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Red Kite, Buzzard and an Emu during a Saturday walk

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It had been far too long since I had last been out for a one of these, a local walk to see what comes up and take pictures. But this Saturday lunchtime I finally got my act together, installed the big 500mm lens with the 1.4 extender on the Nikon and went out. I had to realise I am quite out of practice, most of the pictures of birds in flight weren’t very good. Really need to get back into it, practice, practice and practice some more. At least I got a few decent ones of birds perched. And a curious Emu in a field. Here we go (click on the pictures for the large version carousel):

Picture of a well presented Red Kite perched in a mossy tree
Red Kite perched in a tree
Picture of a beautiful Red Kite in flight with wings in V shape
Beautiful Red Kite in flight
Picture of a juvenile Buzzard sitting in a tree
Buzzard in a tree
Picture of the head of an Emu surrounded by tiny flies
Emu surrounded by tiny flies

I also spotted a Little Egret, unfortunately it was too far away to take pictures and by the time I had managed to get into a good position (quite challenging because of badly flooded footpaths etc) it had moved on, so I missed out on that one.

With spring hopefully just around the corner I hope this will kickstart me into getting out again. Fingers crossed there will be more posts with wildlife and nature pictures over the coming weeks and months.

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Robins in the New year’s sunshine

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On the second day of the new year 2022 I managed to get out for a short photo walk around Aldermaston Wharf, returning as the rain arriving from the west set in. I didn’t see an awful lot, but managed to capture these two Robins in the mild New Year’s sunshine high up in a tree:

  • Picture of a Robin looking straight at us
    Robin frontal view
  • Picture of a Robin in full voice, singing loudly
    Robin in full voice
  • Picture of a Robin singing away
    Robin singing away
  • Picture of a Robin sitting in a tree
    Robin sitting in a tree
  • Picture of a Robin looking up
    Robin looking up
Robins in the New Year’s sunshine

As usual, click on the pictures to view the larger version and visit the gallery. I hope you enjoy the pictures of the two Robins, if I remember correctly the most popular bird in the UK.

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Pair of Blue Tits from my window

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Over the last few weeks I’ve been watching a pair of Blue Tits in the trees opposite my windows. I think they’re nesting somewhere under the roof of my block of flats, although I can’t see that from my window as they are entering from the side. I can see them very well in the tree opposite my window though and with the warmer weather this weekend I used the opportunity to take a few pictures. They are only about 4 metres away, so I was able to take some nice close up shots, especially when they sat on one specific branch:

  • Picture of two Blue Tits on a branch with fresh shoots
    Two Blue Tits at the fresh shoots
  • Picture of two Blue Tits talking, one has its wings open
    Two Blue Tits talking
  • Picture of a Blue Tit with its beak open
    Blue Tit with its beak open
  • Picture of a Blue Tit on a branch
    Blue Tit on a branch
  • Picture of two Blue Tits back to back
    Two Blue Tits back to back
  • Picture of a fluffed up Blue Tit
    Fluffy Blue Tit
Pair of Blue Tits from my window (click on the pictures for the larger versions)

I hope you’re enjoying the pictures as I’m enjoying watching the Blue Tits hopping around in the trees and flying over to where I think their nest is. Should I get a chance I’ll try to take some video of them over the coming weeks.