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Some pictures I took recently

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#5102 11-03-2015 11:52PM

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Crow

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#5103 12-03-2015 07:52AM

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And to be a pedantic nit picker Keps. Hooded Crow, Grey Crow and locally in some parts of the country..Scald Crow.

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#5104 12-03-2015 05:16PM

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Great to see these guys knocking around, tonnes of them.

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#5105 12-03-2015 10:43PM

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paulusdu wrote: »

Great to see these guys knocking around, tonnes of them.

is that water in the frogspawn?^^^^^^^^

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#5106 12-03-2015 11:10PM

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The whole patch was a mass of frogspawn, i have never seen so much

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#5107 13-03-2015 07:17AM

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I would never go to that place. I'm afraid of frogs.

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#5108 13-03-2015 01:26PM

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Hairy Bittercress Cardamine hirsuta

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#5109 13-03-2015 08:24PM

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caught the 2 off these soaring this evening on a thermal, the photos are taken with a 300mm lens and cropped a lot,
am i right the first is a sparrow hawk.

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#5110 13-03-2015 11:39PM

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Garden
Female Reed Bunting

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#5111 14-03-2015 11:49AM

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Remote shooting, thanks Robins for volunteering

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#5112 14-03-2015 02:10PM

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Black-headed Gulls

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#5113 14-03-2015 06:38PM

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Ring-billed Gull

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#5114 14-03-2015 09:15PM

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Male blackbird

Female blackbird

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#5115 14-03-2015 10:27PM

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Goldfinches in the garden.

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#5116 15-03-2015 10:36AM

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This one had a damaged foot.

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#5117 15-03-2015 10:38AM

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mikka631 wrote: »

This one had a damaged foot.

Just shows what beautiful birds starlings are when seen close up like that!

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#5118 15-03-2015 10:46AM

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Love is in the air ...

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#5119 15-03-2015 10:48AM

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mikka631 wrote: »

This one had a damaged foot.

Looks in good body/plumage condition so hopefully not affecting him too much.

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#5120 15-03-2015 01:41PM

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male blackbird

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#5121 15-03-2015 07:13PM

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Red Kite by Derek Balfe, on Flickr

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#5122 17-03-2015 02:34PM

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Mandarin Duck by AindriúH, on Flickr

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#5123 17-03-2015 05:59PM

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A few pictures I took today, looking out through double-glazing windows into the backyard - pictures have not been retouched.

Robin

A pair of robins (male & female)

A pair of sparrows (male & female)

Starlings

Jackdaws Hooded/Grey Crows

Magpie - about to fly

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#5124 17-03-2015 06:18PM

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zbluebirdz wrote: »

Jackdaws

Your Jackdaws are actually Hooded/Grey Crows. You have a Rook as well in some of the other photos not posted.

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#5125 17-03-2015 08:29PM

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A little-bit-distant Kestrel from this afternoon.

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#5126 17-03-2015 10:55PM

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Think I have a pair of blackbirds making a nest in the back garden

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#5127 18-03-2015 02:07PM

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Saw my first (Small Tortoiseshell) & second (Red Admiral) butterflies of 2015 today.

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#5128 18-03-2015 05:26PM

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Same here, except for Brimstone & Peacock!

Coal Tit

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#5129 18-03-2015 08:02PM

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Grey wagtail? this little guy was vey quick
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House sparrow he lets me get so close now like hes posing hehe
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[IMG][/img]DSCF4476 by , on Flickr

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#5130 18-03-2015 09:05PM

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#5131 18-03-2015 09:30PM

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The Raven was making a bit of a racket out the front this evening...

...I almost missed why!

The Buzzard still proceeded to fly right over the nest site.

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