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Birds - Skylarks, Larks, Pipits, Flycatchers & Treecreeper Page 1
Image of day on 25 Dec 2008
A little Christmas day special.
This year has been exceptional for Dragonflies and Raptors,
so here is a little montage of birds:-
| Osprey | Skylark | Red Kite |
| | Tawny Owls | |
| Short-eared Owl | Little Owl | Sparrowhawk |
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Ref: 20081225_bird montage from top left - osprey+skylark+red kite+sparrowhawk+little owl+short-eared owl+tawny owls(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 06 Jul 2021
at 17:47 Image of day on 12 Aug 2021
This Skylark made an unexpected appearance ascending from the farmers field,
singing his silvery song before diving back to the ground.
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Ref: 20210812_d73_20210706_1747_370-372 lark ascending & singing over crop to east @10fps 4-6 of 6 (montage at one-fifth of real spacing)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 28 May 2016
at 08:05 Image of day on 12 Jul 2016
A Skylark doing a sort of 'mini-Lark Ascending' reaches a few metres above the
hedge he launched from before diving back. The misty weather might have led him
to conclude he should stay in the hedge. He didn't sing through this
minor excursion.
The image spacing greatly reduced so you can see the bird
properly!
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Ref: 20160712_df3_20160528_0805_428-434 lark ascending a few metres before returning to hedge 1-7 of 7 (impression montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Apr 2017
at 10:20 Image of day on 22 May 2017
A Skylark apparently effortlessly soars in the sky.
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Ref: 20170522_df3_20170403_1020_131-136 skylark ascending 1-6 of 6 (close spaced montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 05 Apr 2017
at 10:43 Image of day on 22 May 2017
As it ascends, this skylark rode the wind across our patch.
It was tricky to align against the soft cloud edges, but we think this is an
accurate representation of about 1 second of flight.
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Ref: 20170522_df3_20170405_1043_185-191 skylark ascending 1-7 of 7 (approx montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 27 Jun 2008
at 07:32 Image of day on 12 Jul 2008
We assumed it was the end of seeing skylarks over the field but
no - he was back to full enthusiasm. He is further away now but
still a delight. They have had time for one brood & will hopefully
now manage another.
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Ref: 20080712_dc1_20080627_0732_008 skylark ascending over partially baled meadow(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 20 Jun 2008
at 14:11 Image of day on 04 Jul 2008
Skylarks descend much faster than they rise. Sometimes they come down in
a chaotic flurry of legs and feather, at other times under more control
as this montage shows. The birds spacings are fairly accurate (based on
positions against the same clouds in different shots) taken at about
7 frames per Second.
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Ref: 20080704_dc1_20080620_1411_165-167 skylark descending (montage at about 7 fps)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 07 Apr 2015
at 09:40 Image of day on 22 May 2015
A Skylark on the way down intermittently singing.
This wings spread and feet hanging down seems typical
of the species and seems remarkably controlled and stable. This
montage over a little more than one second is vertically
compressed - we don't have any background reference in the bland
sky to space them accurately.
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Ref: 20150522_df3_20150407_0940_240-246 skylark descending 1-7 of 7 (montage for effect)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Apr 2017
at 08:04 Image of day on 03 Jun 2017
The Skylarks have put on a show this year far exceeding any other year, with
aerial 'dog-fights' (all over so fast you never catch them on 'film') and birds
on the ground, as here, as well as in flight.
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Ref: 20170603_df3_20170416_0804_215-0805_227 skylark exploring track edge and grass margin 1-5+7+6 of 9 (montage impression)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 21 Apr 2015
at 09:02 Image of day on 06 Jun 2015
For once an ACCURATE montage of a Skylark where we have the distant trees
to use for alignment. Here he is taken at about 7 fps and drifting
in the wind.
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Ref: 20150606_df3_20150421_0902_189-194 skylark flying against distant treetops 1-6 of 6 (accurate montage 2)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Apr 2012
at 10:16 Image of day on 19 May 2012
This seems to be typical of a Skylark returning to earth - a WHOOSH downward
with feet down. This sequence is about 0.6 seconds worth - don't miss the one
at the bottom right corner against the tree.
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Ref: 20120519_df1_20120422_1016_089-093 skylark flying to ground 1-5 of 5 (acc montage @ 7fps)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 09 Mar 2014
at 09:07 Image of day on 18 Apr 2014
This Skylark started it's ascent only 10 metres or so away. We
caught 22 images of varying quality & chose three to make a
nice impression of the moment, rather than any accuracy.
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Ref: 20140418_df2_20140309_0907_461+465+471 skylark flying up from ground 08+12+18 of 22 (montage for impression)(r+mb id@1024).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
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