Tdgraves less big year 2018

[Tdgraves]

Toubkal, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 2500, f 5.6, 1/400, EV +1

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 2500, f 5.6, 1/200, EV +1 2/3

 

 

410) North west African dipper

[xelas]

Congratulations for #400, and still going on! Self-driving is a really great way to find many birds, @Tdgraves!

[Kitsafari]

congrats on the 400! wowser on the falcon. poor finch. 

[Zim Girl]

Well done on hitting 400, and beyond!!

[PeterHG]

Congratulations on 400 and beyond!

[michael-ibk]

Congratulations on #400,  well done! Interesting to see the avifauna of Marocco, many familiar birds there apparently. Could be wrong but I think that the general consensus treats Chaffinches and Dippers there as only subspecies of our European nominate. African Blue Tit is a good species though.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks all. Never seen a dipper before, so makes no difference to me! Must say, this is the first time I have got into the minutiae, but the chaffinch looks so different to the ones in my garden....

Plenty more to come from Morocco @michael-ibk

[Tdgraves]

Toubkal, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

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

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

411) Red-billed chough

[Tdgraves]

Toubkal, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

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

 

 

412) Black redstart

[Tdgraves]

Toubkal, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 320, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 320, f 7.1, 1/1250

 

 

413) Crimson-winged finch

[Tdgraves]

Toubkal, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

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

 

 

414) Rock sparrow

[Tdgraves]

Toubkal, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

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

 

 

415) Horned lark

[Tdgraves]

Outskirts of Marrkesh, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

416) Moroccan white wagtail

[Tdgraves]

Outskirts of Marrkesh, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

417) Great grey shrike

[Tdgraves]

Outskirts of Marrkesh, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

 

418) Crested lark

[Tdgraves]

Outskirts of Marrkesh, Morocco, 6/11/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

 

419) Maghreb magpie

[Tdgraves]

We also saw some rock martins, distant cattle egrets. Mohammed claimed to see a hawfinch, but I couldn't spot it 

 

some duplicates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 4, 2018 by Tdgraves
typo

[Tdgraves]

And so I end our brief Morocco trip with an EBC. We flushed a pair of these out in the hotel grounds. It was overcast and I was not set up for BIF. I think that this is a sparrowhawk rather than a Northern goshawk (although either would count), but don't have a better angle/shot.

 

Four Seasons Resort, Morocco, 5/11/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f 5.6, 1/4000 (significantly post-processed)

 

 

420) Eurasian sparrowhawk

[TonyQ]

A very productive trip to Morocco with some lovely additions. 420 is a very impressive score!

[Tdgraves]

thanks @TonyQ not less at all - i'll need to think of a better title for next year....

[PeterHG]

Quite a harvest for Morocco and an impressive total indeed!

[Tdgraves]

thought I ought to give you an idea of the scenery, which was stunning in places...

 

 

 

 

 

[Tdgraves]

My garden, Cambridgeshire, 15/12/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 4000, f 5.6, 1/250, taken obliquely through an old glass window.... 

 

a possible contender for my worst bird photo of the year, but given that I haven't seen one for months, I figure this is likely as good as it will get

 

 

421) Great spotted woodpecker

[michael-ibk]

Great landscape photos. Really not what one expects to see in Africa. 

[xelas]

1 hour ago, Tdgraves said:

a possible contender for my worst bird photo of the year,

Maybe, but it gets a prize in the watercolour category !