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Birds, Insects & Bats in flight (outdoors) Page 29
Image Taken on 28 Aug 2011
at 18:15 Image of day on 20 Oct 2011
There is a family of 4 Buzzard in a copse 600m to our East. The
young birds seem to be given sparring lessons by the parents.
Here the bird below was hovering in a strong wind blowing from
the left and had a passing skirmish with the bird flying above.
The bottom bird held its position relative to the trees, so we
have spread out the montage to the left. All in half a second!
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Image of day on 17 Jul 2007
For a few seconds a Buzzard turned into the wind and hovered
keeping position as impressively as a kestrel.
This sequence of 7 images plays in approximately real-time.
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Image Taken on 30 Apr 2016
at 07:26 Image of day on 04 Jun 2016
A Jackdaw flew across our path carrying a wad of soft brown material in the beak.
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Image Taken on 30 Apr 2016
at 07:26 Image of day on 04 Jun 2016
The Jackdaw unexpectedly landed on an 11kV power line right in
front of us and we could see that the load was probably animal
hair to provide comforts to the nest, wherever it might be.
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Image Taken on 20 Apr 2011
at 11:26 Image of day on 16 May 2011
An unusually aggressive looking Jackdaw lands on the perch
looking ready for a fight with anything.
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Image Taken on 26 Nov 2020
at 14:51 Image of day on 04 Jan 2021
In recent years Jackdaws have mostly disappeared in the summer months, returning for the Winter.
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Image Taken on 13 Apr 2023
at 07:33 Image of day on 21 May 2023
A Jackdaw making a head-on landing on the Meadow Post.
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Image Taken on 11 Jun 2014
at 09:53 Image of day on 18 Aug 2014
This Jackdaw is particularly aggressive / confident / stupid / Testosterone driven
(you choose!) and launches itself at anything in its way including the
normally dominant Grey Squirrels.
Here the Jackdaw is trying to chase away a juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker
who may have wished it had launched half a second earlier!
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Image Taken on 24 May 2014
at 15:15 Image of day on 03 Aug 2014
"Boo!"
Before we actually saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker we imagined
from the name and noise they make that they would be a much bigger
bird. Here you can see the size relative to the much larger Jackdaw.
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Image Taken on 09 May 2014
at 20:08 Image of day on 05 Jul 2014
Enjoy the spread tail as the Jackdaw finished aerobraking to
land on the perch.
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Image Taken on 04 Nov 2012
at 15:29 Image of day on 09 Dec 2012
We get so used to the plethora of Jackdaws and Rooks here that you can
forget what magnificent creatures they are up close.
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Image Taken on 16 Dec 2015
at 14:12 Image of day on 22 Jan 2016
This Jackdaw look particularly villainous as it lands head-on to camera
with almost perfect symmetry.
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Image Taken on 16 Dec 2015
at 11:10 Image of day on 22 Jan 2016
Is this Jackdaw directing the traffic?
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Image Taken on 27 Sep 2024
at 09:12 Image of day on 09 Nov 2024
Jays are far from 'common sightings' but our normal 1 or 2 pics a year
is this year replaced by 'several' at various sites.
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Image Taken on 04 Oct 2022
at 11:40 Image of day on 09 Nov 2022
These two pics taken half a second apart - the Jay probably lands a little too upright,
and instead of falling forward did a little jump to gain balance.
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Image Taken on 09 Oct 2008
at 09:44 Image of day on 25 Oct 2008
We are normally pleased to see just one jay fleeing from us, but
here 3 flew by some 10's of metres away. The one on the left was
not quite so well aligned, so we couldn't resist tweaking his
position.
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Image of day on 21 Oct 2010
We have often wondered what happens when the Kestrel and
Sparrowhawk happen along together. Well it turns out to be an
extended fight - here are 8 time ordered pairs in a chaotic
montage, moving from dark blue sky overhead to pale haze lower
down but further away. All these are at the same scale.
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Image Taken on 20 Sep 2015
at 12:49 Image of day on 21 Nov 2015
After several attempt this Jackdaw finally sees off the Kestrel.
We notice the Kestrel's claw lowering in the last 2 frames, but have
no idea why.
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Image Taken on 02 Oct 2009
at 10:42 Image of day on 04 Nov 2009
But the TOP view of the blonde bird is much more striking than the bottom.
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Image Taken on 24 Dec 2020
at 10:48 Image of day on 25 Jan 2021
The female Kestrel decides to make a landing on a conifer twig, but for whatever
reason has difficulty getting balance after touchdown.
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