Some pictures I took recently

stevensi

Hey VBull,

Those female Hen Harriers look a little interesting. I'm no expert but it does look a little more rusty couloured then a female Hen Harrier (although might be the light) but there have been reports of nothern harriers (American Equivalent). Would you mind if i was to show someone those pics to see what they think?

Regards

whyulittle

http://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/39401/Hen_Harrier.html

At least one of those lads is from BWI, or so I'm told. I'd imagine they would have ID'ed a Northern Harrier if it was about, seeing it in the flesh and all.

That said, I don't know. I'd almost prefer them to be just HH's, easier to ID!

At least 3, possibly 4 there today.

V Bull

stevensi wrote: »

Hey VBull,

Those female Hen Harriers look a little interesting. I'm no expert but it does look a little more rusty couloured then a female Hen Harrier (although might be the light) but there have been reports of nothern harriers (American Equivalent). Would you mind if i was to show someone those pics to see what they think?

Regards

Hi stevensi,

please do, I'd also love to know. All my photos are for everyones pleasure and to be shared.

My lsat post with the first Harrier photo seems to show a harrier with a white head I think ???

Most of my photos are taken at distance and cropped to hell to get a bit closer..role on christmas and my wish list...

whyulittle

V Bull wrote: »

My lsat post with the first Harrier photo seems to show a harrier with a white head I think ???

That was one of the Marsh Harriers, I think.

stevensi

At least one of those lads is from BWI, or so I'm told. I'd imagine they would have ID'ed a Northern Harrier if it was about, seeing it in the flesh and all.

That said, I don't know. I'd almost prefer them to be just HH's, easier to ID!

At least 3, possibly 4 there today.[/QUOTE]

Hi whyulittle,

As you said prob a female HH but no harm in doing a little investigating. And I agree about the other harrier being a Marsh Harrier.

Great to see many Harriers in Boora I will have to get down there again soon

nicechick!

I love this photo taken in Pender Island BC

whyulittle

A couple of Starlings.... :eek:




And a Sparrowhawk with some prey. Can't see it really well, but the feet look webbed I think.

Traonach

stevensi wrote: »

Hey VBull,

Those female Hen Harriers look a little interesting. I'm no expert but it does look a little more rusty couloured then a female Hen Harrier (although might be the light) but there have been reports of nothern harriers (American Equivalent). Would you mind if i was to show someone those pics to see what they think?

Regards

Juvenile Northern Harriers can be quite rusty coloured like that bird, but they lack streaking on breast. The bird in photo has distinct streaking on breast.

stevensi

Traonach wrote: »

Juvenile Northern Harriers can be quite rusty coloured like that bird, but they lack streaking on breast. The bird in photo has distinct streaking on breast.

Thanks for that. A female HH it is...still a fantastic bird to see at any time!

Traonach

stevensi wrote: »

Thanks for that. A female HH it is...still a fantastic bird to see at any time!

x2 Hen Harriers are beautiful birds. You can never see enough of them.:) Northern Harrier's are considered the same species are our Hen Harrier's, so technically there nothing new (sort of!).

thebishop

Willow Warbler 2 by fionbharra, on Flickr
Taken earlier this year.

V Bull

Collared Dove having a good preen after a big feed in the garden..

(1/400sec f5.6 ISO320)


(1/400sec f5.6 ISO250)

vandriver

Mandarin,Wood Duck by carl cotter, on Flickr

whyulittle

For the second time at LB, I practically fell over a Marsh Harrier on the ground. Never spotted it until it flushed out, so only got shots from behind as it flew away.

jdee99

Fully loaded with pollen


Feeding time

Bagmagnet

Some pictures from around Nimmo's Pier in Galway:
Herring Gull:


Pigeon:


Grey Heron:


Black-Headed Gull:


Turnstone:

cscook

Got lucky in Phoenix Park today...
Camera is Olympus E3, with a 50-200mm lens, mostly at the far end of the zoom

(ISO 400, 1/100 sec f5)


(ISO 640, 1/250, f4)


(ISO400, 1/125, f5.6)


(ISO640), 1/200. f5)


(ISO400, 1/125, f5.6)
I had to up the ISO as it was pretty shady under the trees.

Clearpreso

My god they are beautiful ducks! Well done cscook, amazing snaps

Rainbowsend

Little Coal Tit was determined to get to the sunflower seeds, I thought he was going to disappear inside the feeder at one stage :eek:

cscook

I love seeing the little coalies digging in like that. Your feeder looks so full that I can't imagine why it had to burrow in so far!

Rainbowsend

Yes it was full, must have spied a particularly fat seed that it wanted

Rainbowsend

300mm 1/640 f2.8

trebor28

Rainbowsend wrote: »

300mm 1/640 f2.8

All the times I have seen treecreepers and never got a shot even half as good as that!

Traonach

I find if you're looking for treecreeper you never find them. If your're looking for something else they seem to turn up. A difficult bird to photograph, however with my photography skills every bird is difficult to photograph:o.

Rainbowsend

Traonach wrote: »

I find if you're looking for treecreeper you never find them. If your're looking for something else they seem to turn up. A difficult bird to photograph, however with my photography skills every bird is difficult to photograph:o.

I know what you mean, I had never seen a Treecreeper until this year, once at the Meeting of the Waters and today in Newcastle, Wicklow must be a good place for them!

Bagmagnet

Some Lapwings earlier at Lough Atalia, Galway, quite far away though:

whyulittle

A new bird for me, Stonechat? Really does look so Robin-like!




Male Hen Harrier. So close to a female today, got both of them in the same frame.

Rainbowsend

Yep Stonechat, there must be plenty of them about at the moment, I was out early Sunday morning and there were lots of them, very pretty little birds, I think this is a female the male having a totally black head.

John mac

one from last week

Frog by 1000john, on Flickr

pikaia