Few recent bird photos

[Guest Jaybee]

Hope you like them

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bobj]

Hope you like them

 

Very nice pics, mate. Always a pleasure to see bird photos

[Clifftop]

Nice pics mate, pics 5 + 6 would look good in the photo challenge i think.

[Tony U]

Smew, Red Crested Pochard, Bufflhead? (sorry this should have read Hooded Merganser), been round the wildfowl and wetlands trust Jaybee?

Edited June 13, 2006 by Tony U

[Guest Jaybee]

Smew, Red Crested Pochard, Bufflhead? been round the wildfowl and wetlands trust Jaybee?

Yes indeed Tony.

I got a call on Wednesday to get my ar** up there quick (I do photos for them.)

The first pair of avocets ever to land at the centre in it's 50 year history.

Both birds are still there as of today.

they mated and had a little bit scrape so we are hoping they may nest.

I got an hour or two befor it was announced on the net and the local twitchers arrived

 

[Norfolkdan]

Lovely shots Jaybee

[Guest franticfisherman2]

great stuff! Let's have some more

[peter mccue]

Superb shots as usual Jaybee (keep 'em' coming), I had to get the birdbook out though to find out exactly what I was looking at!!

 

Is it me or are those particularly unusual birds? I recognised the Heron & the Avocet but that was it

 

Love the dewdrop hanging from the Avocets beak, used to know a guy at work who had a permanent one hung on the end of his beak as well

[Tony U]

Jaybe

Was it the WWT reserve at Washington? we get loads of Avocets on the local reserve Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey and they are now breeding at the Northwood Hill reserve.

 

Tony

Edited June 13, 2006 by Tony U

[Guest Jaybee]

Jaybe

Was it the WWT reserve at Washington?

Tony

Yes Tony the Washington reserve - first time in it's 50 year history that avocets have even landed there.