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

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    The pheasants were out in force today but the males disappeared before I could grab the camera. Two of them, 'the silver' and the 'gold' ones, were happily feeding together.

    This was the other day when one of the normal coloured ones was wanting to know what I was doing.

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    and yesterday the 'silver' one was around quite a lot.

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    This morning there were ten females (two had just gone out of shot)

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      A few 'odds and ends' this morning.:smile:

      Robin with a mouthful.
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      Stock Dove, unlike the Woodie, it has no white patch and a 'kinder' face as well as it's head is in proportion to it's body.
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      The elusive Marsh Tit.
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      Male Reed Bunting.
       
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        he flew off before I could catch a glimpse of him Strongy...:cry3: :cry3: :cry3:
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        He's shy ;)
         
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        An interesting thing has happened since placing my owl in the garden. It could be coincidence but there's not been a sparrow or starling in or around the garden today. There are usually around twenty to thirty sparrows and at times up to a hundred starlings. Could it be they sense it's a genuine bird of prey?
         
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          Mrs Shiney put out a bowl of cous-cous with peas and carrots in it (she'd made a whole load of it for a get-together with some friends and there was some left over) and the robins absolutely loved it! :blue thumb: The female pheasants and the magpies have now found it.
           
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            Don't know what happened there, here he is.
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              A few more 'odds and ends' from today. Brands Bay Poole harbour.:smile:

              One for Sheal, I actually managed to capture an Oystercatcher in flight!!
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              Black Headed Gulls in Summer plumage.
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              1st Winter BH Gull.
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              Greater Black Backed Gull.
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              I saw the pair of them squabbling over a Flounder and took a few shots and this was a lucky one.
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              Herring Gull, this way?
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              or this way?
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                Great shots! :dbgrtmb:
                 
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                  Magnificent slide show this afternoon Strongy...
                  that Oystercatcher shot is superb,
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                    Fantastic pictures Strongy:ThankYou:

                    The robin just got out of the bath...

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                    Blue Tits turn next...

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                    Might as well join you...

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                    Oooo Ellooo...

                    Chaffinch...

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                      Great shots Loli,
                      I love watching them all having a bath. . A bit of underwing Brut then time to get out there and do some strutting,
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                        Thanks for the Oystercatcher Strongy, brilliant shot! :)

                        Strongy and Loli, some really lovely shots you've captured. Love the bedraggled Robin Loli. :dbgrtmb:
                         
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                          Last Wheatear I saw last November was at Baiter, Poole Park, guess where the first one this Spring was!
                          Baiter this morning, the only one, but with so many dogs running loose I'm surprised it landed there!
                          He won't stay long, he will be in a hurry to establish a territory up North somewhere.
                          A nice fresh male.
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                          Accompanied by Meadow Pipits, wondering who the stranger was.
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                            :dancy:...What a beautiful little bird:dbgrtmb:
                             
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