Wild Birds of Europe

[Levina de Ruijter]

Some more sedge warbler:

And a common chiffchaff:

Two great sets of images, Jan.

The chiffchaff especially is nice because I so rarely see one these days. I used to really work hard in the past to shoot them and I did, but I haven't in many years and then you only hear them but not see them. At least here they're always high up in the trees and with all the leaves not easy to spot.

 

[Jan1977]

Two great sets of images, Jan.

The chiffchaff especially is nice because I so rarely see one these days. I used to really work hard in the past to shoot them and I did, but I haven't in many years and then you only hear them but not see them. At least here they're always high up in the trees and with all the leaves not easy to spot.

This chiffchaff was hard to spot and was high up in a tree as well. Really had to shoot upwards.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

This chiffchaff was hard to spot and was high up in a tree as well. Really had to shoot upwards.

And they are so tiny and then with all the foliage. Here are two of my favourite shots of one (from different years, so not the same bird).

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

But I mean, look (this is the same bird as in the second shot above)

 

[pcs]

If we're doing Sedge warblers again

 

[pcs]

Only one would fly one time not behind the reeds

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Only one would fly one time not behind the reeds

And one time was enough! That second to last shot is sick. Wow!

 

[Jack Dawe]

Blackbird

 

[inphoto]

 

[K9Kirk]

A blue tit:
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A shame he wasn't facing you, the detail and colors are fantastic!

 

[Jan1977]

A shame he wasn't facing you, the detail and colors are fantastic!

I hoped for it to turn, but it flew off into dense foliage. Hadn't photographed one for a while and the colors made the photo 'decent' enough to share it.

 

[K9Kirk]

I hoped for it to turn, but it flew off into dense foliage. Hadn't photographed one for a while and the colors made the photo 'decent' enough to share it.

Yeah, I get those, "decent enough to share" shots often. It's nice to hear that someone else posts them for the same reasons as I. I've also found that some people have never seen the bird I posted, and they are usually quite thankful that I posted it, so there's always that possibility.

 

[Jan1977]

More warblers:

 

[Jan1977]

A Red-crested Pochard: => As pointed out later in this thread, it is a common pochard.

 

[Jan1977]

Red-crested Pochard in flight => As pointed out later in this thread, it is a common pochard.

 

[pcs]

Red-crested Pochard in flight:
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Nice, but isn't that the common pochard(tafeleend)?

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Nice, but isn't that the common pochard(tafeleend)?

You beat me to it, it is indeed a Common pochard. Male Red-crested pochards have red bills and brown dorsal feathers.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Red-crested pochard

 

[Jan1977]

Nice, but isn't that the common pochard(tafeleend)?

Yes, you are right. Looked at the head mostly and to me it looked like the red-crested and then did not look further into similar ducks. Although not as poor as in identifying gulls, I'm not great in identifying ducks

 

[Jack Dawe]

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