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Wild Times: Colourful Characters
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Friday, 7 September 2012. A selection of the more colourful bird life I managed to image. A group of 5 Bee-eaters entertained me for ages at Acheleia reedbeds, the only time I saw these wonderful birds during the whole trip. Rollers, on the other hand, were quite regular sightings, both in the farmland around the villa and on the wires around Loukaides chicken farm; exactly as predicted by Dave Gosney's "Finding Birds." (perhaps he pays the farmer). It does what it says on the tin. A few more BOPs.
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Wild Times: Swifts
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Saturday, 28 May 2011. Nice to see the swifts circling around the village a few evenings ago, but mighty difficult to get decent images of them. Not the best of shots, but a starting point to try and improve upon. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). All photos taken using Nikon cameras and a growing selection of lenses. Clicking on images makes them bigger. View my Astronomy Blog :-. Visitors since 9th Oct 2010. UK and Eire Natural History Bloggers network. Create your own visited map of The World.
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Wild Times: Hoopoe
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Thursday, 9 October 2014. Despite a howling gale, I was pleased to be able to capture some pleasing images of this marvellous bird - a first for the village. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). All photos taken using Nikon cameras and a growing selection of lenses. Clicking on images makes them bigger. View my Astronomy Blog :-. Visitors since 9th Oct 2010. UK and Eire Natural History Bloggers network. Create your own visited map of The World. Visited 4 states (8%). Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Wild Times: October 2014
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Thursday, 9 October 2014. Despite a howling gale, I was pleased to be able to capture some pleasing images of this marvellous bird - a first for the village. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). All photos taken using Nikon cameras and a growing selection of lenses. Clicking on images makes them bigger. View my Astronomy Blog :-. Visitors since 9th Oct 2010. UK and Eire Natural History Bloggers network. Create your own visited map of The World. Visited 4 states (8%). Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Wild Times: Great Flocks!
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Thursday, 13 September 2012. When seen in large flocks, birds create quite a spectacle! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). All photos taken using Nikon cameras and a growing selection of lenses. Clicking on images makes them bigger. View my Astronomy Blog :-. A few more BOPs. Francolins were on my target list, but I was quit. Visitors since 9th Oct 2010. UK and Eire Natural History Bloggers network. Create your own visited map of The World. Visited 4 states (8%). Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Wild Times: Nest Building
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Thursday, 2 June 2011. Progress continues under the eaves .and I must confess, they're much easier to photograph when they're still like this! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). All photos taken using Nikon cameras and a growing selection of lenses. Clicking on images makes them bigger. View my Astronomy Blog :-. To capture a Swift. Visitors since 9th Oct 2010. UK and Eire Natural History Bloggers network. Create your own visited map of The World. Visited 4 states (8%).
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Wild Times: Kensington Cliffs
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Thursday, 6 September 2012. Fantastic site just West of the Akrotiri peninsula. The cliffs themselves were somewhat un-nerving, having no protection from the sheer drop of several hundred feet, but I crawled as close to the edge of the crumbly rocks as I dared, in temperatures of 38'C. Unfortunately, there was no sign of the hoped-for roosting Griffon Vultures, but the incredibly close views of Eleanora's Falcons soaring and wheeling on the thermals were spectacular. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Wild Times: Colourful garden tick !
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011. British species can be colourful when seen up close in the right light, but come on! Clearly an escape, this marvellous creation was putting on a dazzling show in the afternoon sun. It stayed around for quite a while, spending time on the feeders and taking the odd drink from the garden pond between rest periods in the neighbouring bushes. Through the wonders of internet bird forums, I'm told it's an Eastern Rosella, native of SE Australia. Checking the time on the garden sundial.
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Wild Times: Dawn Chorus
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Friday, 13 May 2011. Went out yesterday morning just before dawn on an unsuccesful astronomy imaging session. After watching a stunning sunrise I did a bit of birding before driving back for breakfast. Lots of dawn chorus activity with some good birds on show - my first Little Owls of the year and a range of open country birds. This Whitethroat put on a particularly good show. 16 May 2011 at 14:57. Welcome to the UKNHB webring, lovely pics of the Whitethroat, the second pic is a cracker, Linda.
