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Birds, Insects & Bats in flight (outdoors) Page 25
Image Taken on 11 Apr 2023
at 12:37 Image of day on 22 May 2023
This Heron flies by at about tree-stop height.
Here 3 moments illustrate the passage.
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Image Taken on 22 Apr 2017
at 16:33 Image of day on 16 Jun 2017
Flying into the wind the Heron makes a flight against a partly blue heavens,
allowing the creation of an accurately positioned montage at about 7fps.
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Image Taken on 30 Nov 2017
at 12:21 Image of day on 04 Jan 2018
A Couple of hours later probably the same Heron made a fly-over.
This is about 1 second of flight before it disappeared over the house,
changing course a bit with the head not turning with the body.
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Image Taken on 29 Mar 2013
at 13:02 Image of day on 06 May 2013
The late start to the season has the farmer out harrowing, seed sowing and rolling
in an intense week of ground disturbance. This heron also liked the opportunity for
some easy to catch protein from the freshly turned soil, and didn't
seem the least bit fazed by being surrounded by black-headed gulls.
No sign of any Frogs or Newts for us at all this year, and the Herons have not
had their usual feast. Ponds have been frozen for just about every night
for many weeks.
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Ref: 20130506_a77_20130329_1302_153 heron hunting freshly harrowed soil among flock of black-headed gulls (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Jan 2019
at 13:00 Image of day on 17 Feb 2019
This Grey Heron flies by us while making it's way to hunt in
a Winter Wheat crop some 300m away.
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Image Taken on 05 Oct 2013
at 16:08 Image of day on 05 Dec 2013
This juvenile Heron (no yellow upper beak or crest) made a flyover
in gentle sunlight.
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Image Taken on 07 Jul 2008
at 17:41 Image of day on 19 Jul 2008
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Image Taken on 20 Jan 2019
at 13:00 Image of day on 17 Feb 2019
This Grey Heron flies by us while making it's way to hunt in
a Winter Wheat crop some 300m away.
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Ref: 20190217_df3_20190120_1300_255-258+1301_287 heron in flight & hunting in crop @ 7fps 1-4 of 7 + still (accurate montage 1-4)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 02 Mar 2009
at 08:55 Image of day on 21 Mar 2009
First close flyover of a heron this year, so we have montaged 2
images less than a second apart to celebrate. Not that the frogs
and newts will be pleased when he/she spots them in the pond.
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Ref: 20090321_db1_20090302_0855_054+059 heron in flight (montage left to right)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Oct 2011
at 16:36 Image of day on 06 Dec 2011
From the house we have seen 2 herons visiting our patch, but
this adult came flying along our East boundary, saw us outside
and promptly turned away to fly over the centre of our patch.
This single frame of the 12 we kept seemed to catch the light
'just right'.
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Ref: 20111206_df1_20111025_1636_255 heron in flight 06 of 12 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Jun 2014
at 15:29 Image of day on 17 Aug 2014
The first frame of the Heron flying over as a more detailed view.
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Image Taken on 07 Mar 2024
at 13:03 Image of day on 05 Apr 2024
Herons have become only occasional sightings since we lost all our amphibians
(whatever the cause) that they used to hunt. This is an accurate montage at
about 7 frames per second accurately aligned using the blurred tree branches
in the foreground.
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Ref: 20240405_df3_20240307_1303_010-012 heron in flight 1-3 of 3 (accurate montage @7fps)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Mar 2016
at 15:29 Image of day on 29 Apr 2016
This Heron was flying low over the arable farm land so we could
build these accurate montages. Bird spacings vary according to the
wind direction.
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Ref: 20160429_df3_20160325_1529_383-386 heron in flight 1-4 of 4 (accurate montage @7fps)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 05 Oct 2013
at 16:08 Image of day on 05 Dec 2013
This juvenile Heron (no yellow upper beak or crest) made a flyover
in gentle sunlight.
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Ref: 20131205_a77_20131005_1608_103 heron in flight 6 of 6 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Jan 2019
at 13:00 Image of day on 17 Feb 2019
This Grey Heron flies by us while making it's way to hunt in
a Winter Wheat crop some 300m away.
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Ref: 20190217_df3_20190120_1300_197-200 heron in flight @ 7fps 01-04 of 23 (accurate montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Jan 2019
at 13:00 Image of day on 17 Feb 2019
This Grey Heron flies by us while making it's way to hunt in
a Winter Wheat crop some 300m away.
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Ref: 20190217_df3_20190120_1300_205-207 heron in flight @ 7fps 09-11 of 23 (accurate montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 03 May 2014
at 07:53 Image of day on 01 Jul 2014
Grey Herons have made a number of reasonably close fly-bys lately in
their majestic style.
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Image Taken on 26 Nov 2017
at 10:34 Image of day on 02 Jan 2018
Exiting the house caught this lovely juvenile Heron flying in to
land at the main pond. The bird saw us and aborted his glide path
in favour of a powered 'escape'. This montage (stretched maybe
30% but maintaining the angle) gives you an idea of the action at
about 2 wing flaps per second.
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Ref: 20180102_df3_20171126_1034_060-063 heron in flight aborting approach to main pond 01-04 of 27 (slightly stretched montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Nov 2017
at 10:34 Image of day on 02 Jan 2018
Heron climbing overhead
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Image Taken on 26 Nov 2017
at 10:34 Image of day on 02 Jan 2018
Heron climbing overhead
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Ref: 20180102_df3_20171126_1034_072 heron in flight aborting approach to main pond 13 of 27 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
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