Uploads from Simon Davey, Birds etc

Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:04:38 -0700

Theses guys were having a great time, splashing about in the heat of the sun.

Swallow - Hirundo rustica

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Sat, 11 May 2013 06:30:29 -0700

Having a rather successful rummage for bugs in the mud.

In the last shot, you may be able to make out the swallows' feet a few inches from the ground as it takes flight.

Swallow - Hirundo rustica

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:32:27 -0700

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Didn't manage to get any of these sharp, but it seemed a shame to have them just sitting on the hard drive....

These blighters are fast, and to gauge the speed and agility, the shutter speeds were in excess of 1/2000 sec, and still the wing tips are blurred.

Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:01:56 -0700

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No idea why, but we stood and rattled off lots and lots of shots, but this was one difficult little chap to get a good clear shot of.

Mute Swan - just a little different

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:02:30 -0700

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Part of me likes this, and part of me doesn't.
It's a shame the swan is moving away from me.

At Rickmansworth Aquadrome, with Rudy Harding and Andrew Salveson, despite mostly flat light, it was a good day.
More sets to come.

Pair of Jackdaw

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:35:24 -0700

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He's holding food, and she wants it!

Shhhhhhh

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:01:32 -0700

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A young red stag, followed by a few fallow doe, and a fallow buck at the end. I'm kinda taken with the split toning.

Red Deer Stag - split tone

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:42:37 -0700

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Such a flat light one moment, and then hazy the next, but it was great day shooting deer and cyclists on Saturday at Richmond park.

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:00:44 -0700

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Took inspiration from Pauline Lewis (Pollylew)

Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major 100% crop

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:45:36 -0700

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Mallard Duck - Anas platyrhynchos

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:39:51 -0700

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Big thanks to Rudy for the use of the 100-400mm

Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:34:47 -0700

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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:31:03 -0700

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Male Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:30:40 -0700

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Bearded Emperor Tamarin

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:52:26 -0700

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Tiger

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:50:58 -0700

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Shot through bars, as expected, so soft on the face.

White Tiger

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:47:21 -0700

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Lorakeet

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:45:34 -0700

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Barn Owl

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:42:21 -0700

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That mouse didn't last long

Had a cold and snowy afternoon at the Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire.
Wonderful people.

Some of the images below open to further series, such as the White Tiger.

Stargazer Lily

nobody@flickr.com (Simon Davey, Birds etc) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:36:53 -0700

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The chaps got the missus some flowers on Mother's day. I took advantage of the display.
Shot with my Sigma 150, no flash, just high ISO :-)