What's Buzzing or Flying near you today... 2015

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  1. Spruce

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    silly Owl ;)
     
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      Winter Waders this morning at Holes Bay (Poole Harbour). Although the tide was out there was some water in one of the channels so some birds were nearer than I expected and after a wait this solitary Spoonbill came towards me as it fed, accompanied at first by an Egret.
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      Curlew (for Jenny:smile: )
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      Common Redshank.
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      Spotted Redshank, larger and longer legs and eye stripe.
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      I almost missed this little Common Sandpiper, normally in Africa but this one obviously likes our Winter.
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        Thank you for the photo shoot today Strongy - especially my Curlew...:wub2:
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            An unusual shot there Woo. :dbgrtmb:
             
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              Thank you Sheal I'm thinking about moving to Strongyland;):smile:
               
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                king1 (800x686).jpg Kingfisher (660x800).jpg
                 
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                    Good evening Yvonne what a beautiful subject and a classic photo:smile:
                     
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                      nice shot, i've got a Kingfisher as well, but i can't get a picture but i'm watching all the time to try and get a picture, i know where he/she sits but as you go to take a pic he/she flys off :mad:
                       
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                      Thanks guys, it was a special moment, I've never been that close in all my life. I think he was seriously hungry, he was not moving a muscle, for over an hour, just watching the water surface like a hawk. Must be a really hard time of year for these beauties, particularly when water freezes over.
                       
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                        Lovely shot Yvonne. :) I think we all love to see a Kingfisher, a rare occurrence and they're such pretty birds.
                         
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                        The Dam Busters :-)
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