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Birds, Insects & Bats in flight (outdoors) Page 46
Image Taken on 23 Aug 2017
at 13:39 Image of day on 09 Oct 2017
Rough-legged Buzzards are said to be able to hover, and this one was certainly
flying very slowly - the image separation is about doubled from 7 fps. The 'Rough
Legged' term comes from the legs being covered in feathers almost down to the Talons.
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Ref: 20171009_df3_20170823_1339_001-003 rough-legged buzzard juvenile in flight 1-3 of 3 (horizontally spread montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Feb 2009
at 14:56 Image of day on 05 Mar 2009
A chance flyover of a shag right over the house.
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Ref: 20090305_db1_20090210_1456_189 shag in flight (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 09 Nov 2008
at 08:39 Image of day on 24 Nov 2008
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Image Taken on 09 Nov 2008
at 08:39 Image of day on 24 Nov 2008
A tramp across the adjacent field startled this Short-eared owl in
the grass perhaps 50m ahead. A new sighting for us here.
Apparently they are often seen in daylight. It flew about for a
minute or two before departing.
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Ref: 20081124_dc1_20081109_0839_036 short-eared owl in flight of grass (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 13 Aug 2005
After a few years break skeins of Geese are again flying over the
plot.
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Ref: 20050813_p20_1030009 skein of (prob greylag) geese 2005aug02_06-08-26(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Apr 2015
at 10:54 Image of day on 06 Jun 2015
Skylark rising - 3 frames at 7 fps shows the little guy climbing
into the blue. There seem to be several pairs in the crop to our
east.
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Ref: 20150606_df3_20150416_1054_041-043 skylark climbing in flight 1-3 of 3 (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 16 May 2012
at 17:42 Image of day on 08 Jun 2012
This singing Skylark montage contains 10 sequential images all taken in just
over a second and laid in two rows starting top left
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Ref: 20120608_df1_20120516_1742_141-150 skylark hovering and singing 01-10 of 10 (left to right spread @ 7fps montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Jun 2008
at 16:29 Image of day on 30 Jun 2008
This joyous little creature flew for us 4 times at various
distances and lighting. Here are a couple of the best images we got.
This is the bird that normally hovers like a speck in the sky -
we were lucky to get this one hovering low down.
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Ref: 20080630_dc1_20080617_1629_434 skylark in flight (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 07 Jun 2008
at 07:21 Image of day on 11 Jun 2008
This is a montage of a single skylark ascending, images a second or two apart.
This is the first time we remember getting a skylark image that is more
than a speck in the sky.
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Ref: 20080611_dc1_20080607_0721_004&010 skylark in flight (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Apr 2017
at 08:10 Image of day on 03 Jun 2017
Here are 3 sequential images at about 7 fps of a skylark rising into the sky.
We have shrunk the gaps between the bird images so that you can see some detail.
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Ref: 20170603_df3_20170416_0810_325-327 skylark in flight 09-11 of 12 (close spaced montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Mar 2017
at 12:51 Image of day on 09 May 2017
The arrival of Arable farming brings it's own set of disappointments,
but for us a great plus in an explosion of the number of Skylarks.
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Ref: 20170509_df3_20170326_1251_027+028 skylark in flight 1+2 of 2 (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Mar 2014
at 09:58 Image of day on 24 Apr 2014
A Skylark ascending, but with no points of reference we can't get
the spacing accurate. But the bird is gorgeous!
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Ref: 20140424_df2_20140316_0958_381-383 skylark in flight 1-3 of 4 (arbitrary montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 31 Mar 2017
at 13:32 Image of day on 18 May 2017
The male Skylarks have been putting on an enjoyable show.
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Ref: 20170518_df3_20170331_1332_123-125 skylark in flight 1-3 of 6 (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Mar 2017
at 12:51 Image of day on 09 May 2017
The arrival of Arable farming brings it's own set of disappointments,
but for us a great plus in an explosion of the number of Skylarks.
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Ref: 20170509_df3_20170326_1251_089-092 skylark in flight 1-4 of 4 (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Mar 2017
at 13:01 Image of day on 09 May 2017
This Skylark started a traverse before gaining much height, singing all the way.
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Ref: 20170509_df3_20170326_1301_123-126 skylark in flight 1-4 of 4 (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 13 Apr 2017
at 07:13 Image of day on 31 May 2017
The sweet sound of Skylarks help you find them in the sky as
they rise up to defend their territory with music.
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Ref: 20170531_df3_20170413_0713_128-132 skylark in flight 1-5 of 5 (close spaceed montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Mar 2017
at 13:04 Image of day on 09 May 2017
This is an accurate montage of a Skylark flight over a bit over 1 second.
The turning of head, slowing down and dropping at the end seems to be genuine.
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Ref: 20170509_df3_20170326_1304_143-150 skylark in flight 1-8 of 8 (accurate montage @ 7fps)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Apr 2017
at 08:14 Image of day on 03 Jun 2017
Birds don't make facial expressions, but we can only see 'Joy' in this Skylark.
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Ref: 20170603_df3_20170416_0814_336 skylark in flight 3 of 3 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 31 Mar 2017
at 13:33 Image of day on 18 May 2017
This is a fairly accurate montage of this Skylark initially dropping down and then using the
speed gained to climb up again.
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Ref: 20170518_df3_20170331_1333_136-145 skylark in flight against clouds 01-10 of 10 (aprox montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 31 Mar 2017
at 13:33 Image of day on 18 May 2017
The male Skylarks have been putting on an enjoyable show.
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Ref: 20170518_df3_20170331_1333_130-135 skylark in flight approaching clouds 1-6 of 6 (montage slightly stretched)(r+mb id@768).jpg
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