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october
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Hmmm ... turns his back on a apple!
For some reason I thought today was Wednesday! Where that came from I don't know LOL. That would be why there's no SF picture this week - sorry. Today I've a Dunnock for you. It always makes my day to see one around and this one appeared on the shed roof in the garden. TTTW- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie dunnock nikon coolpix p900 october perthshire prunella modularis scotland tttw
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Sometimes it's just not fair
It was pouring with rain when we got to the Mause Feeders. There were some birds around stuffing their faces. We struggled on filling the feeders right to the top, getting wetter and wetter, thinking of hot coffee in the car. Eventually we were done. Sat in the car, window open, camera ready...- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie mause mause feeding station october perthshire scotland
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- Category: Landscapes
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The favourites with friends
Everybody loves Long-tailed Tits, so I can't resist photographing them when I catch them at the feeders. Just in case you're not sure, there's 4 and a bit of them, along with a Coal Tit and a Great Tit. Strangely we've not had them back at the Mause feeders up the hill this winter yet, even...- delia todd
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- 2023 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie coal tit craighall great tit long-tailed tit nikon coolpix p900 october parus major periparus ater perthshire scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Balance beam
This Common Pheasant seems to be getting quite brave now - I've not seen him on the top rail before, the lower one once, but he usually reaches up to it to grab any spilt seed. Really not sure how he manages to keep his balance up there LOL. Back home now, hopefully the end of hospital visits...- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie common pheasant mause october perthshire phasianus colchicus saturday fun scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Cock Fighting
One of our Sunday day's out we decided on Balintore Glen. A little over half way along, we'd stopped to watch a load of Red Kite flying around, when suddenly Ken spotted these two cock Pheasants. The were putting up quite a fight!! Got a great view of one of them and what it looks like under...- delia todd
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- 2023 angus balintore common pheasant nikon coolpix p900 october phasianus colchicus saturday fun scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Who's a pretty boy then?
These male Common Pheasant really are so attractive when seen in their proper habitat, aren't they. This is a regular visitor to the Mause feeders, having a great time picking up what has fallen either by our clumsy hands or the habits of the birds who constantly drop seeds LOL.- delia todd
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- 2023 blairgowrie common pheasant mause nikon coolpix p900 october perthshire phasianus colchicus scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Weaverville, North Carolina USA - Warbler
The one and only photo. Seen last month in Weaverville, NC, USA. Wet weather, near a lake.- Fandango739
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- north carolina october warbler
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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N. Carolina USA - small longshots
Seen in late October, Weaverville, N. Carolina. 1 - 3, same bird 4, Pine Warbler? 5 - 6, same bird (possible red-breasted nuthatch?) 7, warbler.... Many thanks for any help!- Fandango739
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- north carolina october weaverville
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Here today, gone tomorrow, that's me!
A glance out the window and I noticed a different looking Chaffinch in the crowd!- Scozmos
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- alyth bird birds brambling feeders fringilla montifringilla garden october perth & kinross scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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... and away
We sat looking at the eagle for a little longer then he took off. This was our final sighting of this particular Wedge-tailed Eagle. Then we headed deeper into the mountains on a pretty rough road.- delia todd
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- 2019 angorachina australia flight flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 birdwatching mode october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Best view
The Wedge-tailed Eagle eventually crossed the road in front of us then settled in a tree. I've a funny feeling that Peter may have taken this picture, as he was on the right side of the car and I may have spooked him while getting out. But he still gave me the best view of an eagle I've ever had!!!- delia todd
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- 2019 angorachina aquila audax australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Keeping up
Some miles later, we turned off onto a dirt road to Angorachina. Almost immediately a Wedge-tailed Eagle joined us, flying alongside the car for quite a while. He really gave me a great photo opportunity, as due to the road surface we had to drive very slowly, partly due to the bumps, but also...- delia todd
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- 2019 angorachina flight flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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In danger
Further along this road we came across Shingle-back Lizard Blue Tongue in the middle of the road, so needed to hasten him safely on his way across. Wonderful looking lizards, aren't they. Busy week.... off to SpecSavers and the Chiropractor today!- delia todd
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- 2019 flinders ranges moralana nikon coolpix p900 october shingle-back lizard blue tongue south australia tiliqua rugosa
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- Category: Reptiles
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No table manners
I just didn't realise, taking a series of pictures of a Black Kite flying alongside us. The last picture showed him eating something that he had in his talons. This is a very heavy crop.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia black kite feeding in flight flinders ranges milvus migrans affinis moralana nikon coolpix p900 october south australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Following
We were far from done with Wedge-tailed Eagle sightings for a couple of miles down the road, was one flying alongside us. Quite pleased with this one, taken from a moving car LOL- delia todd
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- 2019 aquila audax australia flinders ranges moralana nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Jay Walkers..... guess not!
We eventually came out onto the main road that ran up the other side of the mountains from where we were staying.... rather a rough track all the way, so maybe a long road for a short-cut comes to mind LOL. Rounding a series of bends we came across a group of Australian Raven, with a couple of...- delia todd
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- 2019 aquila audax australia australian raven corvus coronoides flinders ranges moralana nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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High up
After another awesome breakfast we headed for a couple of miles back towards Hawker before taking a rather rough road across to Moralana. We didn't see too much bird life initially, but then spotted a large blob sitting high up on a ridge. Couldn't really have been anything else but a...- delia todd
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- 2019 aquila audax australia flinders ranges moralana nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
- Comments: 5
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Shady
Peter came to find me and we went round the back of our cabins to see what happened there. We very quickly discovered White-browed Babblers liked it there too. And I had a grand old time chasing them around the shadows trying to get a picture of one of them; admittedly there wasn't much...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia white-browed babbler
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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First rays
The next morning, before breakfast, I found a Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater in the hedge in front of my cabin. He seemed to be enjoying the first rays of the sun which really was barely over the horizon. It rather played games with my exposure... had to work a bit to correct it LOL- delia todd
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- 2019 acanthagenys rufogularis australia flinders ranges october rawnsley station south australia spiny-cheeked honeyeater
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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A giant with midgets
Although Peter and Adrienne look like midgets beside this mighty gum, they are not really small people at all LOL. This is the Cazneaux Tree, an ancient gum, though I've been unable to find out just how old it is.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia cazneaux tree eucalyptus camaldulensis flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia
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- Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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Why the head......
.... tilt, I'm really not sure!! We turned off the road back to Rawnsley in order to take a look at the Cazneaux Tree. The only bird I saw in that area was this Masked Lapwing.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia flinders ranges masked lapwing nikon coolpix p900 october south australia vanellus miles novaehollandiae
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Riding the thermals
We went to the town of Blinman and I was surprised to see another Emu there, walking across the road as if he owned the town!!! We went to the hotel for lunch (the Pub in the Scrub) as it's affectionately known. In there was information about the Cazneux Tree... a very old gum tree standing...- delia todd
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- 2019. aquila audax australia black kite blinman flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
- Comments: 11
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Whirling dervish
We'd just decided that the car wouldn't get through that flood and we'd have to turn round, when a vehicle came through and splashed through it. However, it was a much bigger vehicle!!! So back we went and I'm rather glad we did actually, as I wouldn't have seen this Willy Willy moving across...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia willy willy
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- Category: Landscapes
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Road closed
So,,,, we set off deeper into the Flinders Ranges; this was the ABC Range an area of Quartzite. Suddenly we came across a sign which said "Road Flooded" and we all laughed as there'd been a drought here for a very long time! However, up a brae and down the other side and we were faced with...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia flinders ranges hucks lookout road nikon coolpix p900 october petrochelidon nigricans south australia tree martin
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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The big 'uns
Leaving Hucks Lookout to explore deeper into the Flinders Ranges, we very soon came across some Emu... an adult with a young one and this one, slightly separated. He/she looked huge so close to the car.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia dromaius novaehollandiae emu flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands