Tuesday 12 April 2011

Another Wheatear

Have been away for a few days and so have not had a chance to get out and do any birding, so here are some shots of a male Wheatear that I managed to see last week. This bird was, again at Maxey GP and was favouring the bank where the rabbits have kept the grass nice and short and their burrows provide some good cover for the Wheatears.






All digiscoped using Canon Powershot A640 and Kowa TSN-883 x30

10 comments:

  1. Hi John,
    Thanks for your comments on my blog. You have some amazing pics on your site, love the wheatears and Godwits. Amazed that they are all digiscoped! Im hoping to get a scope in a month or two, got to save the pennies!
    Will definately come back again!
    Cheers,
    Dave

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  2. Superb shots John of this fascinating bird.

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  3. This chap certainly looks like he would be instantly recognisible. I suppose the truth is that only a limited number of birds will visit suburban gardens and one has to go searching for them elsewhere.
    Bazza’s Blog ‘To Discover Ice’

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  4. Hi Dave,
    The pleasure is mine. It is worth getting a scope, I don`t know what I would do without mine!
    Hope to see you again.
    J

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  5. Thanks Roy, I know I take a few Wheatear photo`s, but the bird is just too photogenic!
    J

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  6. Hi bazza,
    The majority of bird species are not `garden` birds, you have to go to `special` places to see certain ones well. On the other hand, you will always get a few that fly over your garden, you just have to get used to looking up all the time, something Lisa tells me off for doing too often!
    J

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  7. What a great blog and you have some lovely photos too! The Wheatear is beautiful.

    I enjoyed seeing the Black-tailed Godwits on the earlier post also.

    I see from your reply above that you are in the Crick in the Neck Club too ;)

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  8. Hi ShySongbird,
    Thanks for the kind words and for the visit, hopefully you will come back?
    I have a permanent crick in the neck! ;)
    J

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  9. What a great bird...and its nicelly photographied ;)

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  10. Thanks Dominic, I try my best! ;)
    J

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