Some pictures I took recently

stupidusername

out the back this morning, our resident pheasant sun bathing.

sables2

trebor28 wrote: »

Amazing photos. Where were these photo's taken trebor? These are notoriously hard to find, let alone identify!

trebor28

literally right outside my door. i live smack bang in the middle of tipp.

i was on full zoom so they didnt turn out that good.

are they the lesser red poll??

sables2

trebor28 wrote: »

literally right outside my door. i live smack bang in the middle of tipp.

i was on full zoom so they didnt turn out that good.

are they the lesser red poll??

Think your on the mark there...a male i'd say. Not a linnet though. I still think the photo's are very good!

sables2

Rainbowsend wrote: »

This is the most beautiful photo of a blue tit i've came across. Stunning!

trebor28

sables2 wrote: »

Think your on the mark there...a male i'd say. Not a linnet though. I still think the photo's are very good!

ill try and get better ones, there are knocking around a good bit but just cant get a decent pic of them. loads of blurry ones!

thyme

Peregrine or Sparrowhawk,???

bogtreader

Looks like peregrine to me.
Did it look like they were mating.
Great pics

flutehook

thyme wrote: »

Peregrine or Sparrowhawk,???

I don't think they're peregrines.

sables2

trebor28 wrote: »

ill try and get better ones, there are knocking around a good bit but just cant get a decent pic of them. loads of blurry ones!

Blurry.....have you lost your marbles - your very modest. Can't wait to see a clear one! :eek:

thyme

Ta bogtreader, got a lot more of the same, they were in play mode, there was four of them playing around the house here, I could not keep track of them all with camera.
The other two did not look the same , more red-brown underneath.

trebor28

sables2 wrote: »

Blurry.....have you lost your marbles - your very modest. Can't wait to see a clear one! :eek:

stop flirting with me!!!:p

compared to the bluetit photo from rainbowsend you quoted mine are cat!!!

Feargal as Luimneach

thyme wrote: »

Peregrine or Sparrowhawk,???

They are two female sparrowhawk (birds are of equal size). Male sparrowhawk are alot smaller and barring on chest is more rufous. The barring on tail is too wide to be a peregrine (more narrow barring on tail on peregrine). The wings are too short for peregrine. Peregrines wings are more tapered. The iris colour is yellow in these birds, it is black in peregrine

thyme

Feargal, I always tought the Sparrowhawk was a smaller bird, at a quick glance you would think it's a Goshawk. I will just have to keep looking ,there around here some where (Peregrine).

allthedoyles

On Mount Leinster

V Bull

Red Kite, there were 6 Kites in the same general area.



Mute Swan (Sugarloaf in background).

Whooper Swans maybe??

Teal & Tufted Duck

Moorhen.

Egret.

sables2

allthedoyles wrote: »

On Mount Leinster

The Heifers..(?) and lamb love the camera. Nice pic's. Mt, Leinster looks amazing!

sables2

V Bull wrote: »

Red Kite, there were 6 Kites in the same general area.

Great photo's V Bull. Where did you spot the Kites? SIX!!....wow, wee . Truly beautiful images dude. Congrats;)

V Bull

Thanks Sables2, Kites were snaped south of Avoca around lunch time today, the others were taken along the railway tracks at Kilcoole earlier this morning.

Photo inserted to facilitate reply to Sables2.

Cardynal

Choughs from Hook Head , their acrobatic flight displays along the cliff face is a joy to watch.
Regards Tom.

sables2

V Bull wrote: »

Thanks Sables2, Kites were snaped south of Avoca around lunch time today, the others were taken along the railway tracks at Kilcoole earlier this morning.

Thanks V Bull. Nice to know. I've heard Avoca Village is THE place to see Red Kites regularly.

bogtreader

We seen a pair of choughs flying over head in the summer last year
on the saltees at the gannet colony watching for prey

trebor28

looked like there was a bit of "courtin" going on between these two. totally oblivious to me, though that didnt make it easy to get the shots with them flitting around so fast.
i saw blue tits at something similar yesterday. is it not a bit early?

E39MSport

^^ lovely stuff
Bullfinches here havent been seen for a few months now ...

mallards

Crossbills near Limavady in Co. Derry.



Mallards

sables2

WOW!! A Bullfinch. Absolutely beautiful, beautiful photos. The Gold crest is a tough one to see, let alone 'shoot'...(from a camera i mean).
Well done Trebor 28. Mallards your photo of the Crossbills is terrific too.

Bagmagnet

Some of you might find this interesting. Article about a dublin photographer who captured a Kingfisher diving and catching a fish.

Link Here

thyme

Just spent the evening putting 2010 photos in order and came across this one , Linnet maybe??, sharpened up a little but still bad.

trebor28

thyme wrote: »

Just spent the evening putting 2010 photos in order and came across this one , Linnet maybe??, sharpened up a little but still bad.

a quick google image search of linnet turns up very similar results.

Feargal as Luimneach

thyme wrote: »

Just spent the evening putting 2010 photos in order and came across this one , Linnet maybe??, sharpened up a little but still bad.

As Trebor sayes it's a male Linnet on whitethorn sceach:).