Tdgraves big year 2020 (my 7th!!)

[elefromoz]

@Tdgraves, great shots of the Green Woodpecker. The little Goldcrest at your birdbath is lovely

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @elefromoz

[Tdgraves]

My garden, Cambridgeshire, 23/8/20

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/3200 EV +2/3

 

7T4A5076a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2500 EV +2/3

 

7T4A5080a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

163) Common buzzard

Edited August 23, 2020 by Tdgraves
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[Tdgraves]

That'll probably be all for a while. We are off to St. Lucia on Saturday, COVID test, FCO advice, quarantine and St. Lucia government notwithstanding. I am taking my camera, but there will not be as many ticks compared to the planned Kenya trip...

[TonyQ]

Have a great time in StLucia. Hopefully a few hummingbirds!

[Tdgraves]

2 minutes ago, TonyQ said:

Have a great time in StLucia. Hopefully a few hummingbirds!

hopefully!

[Galana]

More importantly safe journey.

[shazdwn]

Have a great trip. This year any destination is exciting! 

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @shazdwn and @Galana COVID results later....

[Peter Connan]

Good luck and hope it's a great trip! 

[Tdgraves]

51 minutes ago, Peter Connan said:

Good luck and hope it's a great trip! 

thanks. My test results aren’t back yet, but the OH is negative. Hotel is in the rainforest, so am hoping for at least a few new ones, but mainly we just need a rest...

[michael-ibk]

Have a great holiday!

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @michael-ibk

[PeterHG]

Enjoy your trip and stay safe and healthy!

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @PeterHG COVID test -ve so we are definitely going! 

[TonyQ]

Excellent news!

[Kitsafari]

great news on the test results!

 

happy trip and stay well and safe! 

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @Kitsafari just starting to pack...

[TonyQ]

@Tdgraves where are you staying?

Hopefully you will tell us a bit about your hotel when you get back. We had thought about St Lucia so will be interested.

Have a good time

[Tdgraves]

1 hour ago, TonyQ said:

@Tdgraves where are you staying?

Hopefully you will tell us a bit about your hotel when you get back. We had thought about St Lucia so will be interested.

Have a good time

Anse Chastanet - I can do a review/mini TR when I get back if you like @TonyQ

Edited August 28, 2020 by Tdgraves
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[elefromoz]

On 8/23/2020 at 6:39 PM, Tdgraves said:

We are off to St. Lucia on Saturday,

 

Half your luck!!

[shazdwn]

On 8/28/2020 at 6:37 PM, Tdgraves said:

Anse Chastanet - I can do a review/mini TR when I get back if you like @TonyQ

Yes please 😁

[Tdgraves]

Passed a great white egret on the way to work this morning. Didn’t even occur to me stop and take a photo. Only when I saw a little egret on the way home, did I realise that I haven’t ever seen one here before. Needless to say, it wasn’t there tonight....

[shazdwn]

Damn!!

[Tdgraves]

2 hours ago, shazdwn said:

Damn!!

 

I guess I am so used to seeing birds in Africa, that my internal UK database is wonky! However, by searching on the internet, it has been around here for a few days, as well as others in the area, so when it stops raining, I will try again...