Some pictures I took recently

And again. Woooooooow!

NEW WAVE

First post in ths forum.
Grey wagtail about to catch an insect.

Wow, those wings! Just... wow.

Rainbowsend

Just back from a trip to England, stayed in a small village on the outskirts of York and was thrilled to see Barn Owls, a pair were hunting.

Barn Owl by Jenny Vaughan-Coughlan, on Flickr

A Duck

Preening

@Hotei
super shots

There sure is something magical and profound about the Winter and Summer Solstice

A deep Celtic gene I'd guess

Taken from the Curragh of Kildare this evening, the summer solstice sun descends behind Dunmurry hill:

Dippers on the Dodder today:)

Feeding Time

I want more!

wonski

Nice shot.

Going back to the photography now I can see the level is high.

This guy is back - and singing 'his' heart out:):)

flyingsnail wrote: »

Feeding time for the young blue tits

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Fantastic shots, flyingsnail.

flyingsnail

Feeding time for the young blue tits

2018_06_12_7906 on Flickr

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2018_06_12_7851on Flickr

2018_06_12_7988 on Flickr

I think this might be a young/juvenile Dipper

Just seems a bit smaller and chest not so white??

Dipper

Under Water

Every time I see a crow or one of its relatives that poem always springs to mind (or rather, the song Loreena McKennitt made out of it).

@New Home

Tread softly:)

^^^

"There, through the broken branches, go
The ravens of unresting thought;
Flying, crying, to and fro,
Cruel claw and hungry throat,
Or else they stand and sniff the wind,
And shake their ragged wings; alas!
Thy tender eyes grow all unkind:
Gaze no more in the bitter glass."

Excerpt from "The Two Trees", W. B. Yeats

Hooded Crow

hooded crow

TopTec

I think they are super, Lady Haywire.... Nice catch.

TT

Lady Haywire

I don't post here much, just follow in awe of the pics. But thought this was nice a few weeks ago. Not crisp as out a window unfortunately.

All is quite?

Just another shot of that Bullfinch from Tuesday last

Bullfinch

keps wrote: »

Grey Heron- Dodder

Reflection

Last pic rotated

This shot is brilliant keps! Love the reflection.

Grey Heron- Dodder

Grey Heron

Reflection

Last pic rotated

magicbastarder

keps wrote: »

Photo taken through glass- so not great

ah here, that's lovely and crisp!

keps wrote: »

This fellah perched on the balcony railing for a while today .. before heading in for some tasty sunflower seeds

Is it a young Bullfinch??

Photo taken through glass- so not great

Juvenile Bullfinch ?

Lovely shot! It looks like a Female Bullfinch. A juvenile Bullfinch wouldn't have a black cap yet as far as I'm aware.

This fellah perched on the balcony railing for a while today .. before heading in for some tasty sunflower seeds

Is it a young Bullfinch??

Photo taken through glass- so not great

Juvenile Bullfinch ?

Thanks to F.R .. I think the wildflower is:

Red Valerian/Centranthus ruber

Coming in to land

Jackdaw fledgling

Pied Wagtail fledglings

Spotted Flycatcher
A pair of Spotted Flycatchers return each year to nest in Virginia Creeper growing above the door of the local village pub. It was late in the evening and getting a wee bit dark, so it's a rather grainy shot.

Meadow Pipit on the Curragh

gzoladz wrote: »

Is this a common (or holly) blue?

A Common Blue nectaring on Bird's Foot Trefoil.