Oxon Bird Pics Spring 2008
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Sparrowhawk, Home, Oxon. 26 April 2008
Sparrowhawks are reasonably regular visitors to the
garden, attracted by the 'food' on offer around the
feeder.
This bird had just finished devouring its unfortunate
victim, within reasonable photographic range of the house...
This 'bonus' completed a reasonably successful
photography day (see below).
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Arctic Tern, Farmoor, Oxon. 26 April 2008
The only one present this morning. Despite the dark
tip to the bill, this is an Arctic, which sometimes do
show this feature in early spring - a remnant of winter
plumage.
Note also the short neck and head, as well as the
narrow, well-defined dark bar along the trailing edge of
the underside of the primaries.
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Black Tern, Farmoor, Oxon. 26 April 2008
One of four birds present in the morning.
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Hobby, Farmoor, Oxon. 26 April 2008
One of two birds present over Shrike Meadow. A bit
distant, but my best Hobby pic to date.
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Great Crested Grebe, Farmoor, Oxon. 26 April 2008
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Pheasant, Kingston Lisle, Oxon. 12 April 2008
In the rain!
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Great Crested Grebe, Shellingford, Oxon. 6
April 2008
A new arrival on this site, presumably due to the high
water levels. A somewhat distant, heavily cropped shot.
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© All pictures copyright Stephen Burch |
