tdgraves big year 2022 - here's hoping it's (all) better!

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @Kitsafari

[michael-ibk]

Always cool to get a Green Woodpecker! And so many beautiful doubles from Kenya, I‘m glad you posted them. 

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @michael-ibk 

[Zim Girl]

Lovely Green woodpecker, I can only dream of getting that close to one,

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @Zim Girl it took all year!

[Tdgraves]

Ok, so it looks like it is that time again - bring on the EBC folder!

 

Northstowe, Cambridgeshire, 15/3/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/5000

 

7T4A0431a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/3200

 

7T4A0433a by tdgraves, on Flickr

437) Eurasian skylark

[Tdgraves]

Milton Country Park, Cambridgeshire, 8/3/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/2500

 

7T4A0188 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

438) Great spotted woodpecker

[Tdgraves]

Northstowe, Cambridgeshire, 15/3/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1000

 

7T4A0342a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

7T4A0349a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

439) Reed bunting

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes, Cambridgeshire, 22/3/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1600

 

7T4A0469a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

440) Stock dove

[PeterHG]

Are you sure this is the EBC folder ?

[Tdgraves]

30 minutes ago, PeterHG said:

Are you sure this is the EBC folder ?

 

Yep, you should see the rooks and partridges that thankfully never needed to be used!

[Galana]

6 hours ago, PeterHG said:

Are you sure this is the EBC folder ?

I have the same issue. These barely qualify as EBC quality.

Good grief. that 2nd Reed Bunting is almost worthy of framing.

[Kitsafari]

What EBCs are you talking about@Tdgraves??? 

 

Now this is a proper EBC, even after cropping, Lightrooming - beyond all help : 

 

[Galana]

10 hours ago, Kitsafari said:

beyond all help : 

Probably. It's not  a Woodpecker so that narrows it down for you.

[Dave Williams]

How many more in the folder before we get to see some proper EBC's ? you have had a great year in terms of getting some cracking shots.

[Tdgraves]

2 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

How many more in the folder before we get to see some proper EBC's ? you have had a great year in terms of getting some cracking shots.

 

None Dave! The only garden bird I was missing was a greenfinch, which frequent my feeders daily, but given my aversion to feeder shots, I haven't bothered to get one all year. I had positioned my camera in my downstairs loo today, but the rain was against me and I didn't see any at all. Therefore 2022 ends on 440. If we hadn't had the dreaded lurgy in the States, there would definitely have been more, perhaps 20 or so and although my operation stopped me going out locally for four months, I think I have got the majority of local species that I would usually collect (I don't have a UK list breakdown). However, I don't think that I would have beaten my best year of the competition so far, which was 2019, at 472, due to visiting more continents.... 

 

[TonyQ]

an excellent Big Year @Tdgraves with lots of beautiful photos and an impressive total

[Galana]

Congratulations on reaching  a decent score in the face of the problems you encountered this year. 2023 starts in under two hours (GMT) and it will be light at about 07.00 or so. Just saying~!

[Kitsafari]

Upwards and onwards then to 2023 and may your surpass your 2019 record with travel now freed up!

 

[PeterHG]

Still a very good score with many beautiful photos!

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @TonyQ @Galana @Kitsafari @PeterHG

Guess who just landed on a feeder?? 

[Galana]

10 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

Guess who just landed on a feeder?? 

Dave Williams?

[Kitsafari]

12 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

Thanks @TonyQ @Galana @Kitsafari @PeterHG

Guess who just landed on a feeder?? 

 

 

are we only going to find out in your new BY 2023 thread???

[Tdgraves]

8 hours ago, Kitsafari said:

 

 

are we only going to find out in your new BY 2023 thread???

 

 

10 hours ago, Galana said:

Dave Williams?

very funny Fred!

 

No, it was the only garden bird I was short of for 2022, three greenfinches 

[Kitsafari]

9 minutes ago, Tdgraves said:

 

 

No, it was the only garden bird I was short of for 2022, three greenfinches 

 

darn!