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  1. South Georgia Shag

    South Georgia Shag

    Obliging SG shag posing for the camera.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • blue eyed shag south georgia
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
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    South Georgian Shag

    Beautiful blue eyes for the database. South Georgian Shag Phalacrocorax [atriceps] georgianus Grytviken, South Georgia 18/11/2007 Nikon D200 AF Zoom-Nikkor ED 70-300mm f/4-5.6D Largish black and white, blue-eyed marine shag, restricted to South Georgia, South Sandwich and South Orkney...
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    Comment by 'rafo1' in media 'Wanderer'

    Thank you, I have wanted to go down south for many many years and finally thought what the heck I can't spend my money when I'm gone so......, more photos to come but over a 3 week trip I took over 4000 digi photos, so I might be sometime.
    • rafo1
    • Gallery comment
  4. Wanderer

    Wanderer

    Juvenile Wandering Albatross playing in the updraft from the ship. The bird is ringed and I am currently trying to find details of age and hatching.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • diomedea antipodensis wandering albatross drakes passage south atlantic
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  5. Black-browed Albatross

    Black-browed Albatross

    A loving couple, Black-browed Albatross on the nest.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • black browed albatross falklands saunders island
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
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    Tagged Albatross

    Thanks for that Mícheál I'll give it a go. Colin
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    Tagged Albatross

    I have just been going through my pictures from a recent trip to the South Atlantic and have a very clear shot of a colour ringed Wandering Albatross, and the ring is readable. Anybody have an idea who or where I can report this information to and get some more info on the bird. Colin |8)|
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    One of Germany's '€1m' eagles wounded

    An unfortunate turn of phrase maybe.... Perhaps an unfortunate turn of phrase 'They shoot everything', this is what happened a couple of days ago: " For your information, we had a serious incident yesterday. Our Foresta ranger was shot in the face by a hunter from 25metres" Full text at...
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    Comment by 'rafo1' in media 'Out for a stroll'

    Unfortunately rubbish and litter tend to be a way of life out here, and the problem gets worse during the Khareef season (now) when we have the south westerly monsoon winds blowing. These will last for up to 4 months with winds getting up to 30 kts, and this will go on for day after day, very...
    • rafo1
    • Gallery comment
  10. Underwing study

    Underwing study

    Egyptian vulture banking away to the left giving a nice view of the underwing.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • egyptian vulture oman masirah island
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Middle-East
  11. Out for a stroll

    Out for a stroll

    Close up portrait of a Slender-billed gull.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • masirah island oman slender billed gull
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Middle-East
  12. Wing Stretching

    Wing Stretching

    Nice study of the upper wing pattern of an Egyptian vulture
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • oman masirah island egyptian vulture
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Middle-East
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    Comment by 'rafo1' in media 'Western reef heron, dark phase.'

    Hi Howard, Understand what you are saying but.... many books use the term 'phase' to describe this colour variation including the 'Field Guide to the Birds Of The Middle East' by RF Porter et al, 'Birds of the Western Palearctic' uses the term 'morph'. The zoological definition for 'phase' is...
    • rafo1
    • Gallery comment
  14. My patch.

    My patch.

    My local patch and the best area on Masirah island for birding. It is just a few thousand square metres and takes in the 'Plantation', the old and new sewage plants and the plant run-off area into the sea. Most of my photos are taken in this small area and range from passerines to waders...
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • masirah island oman
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Landscapes
  15. Western reef heron, light phase.

    Western reef heron, light phase.

    Light phase western reef heron low across the water.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • masirah island oman western reef heron
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Middle-East
  16. Western reef heron, dark phase.

    Western reef heron, dark phase.

    Dark phase western reef heron low across the water.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • masirah island oman western reef heron
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Middle-East
  17. Crab plovers in flight

    Crab plovers in flight

    You can only get so close to them before they're up and away, Crab plovers close in to the shore line at high tide.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • masirah island oman crab plover
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Middle-East
  18. Crab plovers

    Crab plovers

    Crab plovers close in to the shore line at high tide.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • masirah island oman crab plover
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Middle-East
  19. Slender billed Gull

    Slender billed Gull

    Slender billed Gull.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • masirah oman slender billed gull
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Middle-East
  20. Lesser Sand Plover

    Lesser Sand Plover

    Lesser Sand Plover and meal.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • charadrius mongolus masirah oman lesser sand plover
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Middle-East
  21. Egyptian Vultures

    Egyptian Vultures

    Egyptian vultures at the run-off, shows nicely the various plumages.
    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • oman vulture masirah
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Middle-East
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    Any eggsperts out there?

    Thanks very much for that.
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    Any eggsperts out there?

    Can anybody help with the ID of these eggs taken by a beach in Oman, the only picture of the bird is very poor and at very long range, a plover of some sort no doubt. And before anybody starts complaining about disturbing nest sites, the nest was only noticed after we had been sitting down for...
  24. Flamingo sunset

    Flamingo sunset

    • rafo1
    • Media item
    • masirah flamingo
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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    Photo Frame Software

    Have a look at this site: http://www.liknes.no/Photoshop/index.asp , haven't used them myself but they're free.
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