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Birds - Herons, Egret & Snipe Page 4
Image Taken on 11 Feb 2012
at 13:34 Image of day on 08 Mar 2012
The birds finally departed together, but never close for a
satisfactory 'two bird in flight' image. So here is a montage of
one of them approximately correctly spaced, the rightmost pair
are correct, the left 2 estimated
 in flight from field to north 1-4 of 6 (approx montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg)
Ref: 20120308_df1_20120211_1334_366-369 little egret in flight (one of pair) in flight from field to north 1-4 of 6 (approx montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 11 Feb 2012
at 13:34 Image of day on 08 Mar 2012
A better look from the end of the sequence
 in flight from field to north 6 of 6 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20120308_df1_20120211_1334_371 little egret in flight (one of pair) in flight from field to north 6 of 6 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Mar 2011
at 12:20 Image of day on 08 Apr 2011
We have seen 2 Little Egrets cavorting in the distance, but one
did a very nice unconcerned fly-by. First a single image during
approach.
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Ref: 20110408_df1_20110308_1220_089 little egret in flight 02 of 24 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Mar 2011
at 12:20 Image of day on 08 Apr 2011
Now 3 images montaged from a little later (No accuracy at all in
spacing or wing positions).
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Ref: 20110408_df1_20110308_1220_100+101+103 little egret in flight 13+14+16 of 24 (arbitrary montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 12 May 2011
at 13:43 Image of day on 19 Jun 2011
In the distance to the North this Little Egret was having a
really hard time trying to make progress into a strong NE wind,
at times going backwards. We expected it to give up and land but
instead it dropped in height into the shelter of trees & made
straight for us, giving an opportunity for flyover shots.
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Ref: 20110619_df1_20110512_1343_352 little egret in flight against blue sky & white clouds 3 of 6 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 12 Mar 2011
at 10:56 Image of day on 12 Apr 2011
Little Egrets are one of those birds we just never saw 20 years
ago. Here one has landed across the local brook and we managed
to get this image through trees branches without scaring the bird away.
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Ref: 20110412_df1_20110312_1056_099 little egret standing in meadow north of brook (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Jan 2012
at 09:58 Image of day on 09 Feb 2012
High in the distant trees our first sighting
this year of a Little Egret, and what looks like a 'pair' at that.
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Ref: 20120209_df1_20120117_0958_242 2 little egrets in tree to west (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 11 Feb 2012
at 13:33 Image of day on 08 Mar 2012
This pair of egrets landed in a distant snowy field and
'vanished' against the snow. A walk down the road got us nearer
for this white on white study
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Ref: 20120308_df1_20120211_1333_351 2 little egrets standing in snow covered field to north (adjusted crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 11 Feb 2009
at 15:51 Image of day on 07 Mar 2009
Our first ever photo of a Snipe. The area round this automatic
camera was saturated with running melt water - just right to
attract this mud probing bird. We rate this the most unexpected
image at this site since
Kestrel with Mouse (click to view)
back in Feb 2007.
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Ref: 20090307_d3b_20090211_1551_232 fb1 snipe (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Mar 2012
at 09:54 Image of day on 18 Apr 2012
Worms are definitely on the menu! This is 3 successive frames as
it manoeuvred a worm down its long beak
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Ref: 20120418_df1_20120316_0954_035-37 snipe manoeuvring worm down beak 1-3 of 3 (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Mar 2012
at 10:04 Image of day on 18 Apr 2012
Surprise of the week was this Snipe making a perhaps 30 minute visit
to the grass around. and banks of, the main pond.
How do you preen with a beak half of your body length?
Very nicely apparently.
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Ref: 20120418_dc1_20120316_1004_253 snipe preening (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Mar 2012
at 09:58 Image of day on 17 Apr 2012
Surprise of the week was this Snipe making a perhaps 30 minute visit
to the grass around. and banks of, the main pond.
Here is a selection of images, all through window glass for fear of
disturbing the visitor.
(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20120417_dc1_20120316_0958_124 snipe probing grass by edge of main pond (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Mar 2012
at 09:59 Image of day on 17 Apr 2012
This pair of montaged images shows that the bird uses all of the
beak when it needs to.
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Ref: 20120417_dc1_20120316_0959_160+167 snipe probing soil at edge of main pond 3+4 of 8 (montage at same position)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
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