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Some pictures I took recently

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    #7022
    OpenYourEyes
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    keps wrote: »
    @OYE

    Congrats on those super photos of the gull - a really great set of pics for the album!

    Thanks Keps! It was a nightmare trying to get the exposure right (white gull, almost black sea!), but I was happy enough with a good few of them. My first time seeing a Glaucous Gull so it's nice to have some decent shots from it!


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    #7023
    cameramonkey
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    Hotei wrote: »






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    I have tried getting photos of them and I found it nearly impossible. That photo is very beautiful. Great work.


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    #7024
    Hotei
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    cameramonkey wrote: »
    I have tried getting photos of them and I found it nearly impossible. That photo is very beautiful. Great work.

    Thank you for the kind comments.
    Believe me, I've been trying to get a decent shot of one for years too - I just got lucky! :)


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    #7025
    Nightforce 65X55
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    These are a bit grainy , shot at 6400 ISO in late afternoon today the light was quite low / overcast , F11 i think for most and about 1/400s shutter speed and the lens @ 800mm....

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    #7026
    Nightforce 65X55
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    @ Keps ,

    He was very healthy and quite lively on the ground but he had no interest in the Hare or grey crows , he appeared to be hunting for something in the grass , I couldn't see anything moving but he was probably looking for Mice / Rats or Shrews etc. When he Flew in over the Hare at first I thought he was going to grab it but then he veered off at the last second....


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    #7027
    keps
    Registered Users Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭keps


    Sorry Nightforce- I deleted my post saying the Buzzard didn't look too well - when I realised it seemed to be feeding/eyeing on some 'prey' hidden in the grass


    Great photos


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    #7028
    Hotei
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    Nightforce 65X55 wrote: »
    @ Keps ,

    He was very healthy and quite lively on the ground but he had no interest in the Hare or grey crows , he appeared to be hunting for something in the grass , I couldn't see anything moving but he was probably looking for Mice / Rats or Shrews etc. When he Flew in over the Hare at first I thought he was going to grab it but then he veered off at the last second....

    Great shots N.
    It's likely it was looking for earthworms rather than small rodents.


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    #7029
    Nightforce 65X55
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    Hotei wrote: »
    Great shots N.
    It's likely it was looking for earthworms rather than small rodents.

    Maybe , but I did see one take off with a rat yesterday that it caught in the grass, unfortunately it was too fast and I only got a very blurred photo. But they do eat earthworms , normally after the rain forces them to the surface but it hasn't rained in a while so not sure about the Worms....


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    #7030
    gzoladz
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    Little owl.

    Not the best photo as I had my p&s. Still delighted to see it.

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    #7031
    Hotei
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    gzoladz wrote: »
    Little owl.

    Not the best photo as I had my p&s. Still delighted to see it.

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    Where did you see this Little Owl?


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    #7032
    gzoladz
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    Hotei wrote: »
    Where did you see this Little Owl?

    Hyde Park, London.


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    #7033
    Hotei
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    gzoladz wrote: »
    Hyde Park, London.

    I thought, rather excitedly, it may have been somewhere here in Ireland. :)


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    #7034
    gzoladz
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    Hotei wrote: »
    I thought, rather excitedly, it may have been somewhere here in Ireland. :)

    Ah apologies, should have clarified.


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    #7035
    bernard0368
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    Took the camera out for the first time after watching this set on and off for six weeks.
    This is the area they always played, last night it was all behind the camera except for this lad.


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    #7036
    keps
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    Spotted this hooded crow today in Lucan Demesne
    A few white feathers/or parts of feathers white!

    Looked it up on google and only answer seemed to be Leucism?



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    #7037
    OpenYourEyes
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    keps wrote: »
    Spotted this hooded crow today in Lucan Demesne
    A few white feathers/or parts of feathers white!

    Looked it up on google and only answer seemed to be Leucism?


    Yeah partial Leucism alright! Its frequently seen in Jackdaws and Blackbirds, but can affect any bird really! Makes for some interesting looking birds!


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    #7038
    keps
    Registered Users Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭keps


    26009983525_32a960d09a_c.jpgflight of crows



    25709647470_71689dd13c_c.jpg a tree full of crows


    both full size on flickr


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    #7039
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Jackdaws, Keps


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    #7040
    keps
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    Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »
    Jackdaws, Keps


    oops - I thought jackdaws were crows:eek:

    are there not some hooded crows in the tree pic?


    maybe I should use 'corvids'


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    #7041
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    keps wrote: »
    oops - I thought jackdaws were crows:eek:

    are there not some hooded crows in the tree pic?

    Some, yes. Crows is a very generic term like 'gulls' or finches. Jackdaw, Rook, Hooded Crow, Magpie, Jay, Chough etc are better used.

    Generally, that is a decent flock of Jackdaws. Not easy to photograph, as they flit about a lot and are easily scared off.


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    #7042
    keps
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    If there are hooded crows in the tree shot- they are also in the flight flock as it is the same group a second or 2 later.

    I used the term crows as I thought there was more than one 'type'.


    as I edited above -maybe 'corvid' would be better



    ( Maybe I am reading too much of George RR Martin's stuff!) haha


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    #7043
    Hotei
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    keps wrote: »
    If there are hooded crows in the tree shot- they are also in the flight flock as it is the same group a second or 2 later.

    I used the term crows as I thought there was more than one 'type'.


    as I edited above -maybe 'corvid' would be better



    ( Maybe I am reading too much of George RR Martin's stuff!) haha

    You're not imagining things keps - there's definitely one Hoodie in the tree shot from what I can see.


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    #7044
    keps
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    As I mentioned on the original post- the full sized images of both shots are on flickr- so if you click on the tree photo and press the + button, a clearer count emerges


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    #7045
    keps
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    Lucan Demesne today


    Unfortunately a bit of a branch partially obscures the face ( and his face and chest seem to be wet) - but it's always a treat to see this crow:)
    The Irish Jay



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    #7046
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    keps wrote: »
    Lucan Demesne today


    Unfortunately a bit of a branch partially obscures the face ( and his face and chest seem to be wet) - but it's always a treat to see this crow:)
    The Irish Jay



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    I have a Jay visits the garden daily but is so shy he flees at any movement. Well done on catching him at all.


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    #7047
    Nightforce 65X55
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    [IMG][/img]25389027103_88d5f99c35_c.jpgDont Know what he has , but he is struggling with it... by Rod Wilson, on Flickr

    [IMG][/img]25922918091_c11100515b_c.jpgHe's Got it... by Rod Wilson, on Flickr

    [IMG][/img]25922920631_38d7309f2d_c.jpgStill at it .... by Rod Wilson, on Flickr

    [IMG][/img]25717267690_15f90f1bb3_c.jpgNearly Done... by Rod Wilson, on Flickr

    [IMG][/img]25385106194_e3739bf1a2_c.jpgBuzzard in Flight 3 by Rod Wilson, on Flickr

    [IMG][/img]25922908911_a29c895dfa_c.jpgBuzzard in Flight 1 by Rod Wilson, on Flickr


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    #7048
    OpenYourEyes
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    Stonechat

    25934432461_1956ebc4ea_c.jpgStonechat by Brian, on Flickr

    25728415440_9be86db930_c.jpgStonechat by Brian, on Flickr

    25908384842_720a973253_c.jpgStonechat by Brian, on Flickr


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    #7049
    OpenYourEyes
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    Edit: My bad, apparently it's already sold out.

    The National Biodiversity Data Centre have a 'Wildlife Photography: Fieldcraft Tips & Tricks' workshop on the 9th of April in Waterford. It's only €20 and the workshop is being given by Mark Carmody (see his Flickr here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/drcarmo/) who has published three books on Irish birds.

    You can book online here: http://www.eventzilla.net/web/event?eventid=2138839073&dateid=2138918773

    And there's a facebook event page for it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/984824841609119/


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    #7050
    keps
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    Just logged in to have a quick look at the workshop details...but already sold out.


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    Nightforce 65X55
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