Bingley, West Yorkshire

[Mikbone]

 

[RichardB]

Nice image. I like the roofs in the foreground.
Is that a chimney?

 

[Mikbone]

Nice image. I like the roofs in the foreground.
Is that a chimney?

Thank you, its an old factory chimney, its not in use any longer.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Thank you, its an old factory chimney, its not in use any longer.

Maybe White storks will find it? Or don't you have them in the UK?

 

[Mikbone]

Maybe White storks will find it? Or don't you have them in the UK?

Unfortunately we don't get them as far as I know, it would be awesome to see them on that chimney, we get Peregrines and Kestrels perching up there sometimes..

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Unfortunately we don't get them as far as I know, it would be awesome to see them on that chimney, we get Peregrines and Kestrels perching up there sometimes..

It really is awesome, Mick. They were just about gone here when decades ago a campaign started to bring them back. And it was very successful. They're back and they're everywhere. I shoot them in a city park not far from where I live. These birds are so comfortable with humans nearby. There are two old chimneys where two couples breed every year.

I'm not in the habit of posting pics in other people's individual threads, but maybe you would allow me to post a pic of one of the chimneys with a nest and bird on top? Let me know if you object and I will remove the pic.

 

[Mikbone]

It really is awesome, Mick. They were just about gone here when decades ago a campaign started to bring them back. And it was very successful. They're back and they're everywhere. I shoot them in a city park not far from where I live. These birds are so comfortable with humans nearby. There are two old chimneys where two couples breed every year.

I'm not in the habit of posting pics in other people's individual threads, but maybe you would allow me to post a pic of one of the chimneys with a nest and bird on top? Let me know if you object and I will remove the pic.

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No objection from me, thank you for posting it, I saw them when I was on holiday in Portugal a few years ago, I was amazed at the size of their nests, I'd dearly love to see then here..

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

No objection from me, thank you for posting it, I saw them when I was on holiday in Portugal a few years ago, I was amazed at the size of their nests, I'd dearly love to see then here..

The great thing is that they are very comfortable around people. I have an old shot, from fairly early on in the hobby of one of the storks coming down from the chimney to gather some new material for the nest. He walked straight past me. I don't want to continue to post in your thread so I uploaded it to an album that I created for it: https://focus-on-photography.net/media/white-stork-jpg.2925/

 

[Mikbone]

The great thing is that they are very comfortable around people. I have an old shot, from fairly early on in the hobby of one of the storks coming down from the chimney to gather some new material for the nest. He walked straight past me. I don't want to continue to post in your thread so I uploaded it to an album that I created for it: https://focus-on-photography.net/media/white-stork-jpg.2925/

Thank you