RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted July 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) To follow up on the photo of Kittywakes nesting, I went back to Seaford Head and took some of the remaining families with youngsters. Clearly some had already fledged and left for a life on the ocean waves. The young are the ones with black around the eyes and back of the neck. I hope that these long distance shots are within the terms of the thread. I ask as they are clearly not 'close'. Edited July 24, 2017 by phil_sutters 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZ Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 My knowledge of birds is pretty limited. But this is a Whimbrel. Near Eidi, Eysturoy, Faore. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 A dusty maiden 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2017 We have a lot of buzzards here and occasionally red kites. The buzzards are usually flying/hovering quite high or perched on top of a large tree. But yesterday a buzzard was flying at low altitude (about 3ft) in our orchard. They are impressively big when up that close! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagsniffer Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Sorry for the poor quality, my mate took this picture of a very tame Robin feeding from my hand! Seemed rather partial to a bit of Greggs mince pie crust! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted August 6, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 6, 2017 image.jpg Sorry for the poor quality, my mate took this picture of a very tame Robin feeding from my hand! Seemed rather partial to a bit of Greggs mince pie crust! Aren't we all! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 . 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Just watched a BBC Nature about the Harpy eagle in Venezuela, I didn't get up in the canopy with this juvenile in Guyana, but close enough! Mum and Dad didn't show up and we had to go, which was fortunate as we got very close to two Red fan parrots on the way back to the lodge. Paul 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I'm not sure what this bird is but it lands on me every time I sit outside and expects me to go get bread or whatever for it Cockies! Very noisy when they land on the plastic roof of my deck, even noisier when they do the screeching thing. These aren't that close, about 100m away in the paddock behind. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted September 1, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) I stood in the garden this afternoon with my grand-daughter and said "We haven't had many butterflies this summer, apart from Cabbage Whites." She agreed. Almost immediately this Clouded Yellow came along and your couldn't miss it in flight - a real flash of bright yellow, At rest the colour is somewhat subdued. While waiting to see if we could get a shot with its wings open, a Red Admiral landed on the summer house and one of the small blue species flitted across the lawn. There was also the regular trio of Large Whites. Edited September 2, 2017 by phil_sutters 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted September 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 10, 2017 On a windy Sunday morning this Painted Lady wasn't going to open its wings, but the undersides are in fact quite beautiful in their own right. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 It was bin day here today. This guy got the day right, but visited too late - the bins had been emptied. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Don't know anything about butterflies, but taken 10 days ago in Speyside. Hope the colour of the heather shows in the 2nd photo. Edited September 21, 2017 by duncan 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) Dragonfly, about an inch or two away! Edited September 26, 2017 by Shadow 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted October 9, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2017 Last month I went out to photograph spider webs in my garden as the morning dew drops made them visible. I got this specimen in it's web. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb900f Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) Came back from a safari in Kenya just over a week ago , so here a few of the local wildlife. The Elephant, Gerenuk 1st Lion and 2nd Leopard are in Samburu. The Cheetah, 2nd Lion and 1st Leopard are in the Masai Mare. Edited October 10, 2017 by cb900f 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Meet the neighbours A load of old bullocks if you ask me. steve 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Four out of a group of six deer in someone's front yard: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZ Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 About 3 hours after crossing the Arctic Circle going North, this guy was spotted going for a swim. Not the best quality photo, but didn't have time to return to cabin for the big lens, so zoomed in with phone camera. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted December 6, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) As we sat eating lunch a couple of days ago we had a delightful visitor, who hung around long enough for me to go and get a camera. If the images look a bit soft, that's because they were taken through double glazed patio doors. Edited December 6, 2017 by phil_sutters 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) Here's a small lizard on a fence rail at Smith Rock State Park, Oregon. The ribar in the fence gives an idea of scale. And some deer at the eighteenth hole in nearby Redmond. What are probably the same deer on the sixth hole a month or so later. Edited December 7, 2017 by Ozexpatriate 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Went to visit somebody and this lot came over to say hello. Bernard 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Humpback Whale by tigerburnie, on Flickr Do a bit of wildlife photography round Scotland, this Whale stayed for a couple of weeks just off a local beach 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Great Spotted Woodpecker by tigerburnie, on Flickr Local woodland shot, though we do get a pair in our garden 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Adder2 by tigerburnie, on Flickr There's a Glen close to where I live that can seem to be crawling with these if you know where to look. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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