Wednesday, 15 April 2026

20260425 Ring Ouzel, Kelling Heath

 

20260415 Ring ouzel
With the resident.
+0.7 EV not necessary here. 1680mm. 1/500th sec too slow as slight motion blur on Ouzel.


20260415 Ring Ouzel
The pull shot.



20260415 Ring Ouzel
Adult female? Streaked throat and not jet black around head...

20260415 Ring Ouzel
Processed without interpolation...


Thursday, 2 April 2026

20260402 Black Redstart, Holt Allotments

 

20260402 Black Redstart
Ad female swallow grub whole.
 Birds arrived along the coast today over the last few days.

20260402 Black Redstart
Hue added just enough for rump and tail.

20260331 Jackdaw
Pair nest building, Stiffkey.
1200mm, no telecon. on a very dull day but surprisingly buoyant.



Thursday, 26 March 2026

20260326 Twite & Grey Heron, Cley Marshes

 

20260326 Twite
12 in Arnold's scrub and onto fence.
Twittering heard way off. 

20260326 Twite
Evening rim light.

20260326 Twite
Males pink rumps.

20260326 Twite

20260326 Twite
Extreme crop.
Mustard yellow chin and throat.


20260326 Grey Heron
8 birds in Serpentine Stand on this windy morn.

20260326 Grey Heron


Saturday, 21 March 2026

20260321 Hen Harrier & Short-eared Owl, Blakeney Spit

 


20260321 Cley Marshes
Misty early morn.
9-18mm at 36mm equiv, F7.1

20260321 Cley Marshes
Greyscale has it...?

20260321 Short-eared Owl
Over Blakeney Eye in murky light.
656mm, 1/2500th sec, F8.

20260321 Hen Harrier
Male hunting along shingle ridge.
Bird turned as not quick enough to drop to ground, and first focus missed here....
due to heat haze even at F11.
Note MC-14 at 1680mm as sun had got up.

20260321 Short-eared Owl
Massive crop.

20260321 Hen Harrier
Left wing on view in this shot...adds dimension to the image cf above.