forthbirder
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In no particular order, as I loved all these moments equally
1.Early morning trip to the Delta area of Murchison Falls National Park Uganda. Saddle billed stork, Goliath heron, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Red throated and Northern Carmine Bee Eaters,, Batleaur Eagle, Martial Eagle, Denhams Bustard, and best of all, African Skimmer skimming right in front of me.
2. A very very foggy day on Aurthur's Seat in Edinburgh, visibility about ten yards, and dozens of Swifts coming in and out of the fog to swoop right past me. Kind of spooky and magical.
3.A day trip to the Isle Of May in The Forth in Scotland. Perfect weather and masses of birds. Nesting Eider, Razorbill, Fulmar close enough to touch, Puffins everywhere, seals offshore, being attacked by the terns as you got off the boat to land, and masses of plunge diving gannets offshore.
4.A dawn walk in Rothiemurchus that got me my first Crested Tits, Crossbills, flyover Capercaillie, and Red Squirrels.
5. Sunset at Gretna with about a million starlings putting on an incredible show before they went to roost.
6. Watching a male and female Golden eagle mirror each other's flight perfectly during a display flight.
7.Goa, flight arrived about 4 am but couldn't sleep for the excitement so just stayed up and glad I did. Orioles, bee eaters, kingfishers, egrets, kites, sunbirds, woodpeckers, parrots, shrikes, and much more.
8. Being inches away from Velvet Purple Coronets at Mindo Loma in Ecuador.
9.As a young boy, my grandfather took me on a walk along the shore near Edinburgh and we spent the morning watching Arctic Skuas chasing terns.
10. As an even younger boy watching the courtship of Great Crested Grebes on Linlithgow Loch. That was the moment that got me hooked and thirty years later I'm still hooked.
1.Early morning trip to the Delta area of Murchison Falls National Park Uganda. Saddle billed stork, Goliath heron, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Red throated and Northern Carmine Bee Eaters,, Batleaur Eagle, Martial Eagle, Denhams Bustard, and best of all, African Skimmer skimming right in front of me.
2. A very very foggy day on Aurthur's Seat in Edinburgh, visibility about ten yards, and dozens of Swifts coming in and out of the fog to swoop right past me. Kind of spooky and magical.
3.A day trip to the Isle Of May in The Forth in Scotland. Perfect weather and masses of birds. Nesting Eider, Razorbill, Fulmar close enough to touch, Puffins everywhere, seals offshore, being attacked by the terns as you got off the boat to land, and masses of plunge diving gannets offshore.
4.A dawn walk in Rothiemurchus that got me my first Crested Tits, Crossbills, flyover Capercaillie, and Red Squirrels.
5. Sunset at Gretna with about a million starlings putting on an incredible show before they went to roost.
6. Watching a male and female Golden eagle mirror each other's flight perfectly during a display flight.
7.Goa, flight arrived about 4 am but couldn't sleep for the excitement so just stayed up and glad I did. Orioles, bee eaters, kingfishers, egrets, kites, sunbirds, woodpeckers, parrots, shrikes, and much more.
8. Being inches away from Velvet Purple Coronets at Mindo Loma in Ecuador.
9.As a young boy, my grandfather took me on a walk along the shore near Edinburgh and we spent the morning watching Arctic Skuas chasing terns.
10. As an even younger boy watching the courtship of Great Crested Grebes on Linlithgow Loch. That was the moment that got me hooked and thirty years later I'm still hooked.