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  1. The favourites with friends

    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...
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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
  2. A woodie treat

    A woodie treat

    It's not often I get two Great Spotted Woodpeckers in the picture, I think the female is a bit of a bully and he disappears as soon as he thinks she's around. If he doesn't get the message straight off she's at him and there's a bit of a chase round the trees!! They were a bit more comfortable...
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    • 2023 august blairgowrie dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. Cock Fighting

    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...
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    • 2023 angus balintore common pheasant nikon coolpix p900 october phasianus colchicus saturday fun scotland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Mother love

    Mother love

    Moving along this lake a little, the water became more open and there at the edge of the reeds was a female Musk Duck with her duckling. This is a rather unusual species, the male looking really rather odd... you'll see him later. My first Lifer of the day and was just most unexpected.
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    • 2019 albany australia biziura lobata female and duckling musk duck nikon coolpix p900 november seppings pond western australia
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Wish all ducks were so easy

    Wish all ducks were so easy

    Now onto ducks and a Pacific Black Duck. I did find them rather attractive and so easy to identify. Nothing else looks anything like them, though I guess female Mallard are the closest. The males and females are virtually the same, though the male is usually larger. Sorry I was missing in...
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    • 2019 albany anas superciliosa australia lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november pacific black duck western australia
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Not quite a home bird

    Not quite a home bird

    At Lake Seppings was this Eurasian Coot, would have made me feel right at home, except this is the Australian subspecies LOL. Think they look good wherever they are - shame he's got his remarkable feet hidden from view. Sorry I've not been around too much, I was a finger-breadth away from...
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    • 2019 albany australia eurasian coot fulica atra australis lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. The complex ones

    The complex ones

    We'd now got round the bay and stopped at Steppings Pond. Which seems to hold quite a number of species, and plenty of them too. Here's some Maned Duck, taking absolutely no notice of us, enjoying the taste of fresh grass. Yes, very complex. They can't decide if they ducks or geese, for...
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    • 2019 albany australia chenonetta jubata maned duck nikon coolpix p900 november seppings pond western australia
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Coalie

    Coalie

    How strange.... I did a look back through my Gallery and I don't seem to have shown you a picture of a Coal Tit yet from the Mause Feeders. So not before time I give you this... how could I have over-looked them for so long - those feeders have now been up a year!!
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    • 2023 blairgowrie coal tit mause nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland september
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. Making Hay

    Making Hay

    After lunch we were off on another adventure for me. Working our way round the bay we had an unscheduled stop when we spotted some Straw-necked Ibis at the far side of a hay meadow, in two biggish groups. A real treat for me as so far I'd really only seen singles or couples.
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    • 2019 albany australia nikon coolpix p900 november straw-necked ibis threskiornis spinicollis western australia
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. A dark lump

    A dark lump

    I'm not sure whether it was Alex or June who spotted a dark lump on the beach. I had a look through my bins but still not able to work it out. I had to pile a load of paviours so I could gain a bit of height to peer over the fence. I wasn't until I got a fully zoomed in image that we could see...
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    • 2019 albany australia haliastur sphenurus little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia whistling kite
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Friendly

    Friendly

    This was a rather friendly Australian Magpie, who used to come in on occasion and entertain June, who fed him in payment LOL. It was the only one she fed. This is one of the two the white-backed subspecies; I believe this one has more white than the other, but don't quote me on that LOL as I've...
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie dorsalis gymnorhina tibicen gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Picking flowers

    Picking flowers

    Walking back home, both sides of the road are very wide grass verges in front of the houses. Enjoying himself in the long grass and pretty pink flowers, was a very colourful Western Rosella. These pretty parrots are endemic to the Albany area of Australia. Just think, if I'd not gone to visit...
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    • 2019 albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 november platycercus icterotis western australia western rosella
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Who's a pretty boy then?

    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.
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    • 2023 blairgowrie common pheasant mause nikon coolpix p900 october perthshire phasianus colchicus scotland
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. Not impressed

    Not impressed

    A Mute Swan was play-acting beside a couple of mates... but they don't seem to be enjoying the fun as much as he was. A rather distant view at Kinnordy in September. Saturday Fun
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    • 2023 angus cygnus olor kinnordy rspb reserve kirriemuir mute swan nikon coolpix p900 saturday fun scotland september
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  15. Returnee

    Returnee

    This Australian Pelican appeared from somewhere and flew over the mud to join some pals.
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    • 2019 albany australia australian pelican flight little grove nikon coolpix p900 november pelecanus conspicillatus western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Grey in the mud = lack of contrast

    Grey in the mud = lack of contrast

    Which means my camera, anyway, struggles to focus properly. There were a few Common Greenshank out there. Thinking back, I wouldn't be surprised if I saw more of them in Australia than I've seen here!
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    • 2019 albany australia common greenshank little grove nikon coolpix p900 november tringa nebularia western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Pale face

    Pale face

    So we got down to the hide and the first bird I spotted was a White-faced Heron out on the mud,
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    • 2019 albany australia egretta novaehollandiae little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia white-faced heron
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Garden visitor

    Garden visitor

    On our way down to the beach the next morning with June, we often peered into other people's gardens to see what was visiting them and in one we spotted this Australian Ibis.
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ibis little grove nikon coolpix p900 november threskiornis molucca western australia
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Is he about to doze off?

    Is he about to doze off?

    Sitting so nicely, I just couldn't resist a real close-up, zooming right in on this Australian Ringneck's head. Just for practise mind LOL, but I thought you might like to see it.
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ringneck barnardius zonarius barnardius zonarius semitorquatus little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Newly independent

    Newly independent

    Up at the Mause feeders in the middle of August, I found this juvenile European Robin. Doesn't seem too far off from showing his more adult plumage, does he. What a cutie he is.
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    • 2023 august blairgowrie erithacus rubecola european robin european robin juvenile mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. A nice reminder..

    A nice reminder..

    On the fence behind the car, so rather difficult to get at, was a sweet wee juvenile Northern Wheatear, still with a bit of a fluffy look. I thought I'd post this as a rather nice reminder of warmer summer days, which seem to be so far behind us and such a long way off into the future! It's 10...
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    • 2023 august blairgowrie drimmie nikon coolpix p900 northern wheatear oenanthe oenanthe perthshire saturday fun scotland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  22. Parliament's in Session

    Parliament's in Session

    Red-capped Parrot
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    • 2019 albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 november purpureicephalus spurius red-capped parrot western australia
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. A Joke?

    A Joke?

    There were a couple of Laughing Doves (presumably a pair) - I only just noticed this one as he walked out from that deep shadow behind him.
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    • 2019 albany australia laughing dove little grove nikon coolpix p900 november streptopelia senegalensis western australia
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Another large parrot

    Another large parrot

    Or the Australian Ringneck, this is the local one, known as The Twenty-eight. Still waiting to be split, I think. But I'm not holding my breath LOL So many parrot species in one small garden!
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ringneck australian ringneck the twenty-eight barnardius zonarius semitorquatus little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. We have lift off!

    We have lift off!

    There was a large water bowl in the middle of the lawn and at one point it got surround by Red-capped Parrots. There was also much coming and going and I just manage to catch this male leaving the party!
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    • 2023 albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 november purpureicephalus spurius red-capped parrot red-capped parrot flight western australia
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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