
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And last.. A pair of Whoopers flying high past me..
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george..
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Re: Recent birds.. this weeks birds..
DIR By: George
Date: June 9, 2012, 4:18 am
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I got some amazing shots of different Arctic Terns in flight..
then I found a Mallard wae her chicks, they were running along a
ditch near where i took the mountain hare pictures..
Arctic Tern first..
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The Mallard chicks..
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george..
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Re: Recent birds. Last weeks birds.. 7th. July 2012.
DIR By: George
Date: July 16, 2012, 2:47 am
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The Arctic Terns seem to be doing well this year with their
chicks..
The Arctic & Common chicks are starting to take short flights at
a [Voe in Delting]
The adults seem to be having difficulty finding Sand Eels, so
they are catching wee Silocks..
I have included a picture of Arctic Skuas ganging up on a Tern,
they fly so fast chasing the Tern, so its difficult to get their
picture when chasing Terns..
Arctic Skuas..
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Artic Terns & Common Terns with chicks..
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george..
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Re: Recent birds
DIR By: George
Date: October 11, 2012, 8:06 am
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Migrant Sparrowhawk..
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Shetland Wren..
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Merlin..
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Arctic Skua..
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Gannet diving..
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going under..
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Feeding frenzy..
Arctic Terns..
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Dunlin.
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george..
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