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Went down to my local patch today and our Whooper Swan is still with us, Its been here for about 8 weeks. Its appearance has altered a lot.

Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca, feeding juvenile. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as...

Non-breeding juvenile Adelie Penguins practice building nests with the beach pebbles, then have arguments as they try to steal each other's pebbles. Notice that they have their crests up - a sure sign that they are agro!!! The adults around about take no notice of the teenagers exploratory...

Hi Folks; Same Rufous as the first one I posted from our garden today

Photographed this Humminbird in our garden today. Wasn't positive of the ID, as it would be the first time in a year, However, to double check, I queried the ID & 2 replies leaned towards the Rufous too.

Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca, feeding juvenile. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as...

Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca, feeding on the edge of the pond. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the...

... who will mate with number three? I liked the double-mirrored effect of this shot, and they've both got their eyes on the female, just outside the frame.

Almost grown-up and ready for mating season. I think I broke the law getting this pic, btw. We were down at the "New Harbor" (the one the Germans built 70 years ago) to see our neighbor's painting group's art show, when I spied a group of eiders some distance out in the harbor. A gate...

Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, feeding. On the sea ice at Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Most of these penguins (colony of 300,000) have never seen a human before and they are quite fearless. Expedition rules in the Antarctica are that visitors must stay at least 4.5m (15ft)...

Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, feeding sequence: Left, chick begging; middle and right, adult regurgitating and chick taking food. On the sea ice at Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Most of these penguins (colony of 300,000) have never seen a human before and they are quite...

Juvenile Grey Crowned Cranes, Balearica regulorum. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. This bird is the national bird of Uganda and appears in the centre of the country's flag.

Juvenile Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their...

Juvenile begging its parent for food. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their houses are so...

Went down to the Lakes yesterday and this beautiful Whooper Swan was still there. Looks like it was having a quick nap when I took this shot. Will catch up with you all later. Off to Rutland Water Nature Reserve when the fog clears.

AAP So after Mum's visit, her son arrived. Digiscoped

AAP Looks like he's learnt how to chase the blue and coal tits of this feeder. For those who asked before, there are two different types of feeder here, one with the nuts and behind is a basket. They are not squirrel proof - there's no greys (or weren't) in the area and Red Squirrels thrive...

Went back through some photos from the Autumn and came across a series of this little Stonechat. The background colours/effects were a complete fluke, lol. Crop; 300mm [600mm equivalent]; ISO160; 1/500th shutter; F/5.6; 0ev

I've not got any new photos/species to upload but wanted to say thank you for your kind words and cheering up yesterday :t:. Coming on here to comment/read comments was a very welcome distraction. I suspect it'll be a week or so before I've got anything new to upload but will continue to pop in...

Had a really upsetting meeting this lunch time (nothing life-threatening, just one of those difficult situations where you come away rather tearful from the experience) so wanted to pop in here amongst friends. Thought I'd post another of the Bewick's family.

....on America's Thanks Giving Day :t:. I thought the reflections of the red brick house nearby hinted at the colours/shapes of the USA flag (blue, top left, with white stars; red/white stripes to the right and below). I guess, today, this is a Common Loon rather than a Great Northern Diver ;)...

I think this is probably my best bird of 2011 and a lifer. I have seen many shots on here of GNDs in their breeding plumage, and drooled over how beautiful they are. I never imagined that one would turn up only 30 miles up the road!! This was the result of yesterday morning's outing. We had to...

This fellow lead me on quite a chase through some rocky woodland. There were a couple of Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes inn the vicinity and, although I didn't see him being fed, I suspect they were the foster-parents.

The young Reeve as she came strolling towards me. [Thank you for your kind and sympathetic comments on my Wheatear post yesterday] Cropped slightly; 300mm (+ extra teleconverter activated) [870mm equivalent]; ISO320; 1/500th shutter; F/6.3; +0.3 ev

Juvenile Black-bellied Plover from the municipal beach at Port Burwell. October 2011.