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Image Taken on 18 Jan 2023
at 13:09 Image of day on 12 Feb 2023
Both the Jackdaw (smaller bird) and the Rook seem to have been intending
to land on the Meadow post. Size wins!
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Ref: 20230212_d01_20230118_1309_088+089_fb6 rook lands on meadow post as jackdaw aborts own landing (montage over 400ms)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 05 Sep 2011
at 06:54 Image of day on 24 Oct 2011
Whenever the wind is strong the rooks and other corvids can be seen
obviously playing or showing off in the updrafts over the fields,
and here at the top of the local Lombardy Poplar tree.
The top bare twig isn't really stiff enough for
their weight but that doesn't stop them trying to land on it.
Here we think the bird was using the beak as an extra grip.
Despite several tries it never got a stable perch.
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Ref: 20111024_df1_20110905_0654_318 rook repeatedly landing & leaving thin twig at top of lombardy poplar in strong wind (crop)(r+mb id@432).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Jan 2015
at 14:15 Image of day on 16 Feb 2015
Oh dear - we think Rooks look delightful.
That's what living with them for 25 years does to the brain!
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Ref: 20150216_e64_20150103_1415_180_fb2 rook scattering water droplets on landing(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Aug 2021
at 12:33 Image of day on 12 Sep 2021
Exit from the house startled the female Kestrel, and it was soon threatening a Rook.
But by the time the camera had found the action the tables had turned on the Kestrel,
now being 'seen off' by the Rook.
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Ref: 20210912_df3_20210803_1233_009-012 rook threatening kestrel female in flight 1-4 of 4 (impression montage @7fps)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Feb 2020
at 13:31 Image of day on 21 Mar 2020
2 Rooks fly in together to see what the departing humans have left.
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Ref: 20200321_bu6_20200226_1331_073_sc2 2 rooks landing in orchard(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Jun 2019
at 12:52 Image of day on 15 Aug 2019
The unexpected re-appearance of this 'antique' rose complete with a
'Marmalade' Hover-fly. Many modern roses are useless to the wildlife,
but this old cultivar obviously has lots of goodies on offer.
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Ref: 20190815_d72_20190630_1252_014 rose cultivar with marmalade hover-fly (crop 1)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Jun 2019
at 12:52 Image of day on 15 Aug 2019
Detail from the above ...
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Ref: 20190815_d72_20190630_1252_014 rose cultivar with marmalade hover-fly (crop 2)(r+mb id@768).jpg
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 Taken on 02 Jun 2024
at 07:09 Image of day on 25 Jun 2024
A surprise was seeing this short-tail Field Vole inside this peanut feeder.
While we watched the vole circled around the central column at least twice while
obviously looking for the easiest nut to pull through the mesh.
4 days saw later a repeat performance (not shown), so this may be
a daily visit we only sometimes notice.
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Ref: 20240625_d5c_20240602_0709_004 short-tailed field vole several minutes circling to nibble peanuts in bird feeder 1 of 3 (crop)(r+mb id@768).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
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