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The fog must have spoilt his view in the mirror!
Last Sunday we headed off up into the hills and glens.... the further up we got the thicker became the mist, until it was real fog!!!

We stopped for lunch at a favoured spot where we'd seen quite a few species the year before.... but oh so quiet just the occasional Meadow Pipit or Skylark singing out of sight in the murk! Suddenly my friend nudged me asking in a hushed voice for the camera.

When I looked at his side of the car, there was a Meadow Pipit sitting on a fence post right opposite his open window. He did fly to another post and this was the picture he got.

It was only on looking at the downloaded images I saw the stray feather!

Saturday Fun
Habitat
Open moorland
Location
Drumderg, Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
7 May, 2023
Scientific name
Anthus pratensis
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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A lovely atmospheric Meadow Pipit portrait, Delia! I've seen a few flocks of these birds this spring but a very long way off unfortunately.
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
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309
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
196.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
280
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Meadow Pipit, 7 May, 2023.jpg
File size
919.1 KB
Date taken
Sun, 07 May 2023 1:31 PM
Dimensions
2500px x 1649px

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