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Birds seen in Suffolk II
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Because the bandwidth has been used up on the first thread a new thread for birds in general is being started, this thread will feature the less common birds I see or something a little unusual This Nuthatch I saw filling a hole with mud on a tree in Christchurch Park Ipswich in preparation for secure nes...
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High-dynamic-range imaging (HDRI or HDR) [BIRDS]
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I have been playing around with this programme on some of my photos, if you are not into High-dynamic-range imaging (HDRI or HDR) then please ignore this thread
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The Tit family
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Birds of Prey
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Birds seen in Suffolk III
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Chats and Thrushes
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[URL=http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2420111730035970728WpdYXK][IMG]http://inlinethumb...
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Resting on one leg
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We often see birds resting or even asleep by just standing on one leg, here is a Black Headed Gull doing just that
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Avocets and Stilts
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The logo of the RSPB, this must be one of our most graceful birds, they are always to be seen on the River Alde and at RSPB Minsmere as well as many other places
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Owls
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[URL=http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2710015540035970728UeRVrj][IMG]http://inlinethumb03.webshots.com/44034/2710015540035970728S600x600Q85....
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Cormorants and Shags
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I have never managed a decent shot of a Shag so we will have to do with pix of Cormorants, this one drying its wings at Needham Lake, it was also very approachable where I was able to get within about 4' to get this picture
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Herons/Bitterns/Egrets
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I have only managed a handful of shots of Bitterns flying this one I captured at Lakenheath Fen
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Birds with disabilities/Road kills/In Moult
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I saw this Pheasant around the Visitors Centre Food Tables a few days ago looking the worse for wear, it had a limp and the back of its neck was very scraggy
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Gulls
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Pigeons, Doves & Cuckoos
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The Predators-Cats and Co.!
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[URL=http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2624940760035970728bSlvyw][IMG]http://inlinethumb36.webshots.com/44323/262494076003597...
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Chicks and young birds
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Nine Canada Geese Goslings at Barham Pits near Claydon
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Oystercatchers
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A lovely bird with a bright orange bill and red eyes
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Swans
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In the water a Swan is probably the most graceful of all British Birds, I can watch these birds for hours as I did once at Nayland on the River Stour when a cob brought the pen and six siblings out of the water and for no reason just lunged at me. I now keep my distance............especially watch out for som...
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Starlings
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Robins & Redstarts
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I have no photos of Redstarts but dozens of Robins so here goes
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Blackbird
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Ducks and Drakes
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Introduced Birds into Suffolk
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There are many escapees and other species of birds that have found their way into Suffolk, a pair of these Muscovy Ducks was readily in the wild on the banks of the River Brett at Hadleigh
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Nesting Birds & Boxes
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The Finch Family
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Dunnocks & Sparrows
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Waders
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Birds singing [or Squawking]
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Springtime is a wonderful time to hear birds singing, obviously a Nightingale takes some beating but a Song Thrush or Blackbird certainly comes to close but to me one song stands out like no other and I have only heard this sound once and that was 3 years ago at Lakenheath Fen RSPB. There are only a handfu...
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Hybrids and unusual pigmentation
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Pipits and Wagtails
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Bird Drips, Drops, Splashes and Crashes
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I have caught many a bird on water dropping a drip, here is one such example
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Crows/Rooks/Magpies/Jays/Jackdaws
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A very distinguishable bird like no other in the UK, the Magpie has few friends but lots of enemies as they poach eggs and small birds from their nests, having said that they are quite a colourful bird on close inspection, we get a daily visit from one of these. They learn quickly we have seen them pick up b...
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Geese found in Suffolk
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Sandpipers etc
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Buntings
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I snapped this female Reed Bunting at Dunwich, near to the beach on the dunes just north of Minsmere RSPB Bird Reserve ...
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Plovers and Lapwings
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Lapwing or Peewit the latter name by the sound/call it makes
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Where to spot birds in Suffolk
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[URL=http://pets.webshots.com/photo/22173325000359707...
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Swallows and Martins
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Terns
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The Common Tern at Minsmere RSPB
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'Ringed' Birds
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I know it is necessary for research to find out a birds longevity, weight, where it is found and how old it is etc but I just wonder if these are ever under stress when caught.
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Wrens
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Birds in Flight
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WPDSC_0098 by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/1...
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Grebes
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Little Grebe often found in the pool at Martlesham Creek
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Bath time for the birds
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A Chaffinch enjoying a splash in the pond in the walled garden of Brandon Country Park
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Feeding Time
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Nuthatches
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Saw this Nuthatch collecting mud to 'seal up' a hole in a tree where it was nesting in Christchurch Park in Ipswich, it took a few days to find the nest so more pictures later
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Partridges, Pheasants & Quails
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At Little Livermere last week I spotted this Red Legged Partridge in the piggery
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Cuckoo
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First time we have heard a Cuckoo in three years [then West Stow Country Park and then on Friday at Kyson, Woodbridge] http://youtu.be/duGwuxqmARw
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Garden Birds
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Pheasant not looking too well at Minsmere
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Unidentified Birds
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I have never professed to be an expert at ornithology, I just love our feathered friends and find the theory of flight fascinating and to photograph them too, if anyone has any bird they cannot identify but have photographed them then this is the place to put up your pictures hopefully for others to ide...
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