Some pictures I took recently

keps

chaffinch

keps

It's January - a bit cold - but the light is good... how come no pics?

One from this morning.... Dodder walk

(anyway the good news is that any photo I upload to Flickr with the word ‘tit’ in it gets three times as many hits as those without that word.
No idea why:P

blue tit

Hotei

Woodpigeon




Collared Dove




Song Thrush






Starling




Tufted Duck






Indian Runner Duck

Bsal

That Tufted Duck is stunning.

bernard0368

gzoladz

Waxwings and Fieldfare.

Did we meet today Bernard? I was with my child.

keps

2day

milltown bridge

OpenYourEyes

gzoladz wrote: »

Waxwings and Fieldfare.

Did we meet today Bernard? I was with my child.

I think we might have met - Were you there around 10.30/11.00?

Nice job getting the Fieldfare! Not often a Fieldfare is more elusive than a Waxwing!

@ Bernard0368, love that flight shot!

gzoladz

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

I think we might have met - Were you there around 10.30/11.00?

Nice job getting the Fieldfare! Not often a Fieldfare is more elusive than a Waxwing!

@ Bernard0368, love that flight shot!

Thanks, I thought I had enough of waxwings when I went for the Fieldfare!

I realise now that we did meet. I was there 11-12. Were you the one who was there with Andrew? I will introduce myself next time 😀

gzoladz

keps wrote: »

2day

milltown bridge

Great shot! It is a pity boards doesn't have the option to add music to a to a shot 😁

Nightforce 65X55

A Couple of Photos of the Tigers in the Zoo From yesterday....

gzoladz

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keps

grey wagtail

Means Of Escape

Feeding frenzy

OpenYourEyes

gzoladz wrote: »

Thanks, I thought I had enough of waxwings when I went for the Fieldfare!

I realise now that we did meet. I was there 11-12. Were you the one who was there with Andrew? I will introduce myself next time 😀

Yeah that was me! Ditto! I managed to put quite a few names to faces in the couple of hours I was there!

Hotei

gzoladz wrote: »

Did we meet today Bernard?

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

I think we might have met - Were you there around 10.30/11.00?

gzoladz wrote: »

I realise now that we did meet. I was there 11-12. Were you the one who was there with Andrew? I will introduce myself next time 😀

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Yeah that was me! Ditto! I managed to put quite a few names to faces in the couple of hours I was there!

I'm feeling quite hurt! I feel like I wasn't invited to the party!
Brilliant shots of the Waxwings by the way.

Means Of Escape

A double pair

OpenYourEyes

From the aforementioned trip to Lucan yesterday:

Waxwing by Brian, on Flickr

Blackbird (male) by Brian, on Flickr

keps

What you lookin' at Mr?

robin

bernard0368

gzoladz wrote: »

Did we meet today Bernard? I was with my child.

I think we did. I stayed for a little then went to Rochfort and came back.

pegasus1

From a holiday in Boston way back in 2012

Woodpecker by niall.hirsch, on Flickr

Hotei

I was pleasantly surprised to see several Honey bees (Apis mellifera) foraging on a Viburnum bush which is in full bloom in my garden at the moment. They were quite small, so I reckon they're female workers.






Viburnum blossom:

New Home

Isn't it awfully early for them to be around???

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

New Home wrote: »

Isn't it awfully early for them to be around???

Not really. Honey bees will be active on mild days.

gzoladz

Hotei wrote: »

I'm feeling quite hurt! I feel like I wasn't invited to the party!
Brilliant shots of the Waxwings by the way.

Lol, let us know when you come to Dublin!

New Home

Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

Not really. Honey bees will be active on mild days.

Good to know, thanks.

keps

blue tit

Means Of Escape

Napping while appearing to be alert
Chancer

Isambard

not too sure of my waders! (Blennerville Co Kerry)






Thank you

OpenYourEyes

Isambard wrote: »

not too sure of my waders! (Blennerville Co Kerry)

Thank you

The second pic is a Black-tailed Godwit, the rest are Redshank!