Tdgraves big year 2016

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @@Galana it is quite a severe crop, but despite the high ISO and shooting through the window, I am pretty pleased with it also. The fledgling was hassling its' parent for food, despite feeding itself and was even hassling other species to feed it!

[Tdgraves]

My garden, 8/5/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f 7.1, 1/500

 

 

163) Eurasian collared dove

[Tdgraves]

My garden, 8/5/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f 7.1, 1/400

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f 7.1, 1/640

25/6/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f 7.1, 1/100

2/7/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f 7.1, 1/400

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f 7.1, 1/200

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f 7.1, 1/800

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f 7.1, 1/320

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f 9.0, 1/320

164) Long-tailed tit

[Tdgraves]

My garden, 8/5/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f 7.1, 1/400

 

 

Juvenile, 30/5/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f 5.6, 1/800

 

 

165) Coal tit

[Tdgraves]

My garden, 8/5/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f 7.1, 1/1250

 

 

30/5/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f 5.6, 1/800

 

 

25/6/16

 

Fledgling (note change of bird feeder - previous "squirrel-proof" one stolen by grey squirrels....)

 

 

166) European greenfinch

[Tdgraves]

My garden, 8/5/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f 7.1, 1/2500

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

 

167) Common chaffinch

[Galana]

Love the threesome of Long-tailed tits.

Squirrels. Tree Rats.

[Tdgraves]

My garden, 9/5/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1600, f 6.3, 1/500

 

 

 

 

168) European robin

[TonyQ]

@@Tdgraves

A lovely selection from your garden!

[Tdgraves]

Love the threesome of Long-tailed tits.

Squirrels. Tree Rats.

 

@@Galana I got a refund! It was "guaranteed" squirrel proof. The trouble is now that the current one is in no way squirrel proof and it is costing me a fortune in seeds until I can get another one....

The plastic dome things work quite well (visible in some photos) but only when they cannot be approached from the sides

[Tdgraves]

@@Tdgraves

A lovely selection from your garden!

 

Still more to come @@TonyQ

 

I heard owls last night, which is very unusual, but was unable to locate them with my safari torch....

[Tdgraves]

My garden, 26/6/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

 

These large birds are often visible in the top of trees in small numbers and will cautiously come into the garden to eat scraps, but are very timid. However, on this day I heard an almighty noise and rushed out into the garden to see a large flock circling around overhead. I have never seen this before and it was pretty hard to catch with a zoom lens

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II at 100mm, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/8000

 

 

169) Western jackdaw

[Tdgraves]

My garden, 27/6/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 3200, f 5.6, 1/125 through a window!

 

 

motion camera, 20/3/16

 

 

170) Common woodpigeon

[Galana]

Nice additions.

 

It is almost impossible to stop Grey Squirrels. You will have seen those notable ads on TV. You have to hang your feeders about six feet from any other fixed object AND hang it on a long length of rope. Even then the blighters will have a go. I blame Springwatch! Fortunately we don't have them over here.

[Tdgraves]

@@Galana the squirrel proof feeder had some plastic pipe on the wire attachment which they didn't like climbing down for some reason (didn't mind chewing it though), but they just found ways around it....unfortunately the shape of the tree near the window, so we can actually see the birds, means that they can always find a way around

[Tdgraves]

Some more from the motion camera - large birds which are too timid to catch on a normal camera

 

My garden 15/5/16

 

 

15/3/16

 

 

171) Magpie (black-billed magpie)

[Tdgraves]

My garden 15/3/16

 

 

17/5/16

 

 

and some "selfies"

 

6/5/16

 

 

9/4/16

 

 

 

 

172) Eurasian jay

[Tdgraves]

And I may need some help with this mystery bird selfie (although the fog doesn't help). I have seen it twice with my own eyes, but not for long enough to get a camera..very pale belly and plain brown back

 

Motion camera, my garden, 4/4/16

 

 

173) Chiffchaff (I think)

[Tdgraves]

Now this one makes me nostalgic as we used to live in the Chilterns, where these were reintroduced, so I saw them on a daily basis and would hear them whistling to each other. I have only seen one near my new house once in 3 1/2 years, so was really pleased to see this one and be able to grab my camera. Not the best shot in the world, but hopefully I will now see them more often....

 

My garden, 9/7/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II and all the wrong settings!

 

 

 

174) Red kite

[Tdgraves]

My garden, 20/3/16

 

iPhone 6 through a window, with lots of digital zoom. Very rarely seen, so no chance with a proper camera...

 

 

 

 

 

Female, motion camera, 15/5/16

 

 

175) Common pheasant

[michael-ibk]

Very cool you have Jays and Pheasants in your garden!

[Galana]

<173) Chiffchaff (I think)>

Nope. What the yankees insist on calling Winter Wren but to us this side of the pond just "Wren" .Troglodytes troglodytes.

 

Pheasants in a garden? My last place we had a harder job keeping the darn things OUT!. They are obviously coming for the feeder fall out.

 

Love the Red Kites..

Edited July 17, 2016 by Galana

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @@Galana

 

I think I have seen a chiff chaff though as they are strikingly different coloured belly vs. back compared to wrens...

[Galana]

I am sure you have and the very similar Willow Warbler too. Mainly summer visitors but some Chiff chaff do now overwinter in southern Britain.

I see Daffs in your gardens and bare branches?

Edited July 17, 2016 by Galana

[Tdgraves]

April....