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Birds, Insects & Bats in flight (outdoors) Page 55
Image Taken on 08 Dec 2017
at 12:29 Image of day on 15 Jan 2018
As good an image of the Red Kite as we got at full resolution as
it eat it's prey (looks like a pigeon) on the wing.
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Ref: 20180115_df3_20171208_1229_025 red kite with bird prey in talons eating in flight 04 of 16 (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Dec 2017
at 12:31 Image of day on 15 Jan 2018
Still with the prize in it's talons, the Red Kite landed in a distant tree at the
brook where it continued to devour the remains.
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Ref: 20180115_df3_20171208_1231_088+091+097 red kite with bird prey in talons landing in tree and feeding 01+04+10 of 11 (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Sep 2018
at 10:05 Image of day on 25 Oct 2018
Not in this Red Kite's finest appearance, but a stunning moment circling overhead.
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Ref: 20181025_df3_20180901_1005_010 red kite with moulting feathers flying overhead(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Sep 2018
at 10:05 Image of day on 25 Oct 2018
After flying overhead, the Red Kite flies off.
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Ref: 20181025_df3_20180901_1005_025-027 red kite with moulting feathers in flight @7fps (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Aug 2018
at 00:57 Image of day on 06 Oct 2018
This is a Red Underwing Moth flying over the ground, complete with shadow to
lower right. We have no record of seeing this moth since 2011, and very few
images of any of the 'Underwing' moths in flight - they are reluctant to fly in
our 'flight tunnel' though we did manage a few pics in 2009 to 2011.
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Ref: 20181006_e64_20180815_0057_110_fb2 red underwing moth in flight low over ground in woodland (crop 1)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 29 May 2015
at 15:06 Image of day on 01 Aug 2015
Looking over the farm hedge this Red-Legged partridge was
startled into flight. This first image caught the bird flying
over the untidy 'turning' area of the farm road which is loose tarmac lumps.
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Ref: 20150801_df3_20150529_1506_053 red-legged partridge flying over grass and landing on farm road 01 of 11 (crop 2)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 29 May 2015
at 15:06 Image of day on 01 Aug 2015
The short flight and rather clumsy landing as one sequence. The
hazy green sections are overgrowth from the hedge that the low
angle and being only part way up the mound resulted in. This also
confused the camera's continuous auto-focus into making the
images rather irregular as it tried to make sense of the focus
point information. The stuttering final stop is genuine.
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Ref: 20150801_df3_20150529_1506_066-073 red-legged partridge flying over grass and landing on farm road 03-10 of 11 (accurate montage variable rate about 5 fps)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 29 May 2015
at 15:06 Image of day on 01 Aug 2015
'Plucked' (sorry) from the montage is a better view of the landing, a sort of
bounce along affair that is shown accurately here. Landing on the
hard concrete is not the Red-Legged partridge best landing surface.
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Ref: 20150801_df3_20150529_1506_070-073 red-legged partridge flying over grass and landing on farm road 07-10 of 11 (accurate montage variable rate about 5 fps)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image of day on 09 Feb 2006
Our sole remaining local farmer has taken up digital photography
and kindly let us have this image he captured of a Ringed Plover
flock wheeling through the evening gloom over his farm.
We saw the flock in the distance but couldn't even identify them.
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Ref: 20060209_imgp1593 ringed plover flock (from jem) (processed)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 04 Apr 2014
at 19:44 Image of day on 02 Jun 2014
Robin and Dunnock disputing the right to occupy the site!
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Ref: 20140602_e63_20140404_1944_060_fb1 robin & dunnock in flight skirmish (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Nov 2007
at 17:29 Image of day on 29 Dec 2007
Although probably a line-of-site effect, this juxtaposition
of Fieldmouse (Wood Mouse) and Robin has a certain drama.
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Ref: 20071229_d3b_20071125_1729_116 fb1 robin & fieldmouse (wood mouse) in flight(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 19 Feb 2018
at 15:28 Image of day on 26 Mar 2018
Peaceful co-existence - for a few months of breeding season anyway
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Ref: 20180326_e63_20180219_1528_097_fb1 robin (right) landing by another(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 18 Jan 2022
at 13:41 Image of day on 18 Feb 2022
It seems a long time since seeing a sharp photo of an in-flight skirmish.
Here a Robin (left) and Great Tit think it worth a little conflict to take
control of the food on offer.
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Ref: 20220218_e63_20220118_1341_116_fb1 robin + great tit in flight skirmish (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 29 Jul 2017
at 18:28 Image of day on 13 Sep 2017
A Robin on the ground threatens another flying over, while ignoring the
female Chaffinches on either side.
Robins look lovely but are aggressive little birds.
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Ref: 20170913_e63_20170729_1828_283_fb1 robin adult on ground threatening juvenile overhead with 2 chaffinches(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 06 Nov 2023
at 13:29 Image of day on 11 Dec 2023
The Great Tit (bottom left) is barely landing and already the Robin
is launching a territorial attack
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Ref: 20231211_e63_20231106_1329_041_fb1 robin aerial attack on just landing great tit(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Nov 2008
at 15:35 Image of day on 18 Dec 2008
As the robin takes off some corn grains and a fallen leaf go
flying as well.
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Ref: 20081218_d3a_20081126_1535_038 fb2 robin after take-off with wing blown debris(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Oct 2017
at 10:20 Image of day on 30 Nov 2017
Not quite crossing in mid-air, this Robin and Dunnock apparently about to collide
makes a fun visual image. The shadows in the original image indicate that the
Dunnock is about a third of a metre (1 foot) in front of the Robin.
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Ref: 20171130_e62_20171022_1020_230_fb5 robin and dunnock crossing in flight (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Apr 2012
at 06:50 Image of day on 14 May 2012
A couple of days later at the other ground-level camera a Robin
and Dunnock having a serious go at each other.
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Ref: 20120514_d5c_20120417_0650_049_fb2 robin and dunnock fighting in flight (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 23 Apr 2012
at 18:22 Image of day on 22 May 2012
Some sort of skirmish has left the Great Tit nearly upside down.
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Ref: 20120522_d35_20120423_1822_038_fb4 robin and great tit in flight skirmish (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Jun 2015
at 19:19 Image of day on 18 Aug 2015
Ouch!
Robin are very territorial, and this one is having a go at the
poor innocent juvenile Bluetit who happened to be in the wrong
place at the wrong time! The original full frame needed selective
sharpening to make the action clear, but it is a single moment as seen here.
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Ref: 20150818_e63_20150617_1919_126_fb1 robin attacking bluetit youngster in flight (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
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