'Painting
images with light, moments framed with love' |
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Warblers |
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Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) visits Britain in the Spring
and Summer from thorn-scrub areas of the Sahel, south of the Sahara,
to breed. Their old country name is 'nettlecreeper', giving a clue
as to areas they like to inhabit. Perched on a branch, and calling
their rather raspy song is another familiar sight. Taken 13/06/2009 |
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This beautiful warbler, (Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) arrives back in Britain from its wintering grounds in West Africa, in the Spring. It has a vast repertoir of varied notes and calls in its song, often mimicking other birds. To get this shot, I crawled through mud and reeds, and have decided, my skills using stealth need some serious attention! :). I think a future visit to the same spot, equipped with a mat and tripod may be more practical :) Handheld. Taken 05/05/2006 |
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Totally
unplanned and dressed in a white tshirt and a pair of shorts, I
waited in long grass about 12 feet away from this birds perch. I
couldnt believe my luck when it returned and gave me these superb
views. Handheld shot. Taken using my Canon Eos 20D and Canon 400mm
f/5.6 lens. 17/06/2006 |
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Singing
Sedge Warbler |
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Meals
On Wings |
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Reed
Warbler - (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) 2008 |
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Reed
Warbler - (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) May 2009 |
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Reed Warbler - (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) May 2009 |
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Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita - June 2009 (Notice distinctive white eye ring and dark legs and feet) |
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Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus - June 2009
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Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus - June 2009 (Less prominent eye ring; paler legs and feet; more pronounced eye-stripe and supercilium) |
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Reed
Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus (June 13th 2009) |
I
was amazed at just how busy these adult Reed Warbler were; I watched
for several hours as they caught Common Damselflies, various Hover
flies and aphids to feed to their young. Occasionally they stopped
off to take a drink. The shots I got following this image show the
bird scurrying off with a muddied globule of water in its beak;
Im presuming this was for the chicks. |
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'Surface Tension' Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus (June 13th 2009) |
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'Field
of Green' |
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'Sentry' Sedge Warbler - (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) June 2009 |
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