tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21477392856471097302024-03-19T05:24:32.860-07:00Ed's Birding Blog...and no, that's not a Collared Dove!Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-21171555037151913632011-01-19T12:32:00.000-08:002011-01-19T12:33:17.143-08:00<img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=map:fixed=-70,-180,80,180&chs=450x300&chf=bg,s,336699&chco=d0d0d0,cc0000&chd=s:9999999999999999999&chld=HR|CZ|BE|AT|FR|DE|HU|IT|NL|PL|SK|SI|ES|CH|GB|MX|US|GM|SN" width="450" height="300" ><br/>visited 19 states (8.44%)<br/><a href="http://douweosinga.com/projects/visited?region=world">Create your own visited map of The World</a>Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-73402090621732460012011-01-17T11:49:00.000-08:002011-01-17T12:32:05.787-08:00Hampshire Dunlins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BuD58Tqg_Rw3hLxsUbr4ah7EYyLpd6MkKy0EWAPisCAmeKI5SPlPg1C2KxWTadjqQJ_Zxj4g4N_F_HiGyKgLFWoNtcIliQfGcBGyUY6XOtOtBjpgc-RhVe2Ry1N-fAV8eJg42X860JY/s1600/Dunlin+PackhamLEVELS.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563247792708495362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BuD58Tqg_Rw3hLxsUbr4ah7EYyLpd6MkKy0EWAPisCAmeKI5SPlPg1C2KxWTadjqQJ_Zxj4g4N_F_HiGyKgLFWoNtcIliQfGcBGyUY6XOtOtBjpgc-RhVe2Ry1N-fAV8eJg42X860JY/s400/Dunlin+PackhamLEVELS.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKe3bt2zelZpV59qLF1nSNu0BRoc3fG82JcyvVOttuHGgd_kgJP7xxJR89d7nqpqxdpZr9K5lqf7L12MtJdpnEhPdWqeBiiWAkGYVkQPbP8qIwHOq0bZCOq1ZQ5scg9DK9BwbXgqe6i0/s1600/Dunlinprofile.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563246110109574290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKe3bt2zelZpV59qLF1nSNu0BRoc3fG82JcyvVOttuHGgd_kgJP7xxJR89d7nqpqxdpZr9K5lqf7L12MtJdpnEhPdWqeBiiWAkGYVkQPbP8qIwHOq0bZCOq1ZQ5scg9DK9BwbXgqe6i0/s400/Dunlinprofile.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieO9MKMKFVh7oD29rPWX5IxDBm79AjMnjJ_nP0XOnfh1PzfvPcWS72xo9PMYV3STl7UHpY0TpseSqlmva9yOa6-COWiPaXC2F5_fIrNO6JdddRABaXsgaDfupEGf2J8dhX3BQTooNrdms/s1600/Dunlin+Blurred+Foreground.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563244945306891010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieO9MKMKFVh7oD29rPWX5IxDBm79AjMnjJ_nP0XOnfh1PzfvPcWS72xo9PMYV3STl7UHpY0TpseSqlmva9yOa6-COWiPaXC2F5_fIrNO6JdddRABaXsgaDfupEGf2J8dhX3BQTooNrdms/s400/Dunlin+Blurred+Foreground.jpg" /></a> I had to get incredibly muddy to get these pictures of Dunlin at Keyahven in Hampshire. They were tucked away in the seaweed as along the tide line. I've had quite a few close encounters with Dunlin over the last year (see my post on 13th Sept 10) and, as long as you're prepared to get down into the mud, they'll be very confiding. </div></div>Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-68389291642859190142011-01-06T10:49:00.000-08:002011-01-06T11:01:24.942-08:00Garden Wagtail<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX8HWyJmcIAOwXLfHPw-B2os7RMM6HdlvSr1KodYq268OHgRgm5G7LrOsBa9eIsT-jSvwzLmnSVIYZvnk7hIy_5NHCbxVYzTeKRI-6gE6GVy91OlrNzbB7HEUdZSqQOuzdk8SaxLFHkU/s1600/fouth.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559150031074837394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX8HWyJmcIAOwXLfHPw-B2os7RMM6HdlvSr1KodYq268OHgRgm5G7LrOsBa9eIsT-jSvwzLmnSVIYZvnk7hIy_5NHCbxVYzTeKRI-6gE6GVy91OlrNzbB7HEUdZSqQOuzdk8SaxLFHkU/s400/fouth.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIq9HQXM8R2TniWKHayJQ7vVzegXwanysLwpQ9KF4DfwY-BhH1_M2iARvgaJj8N3LZTL2wLsIIxuXwUjUMbLwewNY5fp7JXclPok0kl7rf64GKBZlBw4CwlxI-5Wc03vEZfRMjITUBQg/s1600/sefonf.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559149429035698978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIq9HQXM8R2TniWKHayJQ7vVzegXwanysLwpQ9KF4DfwY-BhH1_M2iARvgaJj8N3LZTL2wLsIIxuXwUjUMbLwewNY5fp7JXclPok0kl7rf64GKBZlBw4CwlxI-5Wc03vEZfRMjITUBQg/s400/sefonf.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cmttM_1Kh7GNEcKMAkVqE_R2Yv-Y1oH0XrNZ7TAbL6V5o7kq8wS7vOJapZTtPjePe7hZCgtLl97vyKOVAuWf0YL2NrTIAXn2qDwEPsMD9ECR6pJfAxz9kcdRUCs7HZ8xp4pCPIHbFNc/s1600/firstlarger.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559147642905412626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cmttM_1Kh7GNEcKMAkVqE_R2Yv-Y1oH0XrNZ7TAbL6V5o7kq8wS7vOJapZTtPjePe7hZCgtLl97vyKOVAuWf0YL2NrTIAXn2qDwEPsMD9ECR6pJfAxz9kcdRUCs7HZ8xp4pCPIHbFNc/s400/firstlarger.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Finally! The rusty bit of metal I'd stuck in the ground in the garden and repeatedly tripped over did what it was intended to do. The recent heavy snowfall had attracted the annual garden wagtails a month or two earlier than usual and they took kindly to my slighlty contrived perch. Interestingly, its actually a barbed wire stake dating back to WW2 that my dad metal detected...ok, maybe thats not that interesting!</div></div></div>Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-71561470518180470502011-01-03T11:25:00.000-08:002011-01-06T10:49:37.960-08:00Norfolk Seal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6MpNzF6TurVjhyphenhypheniE6FmK0R7mMkMb-anBiAra9_U7wK6_gt55CPQ-Ykks629oHGaYAqd3Gw5gJa6CyAzQUyDXvnn-g1d5C1EhlIU-5VbVsCIg04VwYqaU-48t6eeZVRhpHY57-yItXDM/s1600/seal+motuh+open.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 372px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558047206971756946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6MpNzF6TurVjhyphenhypheniE6FmK0R7mMkMb-anBiAra9_U7wK6_gt55CPQ-Ykks629oHGaYAqd3Gw5gJa6CyAzQUyDXvnn-g1d5C1EhlIU-5VbVsCIg04VwYqaU-48t6eeZVRhpHY57-yItXDM/s400/seal+motuh+open.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTHMaXY9Lh2VSrdbwupAX1gMai5GVtj2_9J9M4OjaNZhzwdq7W4QkhS6PKqqpLwaEHYzDWK6VFnmbCOtpceKWSylgaA8BanUIyhP8Jo7EZw2BeepV62kjDA1ek-EPwUbvKF5cU8Q2Aw4/s1600/sealorangefilt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558046127172874690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTHMaXY9Lh2VSrdbwupAX1gMai5GVtj2_9J9M4OjaNZhzwdq7W4QkhS6PKqqpLwaEHYzDWK6VFnmbCOtpceKWSylgaA8BanUIyhP8Jo7EZw2BeepV62kjDA1ek-EPwUbvKF5cU8Q2Aw4/s400/sealorangefilt.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLF4oIQ-LFls5Rv9I6z3F6WwdWKEqPtdx4zHehqpOs3-vm26VFmQ8AdcMiEIAXBFs5-6bRBZVZTSUTMdED_1D7WNn6rY-D0bt39oAB4TJsiwygD2V34ZeHln-fc8q_AzyYZ3YWDh2J4vo/s1600/closeupfur2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558044822966907250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLF4oIQ-LFls5Rv9I6z3F6WwdWKEqPtdx4zHehqpOs3-vm26VFmQ8AdcMiEIAXBFs5-6bRBZVZTSUTMdED_1D7WNn6rY-D0bt39oAB4TJsiwygD2V34ZeHln-fc8q_AzyYZ3YWDh2J4vo/s400/closeupfur2.jpg" /></a> With the start of a new year, what better time to start posting on this blog again? </div><br /><div>Whilst trying and failing to get close to the various waders on Titchwell beach, we came across this young Common Seal. I've seen lone young seals on the beaches of North Norfolk before and to be honest I don't know whether they're "supposed" to be there or not. They certainly have the look of a lost, disorientated animal but I've read warnings by various seal rescue charities that they are young seals waiting or the return of their mother and shouldn't be moved. Anyway, this guy's painfully cute face attracted the attention of anyone who passed him and by the sounds of it the seal rescue people had their fair share of calls about him.<br /></div><div>He seemed glad of our company and didn't seem to mind having his picture taken.</div><br /><div></div></div>Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-77208383331141298042010-10-10T11:23:00.000-07:002010-10-10T11:33:00.358-07:00Norfolk Olive-Backed Pipit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyufg3e98APPcy1Vuy31jv4lJZDJuZpxbbGnNXtCSZeHjChUGZwnmutARn49_fRWl7rng0AdTQLY_eJu60A1rc_0Ml9XdWaUThW5m8FobTvDJm8LDCBeocDyfBlLdxh9H4UJUizgq63w/s1600/OBpipslideone.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526486202008723986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyufg3e98APPcy1Vuy31jv4lJZDJuZpxbbGnNXtCSZeHjChUGZwnmutARn49_fRWl7rng0AdTQLY_eJu60A1rc_0Ml9XdWaUThW5m8FobTvDJm8LDCBeocDyfBlLdxh9H4UJUizgq63w/s400/OBpipslideone.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6llCGzS6CZODIEZr7QTXf3vxGcGUQv1jNjgFfUFdVAAUEmrhCNMsSJS_P8DD7tcXPUn14d6bezwIrWyy-pg1cxdifvV5vnvKEUEVqAzAQc-YlBvpP-5e2oMHiLP988XLfID_iKLMSlY/s1600/OBpiponstickbog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526485627049329250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6llCGzS6CZODIEZr7QTXf3vxGcGUQv1jNjgFfUFdVAAUEmrhCNMsSJS_P8DD7tcXPUn14d6bezwIrWyy-pg1cxdifvV5vnvKEUEVqAzAQc-YlBvpP-5e2oMHiLP988XLfID_iKLMSlY/s400/OBpiponstickbog.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3BUscuHq_GnZjKXEPmAhe0KgXYzhZx7M6PV33D9gooZ5mfdHz31bq7-mdiZVfThmNz3WMkWVDEHm0my_0BUdc3sptThsFo4IU8DKoIoYUtQYNjQRY-t-SLwcKnhPMtKxt2BvZIn3NYc/s1600/Profileblog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526485133778085554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3BUscuHq_GnZjKXEPmAhe0KgXYzhZx7M6PV33D9gooZ5mfdHz31bq7-mdiZVfThmNz3WMkWVDEHm0my_0BUdc3sptThsFo4IU8DKoIoYUtQYNjQRY-t-SLwcKnhPMtKxt2BvZIn3NYc/s400/Profileblog.jpg" /></a>This Olive-Backed Pipit I saw at Stiffkey today is literally priceless...the Wilson's Phalarope I'd seen earlier in the day is currently priced at £6.70.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-89575066141844570552010-09-13T15:28:00.001-07:002010-09-13T15:31:52.828-07:00Arctic Dunlin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPUmnttU4NerhYvJ5CLYPcisf1V1FAG24tHs2UteJOsUbwZ1XksXxlGprYxD92A_KB1f_RgIh6au1S4YBrd5ba-EC3Tg1oZhyphenhyphenX4f6luPc6ZkRRzMoUmWjc9ENM_WnYV-fgnG7y3XoSDs/s1600/4983944526_ede57dccb6_z.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPUmnttU4NerhYvJ5CLYPcisf1V1FAG24tHs2UteJOsUbwZ1XksXxlGprYxD92A_KB1f_RgIh6au1S4YBrd5ba-EC3Tg1oZhyphenhyphenX4f6luPc6ZkRRzMoUmWjc9ENM_WnYV-fgnG7y3XoSDs/s400/4983944526_ede57dccb6_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516529362791427938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-1TdwjaF_KhDuZYeLQdyK1oV9I4kTETFQ3bofRwiJujyWqpC_BYIcAsWxz2KOz29D0vpXMkJA4fmLYvQqMLGgGu_HOGC9bJcTXrmp_hi9vxmDzLmOzlJ0K8VFyBzwUdnrAk_7ra7l7Y/s1600/4983384853_47779263cf_z.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-1TdwjaF_KhDuZYeLQdyK1oV9I4kTETFQ3bofRwiJujyWqpC_BYIcAsWxz2KOz29D0vpXMkJA4fmLYvQqMLGgGu_HOGC9bJcTXrmp_hi9vxmDzLmOzlJ0K8VFyBzwUdnrAk_7ra7l7Y/s400/4983384853_47779263cf_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516529131188456178" border="0" /></a><br />We found these Dunlin hunkered down in the shingle at Cley. We were probably the first humans they'd ever seen. An amazing expereince and a great way to round of a rarity filled weekend.<br /><br />more to come!Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-41125401830151027322010-06-29T11:33:00.000-07:002010-06-29T11:45:03.471-07:00East York's Seabirds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDyW93Us5KViTDGyZ2jCuMyt2aZ0cxraxhms-7B20fbQnp9Si69bGIHvLU4WgEeEUvzXdoQ3s0k6Zwgb_CeDsuUyYYTp6MeisKG-pZj0unI0TLAxoiUK2SvxV8CCAn7Y1t5fWjky7AYI/s1600/gannetmegacloseupbetter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDyW93Us5KViTDGyZ2jCuMyt2aZ0cxraxhms-7B20fbQnp9Si69bGIHvLU4WgEeEUvzXdoQ3s0k6Zwgb_CeDsuUyYYTp6MeisKG-pZj0unI0TLAxoiUK2SvxV8CCAn7Y1t5fWjky7AYI/s400/gannetmegacloseupbetter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488268008851564786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H43vDdaVePlHXkxs40tVAFM1MOqtXV7FRBD_aV4-wCiteYkKvThU2OdyyEJgtoAy4rLkoyDcJw5bJiTFPfSKepHlR1x2YPzeEpFgI_1dPcuj9z4uOH3iMB6ml-_vu-_Fu6TJDMNIGeU/s1600/Kittiwake+Black.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqxwfq0TY0DgKSGnptOG134UkpONW285Um7K8VsZAo-Lk7euwXPWygrjy9uR_nPNWOBEu7Gi5CBEdspePiDGF_Qd4hEYnY5tSmiQVIqgVTDX5dZoXsJLctxRTE6Qks96eGd_-G8bgebY/s400/House+Martin+Norton+Road+Shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474910514316382994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5yeQdf04WBjyrdh-GS0yEoioLf32wEBHda2fdFGMluYTRaD6OXyEGeNNEGkweQazSPFo0kQC1ZSUfPm-I7C_kWcZhvSEwfao0_gGt5hz_igLump54GJaucWIdRoM8cdh8KZFIB09uaU/s1600/Avocet+Beds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5yeQdf04WBjyrdh-GS0yEoioLf32wEBHda2fdFGMluYTRaD6OXyEGeNNEGkweQazSPFo0kQC1ZSUfPm-I7C_kWcZhvSEwfao0_gGt5hz_igLump54GJaucWIdRoM8cdh8KZFIB09uaU/s400/Avocet+Beds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474908446052995858" border="0" /></a>Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-81424064619480924932010-05-20T12:34:00.000-07:002010-05-20T12:45:01.568-07:00Grey Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLtMsGGN9s2aKpAd8Y__S7hcNVo4as7DJiPcGS3dpa4ytspQpHSmQjdGaXNG5GFBSrNSami_Lx94le1nsxOCraY1mN0V7VGGH51iKSXqAXEHjhgOYAEGdtf3mGt172z2z8ebhLGcVT3s/s1600/Grey+Plover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLtMsGGN9s2aKpAd8Y__S7hcNVo4as7DJiPcGS3dpa4ytspQpHSmQjdGaXNG5GFBSrNSami_Lx94le1nsxOCraY1mN0V7VGGH51iKSXqAXEHjhgOYAEGdtf3mGt172z2z8ebhLGcVT3s/s400/Grey+Plover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473439138117979298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This prime example of a Grey Plover was the second Beds tick of the week and a cracking bird all round. Unfortunately he didn't come any closer than distant, hence the unflattering photo. Nice of him to stop of on his way to the Arctic though.Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-90665221149253052182010-05-18T13:44:00.000-07:002010-05-18T14:02:07.075-07:00Frasier Cranes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_zDTpk02zCDG5NdI2Ui4m-CCCyCDmYSIXn1_4QRFdYGp5d0E5-UYl1g7uwucSxFQMfbPO6zvu6HNGcQ2SyEKUePkpAaZNoxhrp5iJuEYhqsaDocPguy-HXGn5pXYqgXN4aqFk4TTAjo/s1600/Crane2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_zDTpk02zCDG5NdI2Ui4m-CCCyCDmYSIXn1_4QRFdYGp5d0E5-UYl1g7uwucSxFQMfbPO6zvu6HNGcQ2SyEKUePkpAaZNoxhrp5iJuEYhqsaDocPguy-HXGn5pXYqgXN4aqFk4TTAjo/s400/Crane2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472716254095698626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf5JSYA7hmlshDZwzpe3vTF6MPZA9ymmdVzl5eH3god07TFOHIzM4WdgLvtta4INLazBfS0fIn7-6D-Hnj9Xc33xGTn6KQlh4ZxxryPabYL7OE1RiflIo07X5oeklsyng_9r9D7T_u_Q/s1600/Crane.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf5JSYA7hmlshDZwzpe3vTF6MPZA9ymmdVzl5eH3god07TFOHIzM4WdgLvtta4INLazBfS0fIn7-6D-Hnj9Xc33xGTn6KQlh4ZxxryPabYL7OE1RiflIo07X5oeklsyng_9r9D7T_u_Q/s400/Crane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472714977483375778" border="0" /></a>Steve's call did interrupt Eastenders but I couldn't turn down a Beds tick and lifer. Once I'd set sky plus, I drove irratically to Quest pit to tick off these dog-sized birds. They're as close to Ostriches as you're gonna get in Bedfordshire!Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-78187448038493814882010-05-18T13:19:00.000-07:002010-05-18T13:22:36.094-07:00Sunset Sedgie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMXAnWRadvMjwl9rgKs9d4eV6g0YNR7pjdsLvzuNQqAI56pZvKU4-8OKm6J_fiPUPLJlkdmVX60AX9x1FCqIX_TZhUQPwqYIkc4fX9Ohv-4mnLajWHMVGWtzUsNFHu6-o7dFYzNnOJmg/s1600/SedgeWarbler+sunset.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMXAnWRadvMjwl9rgKs9d4eV6g0YNR7pjdsLvzuNQqAI56pZvKU4-8OKm6J_fiPUPLJlkdmVX60AX9x1FCqIX_TZhUQPwqYIkc4fX9Ohv-4mnLajWHMVGWtzUsNFHu6-o7dFYzNnOJmg/s400/SedgeWarbler+sunset.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472707818357168898" border="0" /></a>Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-17265247852315341632010-05-18T13:16:00.000-07:002010-05-18T13:43:39.649-07:00Iberian ZilpZalp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQ5Boti2VV2R8T00xSsY5xWiWx5tsoC4jI4jiFbpPgBgVomvdz5dSsMro0H9YEgad-gDnkpaj6rpg1bftQS4j7g8nf6IYWXuwMI2tWNwhO5LCjUWjl1DwugpsjPxtUc49M9dgS6J48fA/s1600/Iberianchifcahffmaybebeteerr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMa2IzpOUDmgJofi0juA1BwaJA_MOPgszmB2dEiimbXnv8EkjeaViN8na8jK3Lch1yKhvYDow2piCXKfJprvT071en7qOnwIltcDG6TXPAKJD07Y17l4Zp3g1LaQPD8mxfSGOL_cL0gs/s400/dippercloseupportrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472343992435367938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OPDBeODgUEuWAchLVthuxKXVBgzq91xukSD5Q64H-oJvUJea96ZwW9XpFnzw98Ju80MMtdlk-Skl9-H6m3kiIdztaiXvJiAcgvkxRuOOIA7yry3eA6auNZzJrr2704UrvjV59jrG5_Q/s1600/Dipper+face+on.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OPDBeODgUEuWAchLVthuxKXVBgzq91xukSD5Q64H-oJvUJea96ZwW9XpFnzw98Ju80MMtdlk-Skl9-H6m3kiIdztaiXvJiAcgvkxRuOOIA7yry3eA6auNZzJrr2704UrvjV59jrG5_Q/s400/Dipper+face+on.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472343076530822914" border="0" /></a>The (in)famous Lathkill Dale proved pretty poor for photography despite amazing conditions. After walking in entirely the wrong direction we eventually came to the waterfall and were met with singing Redstarts and Grey Wags but the black and white birds were thin on the ground. We had two pretty shy individuals so we decided to cut our loses and don oxygen masks to begin the ascent to the summit/car park. We then made our way to Padley Gorge where we found a really confiding bird with an aesthetically pleasing mouthful of ex-invertebrates and a penchant for standing on cliched mossy rocks.<br /><br />The birds of the day for me though were the Red Grouse. These game birds don't get much press but they really are good value for money with a bizzare call, an amazing ability to run hilariosuly and a face made for whisky. It was only when I read up on them when I got home that I found out they were endemic to the British Ilses! Long live the Red Grouse!Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-35194083433092444272010-05-04T10:47:00.000-07:002010-05-04T11:03:44.657-07:00Ashwell's Dung<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswnW_-Tci9zb09efAAYoRo9m3OLF5-EpoYCAdbADx5kNPtTJLlS9-1r3sbtH-8w7N5ePbrTy4wSC22eKhSR_57RKuqcjfpAk7cun_PFco6XRmRVrDMiZ5V2aFqeyNaZIkmEfxsxgwBAk/s1600/wheateargrass.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswnW_-Tci9zb09efAAYoRo9m3OLF5-EpoYCAdbADx5kNPtTJLlS9-1r3sbtH-8w7N5ePbrTy4wSC22eKhSR_57RKuqcjfpAk7cun_PFco6XRmRVrDMiZ5V2aFqeyNaZIkmEfxsxgwBAk/s400/wheateargrass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467475758195553026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGANhJWl2OogxMD7vooBhdMGR-E9_dP3oviaPOcOdyc0GgMK49TOlHwNgIud9tQAi8Gkm24rVU1HAIGNm-Z4-R0a12ACvgAZNmsSu6KSLBJQ37TN19MNZd_JioYT7hu-xR0TBQTYCN5U/s1600/wheatearfull+in+frame.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGANhJWl2OogxMD7vooBhdMGR-E9_dP3oviaPOcOdyc0GgMK49TOlHwNgIud9tQAi8Gkm24rVU1HAIGNm-Z4-R0a12ACvgAZNmsSu6KSLBJQ37TN19MNZd_JioYT7hu-xR0TBQTYCN5U/s400/wheatearfull+in+frame.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467475318373777858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzx5SnyDA8dN0B0_o4Vv67Y3Mg260spwmVNqQTi6bPMeYr_sCOdLSjGEPugFBwFURknJUAbC_FSyrrzoeO1xTbg-oHAJezX-CygQUFXHxVOtZxHcG876QqFg28S72U23nYsn9z_92-5Q/s1600/wheatearweingstretch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzx5SnyDA8dN0B0_o4Vv67Y3Mg260spwmVNqQTi6bPMeYr_sCOdLSjGEPugFBwFURknJUAbC_FSyrrzoeO1xTbg-oHAJezX-CygQUFXHxVOtZxHcG876QqFg28S72U23nYsn9z_92-5Q/s400/wheatearweingstretch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467473640457133538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZq27FLJW0VNvNFQJwu6o3XXiJfTcNZQ1W6P8K8jUHlI0YkuBbrDJkSniXpdQwox0OtI2JRyDxYMk978iaQli8IO5srtCHWvsGbP0rKkkZkaHdza7FaotX7yqxC1TUEc7iSrdPf9YJSYo/s1600/wheatear+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZq27FLJW0VNvNFQJwu6o3XXiJfTcNZQ1W6P8K8jUHlI0YkuBbrDJkSniXpdQwox0OtI2JRyDxYMk978iaQli8IO5srtCHWvsGbP0rKkkZkaHdza7FaotX7yqxC1TUEc7iSrdPf9YJSYo/s400/wheatear+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467473411706636194" border="0" /></a>The middens between Ashwell and Dunton are again stocked full of good classic farmland birds. The stars of the show are the 4+ Wheatears that aren't shy about having their pictures taken. Well worth a re-visit, if only it was in Beds...Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-41597125716746066472010-04-25T11:18:00.000-07:002010-04-25T11:39:29.460-07:00Broom Bewick Bonanza<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljUBkJhbjcen1MfuARkzUNiqOLeKGY0NG09V6XCOqmCPLHAzmuqLJyaU3o1fGUQaBXtabQGOAFVqHwljBRg_GDVCCVk2ieCEmh-vxuNwUoPvrdR9oDBceL4vt1KIC0PLF-4x3mfiyjMw/s1600/Bewicks+Swanclosercropshiny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljUBkJhbjcen1MfuARkzUNiqOLeKGY0NG09V6XCOqmCPLHAzmuqLJyaU3o1fGUQaBXtabQGOAFVqHwljBRg_GDVCCVk2ieCEmh-vxuNwUoPvrdR9oDBceL4vt1KIC0PLF-4x3mfiyjMw/s400/Bewicks+Swanclosercropshiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464142480361095954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CXAPNv2lpVS797y48PMXus5NAb4BxcJ7KR8A9bPivoi6pudp_CfdZRjv8YmaX_QtYX0n-u5WqfF-iRW4MAH0slR21L-GpJn8ZEa_3l1gMlqUP1_ZlxIDfLfkUpIdxvYUXgITgoSNX04/s1600/Bewicks+swan+normal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CXAPNv2lpVS797y48PMXus5NAb4BxcJ7KR8A9bPivoi6pudp_CfdZRjv8YmaX_QtYX0n-u5WqfF-iRW4MAH0slR21L-GpJn8ZEa_3l1gMlqUP1_ZlxIDfLfkUpIdxvYUXgITgoSNX04/s400/Bewicks+swan+normal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464142019104617170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd3YxmM5XREM1zBFSwd9ww_iGBdZgZ_AQyxGsaDgOT29yWluCUAnAdKtzbJKXqfkxu8qAjvbVPYcHdw4srM86PuPwZaETDJSFHNUTcFNv8jMfuLOFYEHaBP0V5a74cH_qfCo4fZZtSYc/s1600/Willowwobbest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd3YxmM5XREM1zBFSwd9ww_iGBdZgZ_AQyxGsaDgOT29yWluCUAnAdKtzbJKXqfkxu8qAjvbVPYcHdw4srM86PuPwZaETDJSFHNUTcFNv8jMfuLOFYEHaBP0V5a74cH_qfCo4fZZtSYc/s400/Willowwobbest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464141482852963666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1hkglN73QoXF1u6mQJQaTdeiEUG30WSBNI_MyhpPGk9WoUC7Zf3uGAj_dyugSCwDJYoz7pqP9MOzGROFTS9MkM8cw5mF4moToJa_FnwNBkqAsjrOo28ONqSbUxQKZg3xu4Ch4-RUv5s/s1600/WillowWobcatchingflys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1hkglN73QoXF1u6mQJQaTdeiEUG30WSBNI_MyhpPGk9WoUC7Zf3uGAj_dyugSCwDJYoz7pqP9MOzGROFTS9MkM8cw5mF4moToJa_FnwNBkqAsjrOo28ONqSbUxQKZg3xu4Ch4-RUv5s/s400/WillowWobcatchingflys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464141267022113938" border="0" /></a>The juv. Bewick's Swan at Broom today was a very welcome addition to my Beds List although I have to say it made the saddest noise I've ever heard as it paddled around with its Mute relatives. The whole sitiuation was a bit melancholy really- a bit too much like seeing Bambi lose his mum.<br /><br />On the brighter side though a flyctaching Willow Warbler provided some good entertainment and there were plenty of Common Terns, Swifts and hirrundines to make it a good few hours birding in Beds.Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-134760636247801852010-04-25T11:05:00.000-07:002010-04-25T11:17:46.949-07:00World Wide Whimbrels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TKLivkfn9e4K0m6Nl3m0-U1ecExwIZlyxSKUFGFCMKzJtDr_QVqHX4fVjhCLw29PfEpkWhgK77nvQWbkrfxN44k_WvC2npXUa6IGoGY1OhB6T6Bs8P-yMXUK0WrYTgZBlU20nWqofz8/s1600/Whimbrel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TKLivkfn9e4K0m6Nl3m0-U1ecExwIZlyxSKUFGFCMKzJtDr_QVqHX4fVjhCLw29PfEpkWhgK77nvQWbkrfxN44k_WvC2npXUa6IGoGY1OhB6T6Bs8P-yMXUK0WrYTgZBlU20nWqofz8/s400/Whimbrel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464140228310647218" border="0" /></a> Broom, UK- April 2010<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO1y0ucTwKyZHY0vdZEbMet7hPVGPhVzjE17AlRPphKPYUo3jXE0tvqnEmS4KDTaxNCVYx2VOZy6S9ICofB9ptSGHy-tNesdSz7l5SrL48NXAPHdfMrssd5fXGkXJ1tijPDSfZlmlNsw/s1600/whimbrel+reedit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO1y0ucTwKyZHY0vdZEbMet7hPVGPhVzjE17AlRPphKPYUo3jXE0tvqnEmS4KDTaxNCVYx2VOZy6S9ICofB9ptSGHy-tNesdSz7l5SrL48NXAPHdfMrssd5fXGkXJ1tijPDSfZlmlNsw/s400/whimbrel+reedit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464139822985504882" border="0" /></a> Kotu Bridge, The Gambia- March 2010<br /><br />The same bird?Maybe...Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-23355873325876191002010-04-20T13:56:00.001-07:002010-04-25T11:43:12.291-07:00The ones that got away...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FmaeFkH4jX4_78n5a64s-xQP7b7jFriTCrfo6CT6_fxNsMU_84ojytXGpat_jnjOo3whwDcYFThyxP6KsFInJapbLTHCOM2WXikwywWUQ0l1VO7MgzkunFmLTkGyVixzktmyGFLuNSo/s1600/yellow+crowned+gonolek.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FmaeFkH4jX4_78n5a64s-xQP7b7jFriTCrfo6CT6_fxNsMU_84ojytXGpat_jnjOo3whwDcYFThyxP6KsFInJapbLTHCOM2WXikwywWUQ0l1VO7MgzkunFmLTkGyVixzktmyGFLuNSo/s400/yellow+crowned+gonolek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462345696428643090" border="0" /></a>The Yellow-Crowned Gonoleks were really quite common but seemed to absolute hate the sight of a camera and refused to let me stalk them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpheftLPXkYYplMho_1GXnKqZvM-fomDaHITsMf5qihOBxWD7D7KWUPqxie8v3yvE2Y7HrBBmxTtVlO4QLh2mjhSHNs8przPtTFXOWGbDCReSpRzn6wlZykg6XzGBdd2CKybllbWATbs/s1600/paradise+fly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpheftLPXkYYplMho_1GXnKqZvM-fomDaHITsMf5qihOBxWD7D7KWUPqxie8v3yvE2Y7HrBBmxTtVlO4QLh2mjhSHNs8przPtTFXOWGbDCReSpRzn6wlZykg6XzGBdd2CKybllbWATbs/s400/paradise+fly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462340897463040850" border="0" /></a>This was a really frustrating missed oppurtunity. Its an amazing looking bird but to be quite honest I'm not really sure of it's true identity. The African Paradise Flycatcher and the Red-Bellied Flycatcher look pretty similar and commonly hybridise. I think this one may be a hybrid.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gZ6VbfvO5EGZGjiobrBtzWV79RecVOq8zVtgTUh03QUqJ9O1YoogB0M1UDknk-W7vRrQBGKEtCl5x9SBQeIFYYqaM9_7nM_JjPBIEumLXboCl8HCGNRLN9VzvOmcCtqtmeRFmRwXB0k/s1600/yellow+billed+black+kite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gZ6VbfvO5EGZGjiobrBtzWV79RecVOq8zVtgTUh03QUqJ9O1YoogB0M1UDknk-W7vRrQBGKEtCl5x9SBQeIFYYqaM9_7nM_JjPBIEumLXboCl8HCGNRLN9VzvOmcCtqtmeRFmRwXB0k/s400/yellow+billed+black+kite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462338999607597986" border="0" /></a>Despite these Black Kites being one of the most common birds I came across I just couldn't get them in the right light. This bird is of the Yellow-Billled variety and is the resident sub-species of Black Kite.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQZtug-Rbi0FzLeTLurXOXiGY9lyAysnKnDB8JEm1fkQM0ZaaMI3HotQtUApVaMxxFY3R1CaM6RyqGlibcViQFcVn3yzxugHehbQ4yPYLxk8V7TqUeORouT1ES5bzke9nhWanyeqd78k/s1600/blackcrownedtchagra.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQZtug-Rbi0FzLeTLurXOXiGY9lyAysnKnDB8JEm1fkQM0ZaaMI3HotQtUApVaMxxFY3R1CaM6RyqGlibcViQFcVn3yzxugHehbQ4yPYLxk8V7TqUeORouT1ES5bzke9nhWanyeqd78k/s400/blackcrownedtchagra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462337309081475698" border="0" /></a>There were three or four Black-Crowned Tchagra around our beach hut but they always remained distant and seemed to enjoy hiding behind bushes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdtFdA2-3HS4-LxruukvWV5BpxiSd7UT37tHfDNBVK99Uwk9Uz-H3Qbd3SqX1QZFZc97l4uE7jgWVTDEX0_iDH0EzYkqlKSNiEp0gL7KYtbzNF_S6zbGDXurZT4RTi_Rob6qHt7AEehg/s1600/hybridfklycatcher.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdtFdA2-3HS4-LxruukvWV5BpxiSd7UT37tHfDNBVK99Uwk9Uz-H3Qbd3SqX1QZFZc97l4uE7jgWVTDEX0_iDH0EzYkqlKSNiEp0gL7KYtbzNF_S6zbGDXurZT4RTi_Rob6qHt7AEehg/s400/hybridfklycatcher.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462336683435788866" border="0" /></a>I think this is a Red-Bellied Flycatcher but I gave my borrowed field guide back so I could be entirely wrong.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfGxr3ol2eCUa1IGWj2u4n6_fa94705X7eJkmIpBnEErKZczFd4fLgNcyMLPzjOsuHH3Slsi1Cj3BO9Ql8EuiQ93T-Md1szsX6w2CL_EHo5oSeJrfDAlntr2xCkyDTF5SS1LpyYN3A2A/s1600/Common+wattleeye.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfGxr3ol2eCUa1IGWj2u4n6_fa94705X7eJkmIpBnEErKZczFd4fLgNcyMLPzjOsuHH3Slsi1Cj3BO9Ql8EuiQ93T-Md1szsX6w2CL_EHo5oSeJrfDAlntr2xCkyDTF5SS1LpyYN3A2A/s400/Common+wattleeye.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462336425099370434" border="0" /></a>This Common Wattle-Eye couldn't be tempted out from the shade of a toilet block and the proximity of a cess pool quickly dampened my enthusiasm for Wattle-Eye photography.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZtuoOsUV83S0n0NfjGSzzFKpWdpF1jM39peYzmuHg64rIQFRoJ71TIi97DFFJ2oA34hLS1hBok72cHgasSZ1rZliUoLgMM4NYcJJTiKCV8ZWWUX_7saGxJBnjld_DCMhuBn0XxTTAMQ/s1600/african+thrush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZtuoOsUV83S0n0NfjGSzzFKpWdpF1jM39peYzmuHg64rIQFRoJ71TIi97DFFJ2oA34hLS1hBok72cHgasSZ1rZliUoLgMM4NYcJJTiKCV8ZWWUX_7saGxJBnjld_DCMhuBn0XxTTAMQ/s400/african+thrush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462326824914525378" border="0" /></a>The African Thrush above was a bit subtle lookswise and was clearly a bit shy about it! These are the reasons to revist somewhere. All the above are birds I didn't manage to get a decent picture of despite having more than ample oppurtunity! But then I really could have spent weeks playing with each species individually and then I'd never have come home.Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-19506901348316706392010-04-15T14:20:00.000-07:002010-04-15T14:24:28.690-07:00They're just too Swift...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF5ye5rrj9e5HXQp5y9lteZcykC7-rP5KFIrdIB3Ic6DU5OqF8Z9izBmQ6rb_wFVz8kozJ4hFLTp1LQlS_Z2RU09mA_lBQZWcbVN1B49X8Zhd_ll5oi62UEdM7Egcv6aWN3IKILFKSbI/s1600/terriblelittleswiftpuic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF5ye5rrj9e5HXQp5y9lteZcykC7-rP5KFIrdIB3Ic6DU5OqF8Z9izBmQ6rb_wFVz8kozJ4hFLTp1LQlS_Z2RU09mA_lBQZWcbVN1B49X8Zhd_ll5oi62UEdM7Egcv6aWN3IKILFKSbI/s400/terriblelittleswiftpuic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460477704172238194" border="0" /></a> Little Swift<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VUwaHt3Ur9ug-Tyi2RN5LRtfzfNURj6Ot3lr5I46XeN9hG3UlkKhuOkBJtUSBURCXL-MHbKFwcCZDQJJbrgbS0i-UREyI8GwvHRkKz0xWp3eiPHcurHpyDW9I0WF9X0UmaK4ybnJxCM/s1600/African+palm+swift.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VUwaHt3Ur9ug-Tyi2RN5LRtfzfNURj6Ot3lr5I46XeN9hG3UlkKhuOkBJtUSBURCXL-MHbKFwcCZDQJJbrgbS0i-UREyI8GwvHRkKz0xWp3eiPHcurHpyDW9I0WF9X0UmaK4ybnJxCM/s400/African+palm+swift.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460477570966659218" border="0" /></a> African Palm Swift<br /><br />The less said about these pictures the better! Great birds though.Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-51986198324594240322010-04-15T13:48:00.000-07:002010-04-15T14:20:14.876-07:00Biodiversity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvBzOUR3Xui9kf-QP79oUXS_00R7zYduuD2VTdFNDYmsLMN7MHkwuBvUDWo6Nx3M_I8EdLC_bovRbe6-v-nMSaEoM_M0J10F5ww604RNTn_2qlhUAY3kmU5pCkOadEhkxeQ912WQeFbY/s1600/piedkinggyatpond.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvBzOUR3Xui9kf-QP79oUXS_00R7zYduuD2VTdFNDYmsLMN7MHkwuBvUDWo6Nx3M_I8EdLC_bovRbe6-v-nMSaEoM_M0J10F5ww604RNTn_2qlhUAY3kmU5pCkOadEhkxeQ912WQeFbY/s400/piedkinggyatpond.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460476413615661714" border="0" /></a> Pied Kingfisher<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqtpgK4JWq_d5R-tMbJJrlrGV9X_1v9apXTb1yfPTY6uRUtsfJ9LW8T-Vk1UtOQGk_zORngsY19Y6pXyWUZsalJeb9cNW_Q-F9zgzrCIbff7MXgiAgHfnYa11N5Jn23w0AvBMt8DbnYg/s1600/sacredibisetc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqtpgK4JWq_d5R-tMbJJrlrGV9X_1v9apXTb1yfPTY6uRUtsfJ9LW8T-Vk1UtOQGk_zORngsY19Y6pXyWUZsalJeb9cNW_Q-F9zgzrCIbff7MXgiAgHfnYa11N5Jn23w0AvBMt8DbnYg/s400/sacredibisetc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460475636894040354" border="0" /></a> Pic'n'mix: African Spoonbill, Sacred Ibis, Cattle Egret.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvuKy7utlaqu7zmmzsj9eEL0M2ujWTdQC7g5chPzWbM3Wp_Fc-bB-aPfQ0BF6ypeKDVXrnoDrCZUQLLHlRLd6ItMScJq_7B8BTCtisMk4VqsL5Dne3Q7J2KeJs2aPgAsW6IVZhSWb7x4/s1600/egret.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvuKy7utlaqu7zmmzsj9eEL0M2ujWTdQC7g5chPzWbM3Wp_Fc-bB-aPfQ0BF6ypeKDVXrnoDrCZUQLLHlRLd6ItMScJq_7B8BTCtisMk4VqsL5Dne3Q7J2KeJs2aPgAsW6IVZhSWb7x4/s400/egret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460474455055964434" border="0" /></a> GWE<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoaVM1YcHx0sQqRUfSI945_7gfSJYV2FQjT8QfC-pl17QAVuuG4i1zZVNmt5D8Lx-NTMwWn1uBQ0LvyG5G7UeLomZCnHbM0ZZxgfCxH-lKQNS6o_mRQfgFsr6-rk-uUf_M4N3Jh8qcWI/s1600/cattleegbret.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoaVM1YcHx0sQqRUfSI945_7gfSJYV2FQjT8QfC-pl17QAVuuG4i1zZVNmt5D8Lx-NTMwWn1uBQ0LvyG5G7UeLomZCnHbM0ZZxgfCxH-lKQNS6o_mRQfgFsr6-rk-uUf_M4N3Jh8qcWI/s400/cattleegbret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460472340064446018" border="0" /></a> Cattle Egret<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjZ4axvBTbNoaziOqmjh2975Sr1O-k60qQSt1nOk8XadZ2Ldr4R1fdAUc5dkZqeyEpzlm88AHBivJmmXXYaatbtT17OFfKMMj88KX0tQDrWuztkB3uYfVQ4P8eGhG2j9kVHVLWBOTGgg/s1600/betterlongtailedcormorant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjZ4axvBTbNoaziOqmjh2975Sr1O-k60qQSt1nOk8XadZ2Ldr4R1fdAUc5dkZqeyEpzlm88AHBivJmmXXYaatbtT17OFfKMMj88KX0tQDrWuztkB3uYfVQ4P8eGhG2j9kVHVLWBOTGgg/s400/betterlongtailedcormorant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460472056021132802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk0xCYJvFETPBnfTfo91NNKGwreHb-62X2KfWVfd2oFqXhKvq_7rLVcWGnELzYLCpOxOgTnSilLotalvEoEVEst7B0NV70-Msi5gRNISA6Sl0w86ZLLYm5U3tZjEiMTREMJdy-C89LKk/s1600/longtailed+cormorant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk0xCYJvFETPBnfTfo91NNKGwreHb-62X2KfWVfd2oFqXhKvq_7rLVcWGnELzYLCpOxOgTnSilLotalvEoEVEst7B0NV70-Msi5gRNISA6Sl0w86ZLLYm5U3tZjEiMTREMJdy-C89LKk/s400/longtailed+cormorant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460471343938112770" border="0" /></a> Long-Tailed Cormorant<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6cevV_saa9DZTsyj71hY-cfJj18znuVDFOGQfDg_vJVZF4r3EwcMpA0zXQupAiGfU7q55m9OZ1RbB7Cl3O9QeN9Nzx5ho75AF-u6Z4N4FhymhBef5BlAN58E6Ze6rId0DZAqtr9yFc4/s1600/squaccoheron.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6cevV_saa9DZTsyj71hY-cfJj18znuVDFOGQfDg_vJVZF4r3EwcMpA0zXQupAiGfU7q55m9OZ1RbB7Cl3O9QeN9Nzx5ho75AF-u6Z4N4FhymhBef5BlAN58E6Ze6rId0DZAqtr9yFc4/s400/squaccoheron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460471019927156242" border="0" /></a> Squacco Heron<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1p8dc4cghqFVHaOpXGkVAzfYp1YCL8rFCq2FpD8pfj3_sKaFxt_sIvoM5ki63djmv_DAGthG_abdypZ7yziEx-i83tzoeMSVk0Chm53y25IspRssgRK4A8C7m9xvg8vIuV9DgINLSVA/s1600/jacana.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1p8dc4cghqFVHaOpXGkVAzfYp1YCL8rFCq2FpD8pfj3_sKaFxt_sIvoM5ki63djmv_DAGthG_abdypZ7yziEx-i83tzoeMSVk0Chm53y25IspRssgRK4A8C7m9xvg8vIuV9DgINLSVA/s400/jacana.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460470695008347602" border="0" /></a> African Jacana<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsALbDKaZkhw-_5-hi5QvQfe8Vfh8tMEw79KPD8pyTlAyvWX_wkPcDvumVQGM9C0xmBKcCx9vWntZmypSL84AXijQ1xK8Gy6XLp_9R1AqSu6WlZBFLe3ozoJbnuXAHxeBy34iwz7xeF8/s1600/jacanabetter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsALbDKaZkhw-_5-hi5QvQfe8Vfh8tMEw79KPD8pyTlAyvWX_wkPcDvumVQGM9C0xmBKcCx9vWntZmypSL84AXijQ1xK8Gy6XLp_9R1AqSu6WlZBFLe3ozoJbnuXAHxeBy34iwz7xeF8/s400/jacanabetter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460469427696025234" border="0" /></a>All the above were photographed at a small pond near Kotu Bridge in The Gambia. The pond can't of been much bigger than the average village duck pond and supported more than it's fair share of the country's flora and fauna. It was a little microcosm of the Gambian ecosytem. I could have wasted away the whole day there had it not been for the unbearable heat, unbearable persistence of an overly friendly local "guide" and the unbearable lack of a Fanta Tropical!Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-9923599172146837402010-04-15T13:33:00.000-07:002010-04-15T13:47:58.001-07:00From Senegal West Africa!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQzOyIl8bxeQmWENMY-J3m17jO2Ekq-mV7EDV1LWn6W-iNP8mIczmP2VRkspzW3X8zq1ijb4njWDI5m5OMTKvcDv5ptOCTJBpbiDExz0grzZfdtbW7edY2bDHcItVv7ViFg26tXgniHM/s1600/senegalcoucal2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQzOyIl8bxeQmWENMY-J3m17jO2Ekq-mV7EDV1LWn6W-iNP8mIczmP2VRkspzW3X8zq1ijb4njWDI5m5OMTKvcDv5ptOCTJBpbiDExz0grzZfdtbW7edY2bDHcItVv7ViFg26tXgniHM/s400/senegalcoucal2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460467881088318914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KYyYQ6Ej4WslkOP5N1t-sMhpyANmwuFbBttU-m-qDxjSZRYAnARetSZcL7W-N9IoRIsPO0gNiaX4Q4rk-668EJ7ObqVeV912Aq7c1co68c-bDqyA_mFWqwbOQDFe8fknH0xCzA8N_2w/s1600/Senegalcoucal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KYyYQ6Ej4WslkOP5N1t-sMhpyANmwuFbBttU-m-qDxjSZRYAnARetSZcL7W-N9IoRIsPO0gNiaX4Q4rk-668EJ7ObqVeV912Aq7c1co68c-bDqyA_mFWqwbOQDFe8fknH0xCzA8N_2w/s400/Senegalcoucal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460467539374094322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCxOHDc3rm7THtW4duKIBZvpvT9C1u-6Q0gXIWzGtF_8z1XWhAUZdvR-ZFEhyphenhyphenY0z6IzgvDtYbbPqfnuFELa9DDmB5WIOrrfV71Km6AAlYSzfP_MJ0qTtwezcqQtk2n8-duYppcx6LP_Q/s1600/Senegalparrot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCxOHDc3rm7THtW4duKIBZvpvT9C1u-6Q0gXIWzGtF_8z1XWhAUZdvR-ZFEhyphenhyphenY0z6IzgvDtYbbPqfnuFELa9DDmB5WIOrrfV71Km6AAlYSzfP_MJ0qTtwezcqQtk2n8-duYppcx6LP_Q/s400/Senegalparrot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460466979068003010" border="0" /></a>Senegal Coucal and Senegal Parrot -The Gambia.Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-24610731088098050472010-03-30T09:55:00.000-07:002010-03-30T10:02:19.563-07:00Expect the Unexpected!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMm5gX2MMZdELiY3JMRdiGzU2kL-MlvhYJaIk7FexfDW_xW5aO-AZ1SuZvpmq5x-MFk0fM8IKSUQnjVENPf-UNB_55B0Cmxl-hkF5YAwG4MxSjqoaunsG5t1u9Ilzfj7EgseQOjA2Srs/s1600/Two+Barred+Crossbill+better.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMm5gX2MMZdELiY3JMRdiGzU2kL-MlvhYJaIk7FexfDW_xW5aO-AZ1SuZvpmq5x-MFk0fM8IKSUQnjVENPf-UNB_55B0Cmxl-hkF5YAwG4MxSjqoaunsG5t1u9Ilzfj7EgseQOjA2Srs/s400/Two+Barred+Crossbill+better.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454471654514534034" border="0" /></a>When I woke up this Saturday morning I never in a million years expected to be sitting in the hide at the Lodge waiting for Bedfordshire's first Two-Barred Crossbill in over a hundred years. to show at the pool. I also didn't expect to have to get up at 5:30 (4:30 Non BST!) to have to try and see a Two-Barred Crossbil I hadn't seen the day before. Luckily at around half 7 a flock of 20+ Crossbill appeared in a tree right in front of the hide. They promptly flew off again leaving just one bird perched proudly at the top of the tree...Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-79473037403445836922010-03-28T08:09:00.000-07:002010-03-28T08:10:53.070-07:00Gambian Dragonfly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hkthDl-sdF1Iw1UvLNLnFXivLDjmhV49t2NU2hn-75LCY46ZSCmORNNv9p9fLQDgkenlUsKVgyJDpd8ev7Mb00CnfNL5IySbRX5VQ1rg6v6aPBWD4u0FI9T_pmRituR4vGVDhDI6-M4/s1600/Dragonfly+back+lit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hkthDl-sdF1Iw1UvLNLnFXivLDjmhV49t2NU2hn-75LCY46ZSCmORNNv9p9fLQDgkenlUsKVgyJDpd8ev7Mb00CnfNL5IySbRX5VQ1rg6v6aPBWD4u0FI9T_pmRituR4vGVDhDI6-M4/s400/Dragonfly+back+lit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453702294143832306" border="0" /></a>Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-18565545529250735172010-03-25T16:00:00.000-07:002010-03-25T16:08:45.677-07:00Two Very Cool Birds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdEcEuiCg2_DqiGuC1mQruqVFjW2_oMDUKABMzs59_9k4nXx4eYXgQDcuAlPpTClp07rXTNZxHPoxeU8KdgciX2SUKGgQNARVqLU-PqHDpbCgrWYe7-02UfV25V3qWwQWsuDyxMhzgWQ/s1600/yellow+billed+Shrike+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdEcEuiCg2_DqiGuC1mQruqVFjW2_oMDUKABMzs59_9k4nXx4eYXgQDcuAlPpTClp07rXTNZxHPoxeU8KdgciX2SUKGgQNARVqLU-PqHDpbCgrWYe7-02UfV25V3qWwQWsuDyxMhzgWQ/s400/yellow+billed+Shrike+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452711179234882418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJ_N8HgGxQyFkcc71HonOc9r56PiIO7GVaGj5jo4ConlC8LT0CJcNtk_mpMjlAjTsoFenL3qimp1Vvo2-UvMkQwxKltcbdKsnjJAU_Y2UMrQRc4L3mLg4ObX87s1bld0YTyO3jQBf0hk/s1600/Yellow+Fronted+Tinkerbird+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJ_N8HgGxQyFkcc71HonOc9r56PiIO7GVaGj5jo4ConlC8LT0CJcNtk_mpMjlAjTsoFenL3qimp1Vvo2-UvMkQwxKltcbdKsnjJAU_Y2UMrQRc4L3mLg4ObX87s1bld0YTyO3jQBf0hk/s400/Yellow+Fronted+Tinkerbird+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452710344440020738" border="0" /></a>Yellow-Billed Shrike and Yellow-Fronted Tinkerbird.Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-78527744748226506102010-03-25T12:13:00.000-07:002010-03-25T14:17:52.561-07:00Roller Disco<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitur73O2FMTyDzVRPCfdIFNuyKowaA-ZfMW4o_m6pZ-QSILY8H7aB9PzFv-8pckRrZFO14L_E4FNvkhcoyAzd5p0BmUae36kztchmAkgV6E7EU2BErarOzYa16S7v037sbNhpSdIKyydM/s1600/Broad+Billed+Roller+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEaitaxCPr4FttXQelwMksA7aKSC8-C6iHHK1wrryt55tfj08YubWLRLAxRfsNAg5lBd1hXMQUWeNJhJyNoPLMnmHb50brZiCV4yURHEYAmWUavw0ZBjiy5zb91EcQ3PUa8JbaAXWA-o/s400/Absynnian+Rollerinflight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452652338205891954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0BFt12DEnffPIAVA0OV3vHIq6i9K3vcKEHWsDpSe9vZvOI06Cdzl6kLp0oY8w54IXc4-vdApvaUlVrl93xuoBz202T6j4PnqzBPVETI43cXeo7K9DdpVeDN4Lu19xdql1BeHY6u2zBo/s1600/Absynnian+Roller2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0BFt12DEnffPIAVA0OV3vHIq6i9K3vcKEHWsDpSe9vZvOI06Cdzl6kLp0oY8w54IXc4-vdApvaUlVrl93xuoBz202T6j4PnqzBPVETI43cXeo7K9DdpVeDN4Lu19xdql1BeHY6u2zBo/s400/Absynnian+Roller2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452652105839288930" border="0" /></a>We were lucky enough to find all 4 types of the resident speices of Roller in the Gambia. The most spectacualr was the Abyssinian Roller which was thankfully fairly common and often seemed to appear out of nowhere. On several ocasions I'd find them perched in the lower branches of a tree when I was sneaking up on Bee-Eaters and the like. <br /><br />The most confusing of the Rollers we saw was the Broad-Billed Roller. A chocolate coloured bird with a splash of licac on its chest and a disctinctly falcon like shape to it. I spent several minutes perusing the falcons in the field guide before the bomb dropped. From the picture above its seems obviously not to be a falcon but from a distance and when its perched on a wire next to a road it looks very much like one- or perhaps the heat was getting to me more than I'd thought.Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147739285647109730.post-77291284303859806932010-03-22T14:02:00.000-07:002010-03-25T12:13:08.672-07:00Black Winged Stilts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdLfxfbSUs5hYTEHmVp5CDa0Mpo3bUQb6PRl7t8CExMlzixdNsNTEIyPVfvkfmhdSZQ1ldgziJfO8pIAS50jeJauFV-wCqswfFomj4C26QjdQzJPenuUubO3N97Wxd1NO1FZfl-zDGGc/s1600-h/black+Winged+Stiilitbackhgroundbluragain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdLfxfbSUs5hYTEHmVp5CDa0Mpo3bUQb6PRl7t8CExMlzixdNsNTEIyPVfvkfmhdSZQ1ldgziJfO8pIAS50jeJauFV-wCqswfFomj4C26QjdQzJPenuUubO3N97Wxd1NO1FZfl-zDGGc/s400/black+Winged+Stiilitbackhgroundbluragain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451570453778046178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JCZOxBsxZR9AZ959Ev_ojgvGk296QSkdBcqdJMhJsVhRZhTHIWvKxw9M-BshrPs3Qq2MFkjcjLU6iLYpkupBOhuJruDi1NLx_lTHMD061_aUc51C9pdzE6oxQxp8TtXivlXPnD3z4nY/s1600-h/Black+Winged+Stilit+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JCZOxBsxZR9AZ959Ev_ojgvGk296QSkdBcqdJMhJsVhRZhTHIWvKxw9M-BshrPs3Qq2MFkjcjLU6iLYpkupBOhuJruDi1NLx_lTHMD061_aUc51C9pdzE6oxQxp8TtXivlXPnD3z4nY/s400/Black+Winged+Stilit+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451569820699204370" border="0" /></a>I found these shockingly long legged birds beside a sewage pool near Senegambia. I'd like to say it was an wholly enjoyable expereince photographing these birds as Little Swifts swooped down to drink from the pool but 40 degree heat really doesn't do much for the smell of sewage.Edward Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520189164028633815noreply@blogger.com0