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Taken any good bird photos this year?

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The Lemming 29 Nov 2017

Seems like the mod's killed the first attempt at my title choice.

However I'm quite pleased with yesterday's attempt at photographing a couple of tits. I have entered a photo competition with Martin Mere photo comp but this image is not allowed as it was not taken there. And some of the images are far superior to my offering of three images

https://www.flickr.com/photos/the1lemming/38651523476/in/dateposted-public/

Care to share your images of birds take this year?

Post edited at 18:07

Mal Grey 29 Nov 2017

In reply to The Lemming:

Been quite good this year, though I'm not claiming anything special.

Swan, Incoming! Right place, right time, though to be fair I have been trying to get a shot of a swan coming towards the canoe for a few years:

https://flic.kr/p/21hSg13

https://flic.kr/p/21fPRLs

Red kite, Oxfordshire downs

https://flic.kr/p/Ytaw9z

Sadly, low light and quite grainy, but its taken me years to get close enough to a kingfisher to get a half decent shot

https://flic.kr/p/ZDLPn4

Osprey, Rogen, Sweden

https://flic.kr/p/XjvLSm

Griffon vulture, Gorges du Tarn

https://flic.kr/p/UFP8SU

Dave 29 Nov 2017

In reply to The Lemming:

I confess that some were last year as well, including the Great Northern Diver, a bird I've long wanted to see since reading Arthur Ransome.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsky1jnPT

balmybaldwin 29 Nov 2017

In reply to The Lemming:
I've got a few... my new favourite photographic subjects...

Yellow Billed Kite:
https://flic.kr/p/21XpfBY
https://flic.kr/p/H4DFrp

White-breasted Cormorants:
https://flic.kr/p/H4DLg4

Violet-backed Starling Pair:
https://flic.kr/p/ZUTb9b

Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill
https://flic.kr/p/21XpHgE

Immature Snake Eagle:
https://flic.kr/p/221h8Li

Skylark:
https://flic.kr/p/221h9jT

Red-billed Oxpecker:
https://flic.kr/p/H4EfV8
https://flic.kr/p/DSnTfW
https://flic.kr/p/ZUTD93

Pied Kingfisher:
https://flic.kr/p/H4EknK

Magpie Shrike (I think)
https://flic.kr/p/H4EKHi

Lilac-breasted Roller Bird
https://flic.kr/p/ZUUizb

Jackal Buzzard (Male)
https://flic.kr/p/ZUUA79

Jackal Buzzard (Female)
https://flic.kr/p/H4FqMv

More Here:
https://www.irista.com/gallery/emj6kizqpw3l

Post edited at 19:48

Ciro 29 Nov 2017

In reply to The Lemming:

I'm not really a bird man, but I got this buzzard from above up at Sandwood Bay:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154732771921302&set=pb.680226...

And a lucky encounter with a short eared owl:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154565326366302&set=pb.680226...

Mikkel 29 Nov 2017

In reply to The Lemming:

a butterfly is a "summerbird" in Danish so does this count ?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/83246699@N00/37569648101/in/album-72157687063...

spend quite some time out looking for the Eagles when i was last in Denmark.
The south west coast of Jutland is amazing for watching birds
Marsh Harrier (i think)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/83246699@N00/36729720011/in/album-72157688223...
and a little fast bugger
https://www.flickr.com/photos/83246699@N00/36869418555/in/album-72157688223...

and then finally after some days caught the Eagle close enough to get some pictures

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83246699@N00/36698655422/in/album-72157688223...

and finaly my favourite bird, a Raven snapped in Canada
https://www.flickr.com/photos/83246699@N00/35138407971/in/album-72157681989...

balmybaldwin 29 Nov 2017

In reply to Dave:

I like DSCF6977c

Dave 29 Nov 2017

In reply to balmybaldwin:

Thank you. Photographing Arctic terns in flight has been most frustrating. I have several hundred slightly out of focus pictures of them...

Mikkel 30 Nov 2017

In reply to Dave:

My way of taking shots of those have been going to Farne Island, hold camera over head while keeping the shutter pressed down, and take shots as they attack you

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83246699@N00/14242849387/in/album-72157644777...