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Some pictures I took recently

Nerin

all manner of beasties and birdies been around my house lately, or the forest across the way.

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Isambard

gzoladz

Pintail and Curlew in Bull Island...as windy, cold and rainny as it gets...

keps

Banks of Dodder- today

bullfinch

keps

today-Dodder

long tailed tit

oops went out for a bit of a 'longish' lunch. Meant to post this also this morning

dunnock

keps

What a lovely morning! Long walk with the camera

A few pics

early bird

song thrush

long tailed tit

dunnock

grey wagtail

grey wagtail flight

Hotei

Super shots keps!

keps

Magpie - having a wash

having a wash

arkrow

Ah the poor worm, I hope you intervened!

keps

Must say that I always get a bit of a buzz whenever I spot a Kingfisher.

Of course, spotting one and getting a pic are two different things entirely.

Spotted this fella zipping along the Dodder today .. and this is where he alighted! Other side of the river.

kingfisher full image

That pic was taken with the 600 zoom fully extended

This is a cropped version.- It’s not going to win any prizes. But any day I get a kingfisher photo I always treat myself to a pint of Guinness or 2.
Happy days.
(I do that most days anyway!)

Black Redstart and Guillemot

keps

Just see on the Birdwatch site that the description of the chaffinch in Irish is:

Rí Rua

Beautiful name.. presume it's because of its 'rusty red' colours in places

male chaffinch

keps

There is a large grassy bank( maybe even a knoll) across the way.. and I’ve noticed gulls coming and going most days.

I just assumed they were common gulls – but as I got a bit closer today I noticed that they are Black Headed Gulls.
Nothing special there I know, but just wondering why one has a ‘full’ black head while most others just have the spots?

bhg

bhg2

tabby aspreme

Striking red color on this , I'm sure it's some kind of fungus, growing on a piece of rotting willow

TedR

the adults are just beginning to come into summer breeding plumage, which is the full 'black' head. Its actually more of a dark brown. In winter they revert to white head.

keps

cormorant

whyulittle

Amazing detail there keps.

New Home

That eye looks like something out of a Klimt painting.

TedR

much photographed bird but thats a standout shot

TedR

slightly off topic, but anyone read 'The Cormorant' by Stephen Gregory? Unsettling little book.....

gzoladz

Barn Owl - record shoot, far, dark, small sensor...but what a sight!

Maudi

gzoladz wrote: »

Barn Owl - record shoot, far, dark, small sensor...but what a sight!

Brilliant capture..well done you

gzoladz

Maudi wrote: »

Brilliant capture..well done you

Thanks Maudi

gzoladz

Great Spotted Woodpecker

keps

Dodder today

Robin

kingfisher

wren1

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Greenfinch

Fingers Crossed

Chaffinch

Yesterday

cormorant

OpenYourEyes

Keps I'm totally in awe of that Cormorant picture! The blacks, the whites, the colours, the detail in the feathers, the detail in the bill, the sharpness, the composition - absolutely amazing!

Edit: The pale white/grey background is perfect too!

keps

@OYE
Thanks indeed. Those comments mean a lot

keps

Added later

BTW - this is the original image.
Taken with the zoom fully extended to 600mm. On monopod.
Even though it's a cheap enough lens, I find the combo of that Tamron lens with the full frame camera works well for me.
Taken RAW and photoshop can do so much with RAW.

The background is the weir at Milltown- where the cormorants spend a lot of leisure time( and poo time).

original

fin12

Keps do you have any pictures of dogs or cats?

keps

fin12 wrote: »

Keps do you have any pictures of dogs or cats?

Nah... try to stick with birds/wildlife rather than domestic.
Sorry