tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92217135700243672692024-02-07T12:46:14.759+00:00johnfinlaysonbirderAmateur wildlife photography in Northamptonshire and beyond.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.comBlogger485125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-44512246187447649132015-08-27T12:09:00.001+01:002015-08-27T12:09:26.326+01:00John's family are sorry to inform you that John died unexpectedly last week.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-82190782409508378182015-08-19T09:55:00.001+01:002015-08-19T12:47:12.613+01:00Nice eye contact ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With this flyover Grey Heron.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With birds in flight, before publishing, I always look at the focus on the claws, beak and eye. In this case I'm pretty happy with the image.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Herons are great subjects for in flight photography because of their slow, ponderous wing beats and relatively slow speed through the air.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was nice to get the wing beat on the up exposing the flanks of the bird.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-10769802715220664832015-08-18T08:38:00.003+01:002015-08-18T19:31:45.946+01:00No boarder controls for this immigrant. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And what a stunning migrant from Africa and Europe this visitor is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Painted Lady visits our shores annually in variable numbers from April onwards and is a very colourful and welcome addition to our native species.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On migration these Butterflies have been Radar tracked at altitudes of 3000 feet with ground speeds of 30 mph.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It will have two or three broods between June and October before return migration in October.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always Teasels, a very popular food source for many species, make a very photogenic backdrop to the image. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-15522263681123557672015-08-17T09:14:00.003+01:002015-08-17T17:41:25.950+01:00When I grow up ............ <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll be a fully fledged Blue Tit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little chap made me smile with his little patch of blue on his head. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes its the most common of birds that present the highlight of an otherwise quiet birding session.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-57690185140348317152015-08-16T15:12:00.000+01:002015-08-16T15:13:21.665+01:00Harvest time is upon us as is this years crop of Sparrowhawks<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spent a very pleasant hour watching three fledgling Sparrowhawks and
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-66549255294510266022015-08-15T09:48:00.004+01:002015-08-16T18:57:37.799+01:00A privilege to photograph.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the crow flies Titchmarsh LNR is not too far away from Duxford and we are quite often graced with sightings of WW II veteran aircraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this case a Spitfire TR Mk IX ML407 ( Civil registration G-LFIX ) known as the '' Grace '' Spitfire due to its ownership.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It had most of the characteristics of a Ruddy Shelduck but it wasn't, grey head ? ...... Hmmmm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This is a pair of Ruddy Shelducks that I photograped at Slipton last year</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The staff at the visitor center held the answer ..... its a South African ( Cape ) Ruddy Shelduck and an escapee from a wildfowl collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still, an interesting experience !.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-1386050230125438342015-08-12T20:18:00.000+01:002015-08-13T19:19:55.645+01:00..... followed by a Dragonfly day .....<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">........ OK, here goes, talk about putting a questionable, bordering on non-existent reputation for Dragonfly identification on the line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But you have to learn when venturing into unknown waters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All comments, corrections and wisdom greatly appreciated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>NB </b>..... it comes as no surprise that my technical advisors could be head to audibly sigh, throw their hands up in disgust and put me right ..... the cavalry came to the rescue !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to John Murray and Graham Barker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Ruddy Darter .... or maybe Common ? - <b>NB </b>actually a male Ruddy Darter,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> No idea - <b>NB </b>its<b> </b>a Female Common Darter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At first sight they looked a bit like young cucumbers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'' Hello John, t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ry Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacorus) fruit
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-66247769093254908382015-08-09T14:20:00.001+01:002015-08-09T20:29:29.949+01:00Still around ....<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....... but not perhaps for much longer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Research on the plane, registration N1035M, identifies it as a Steerman Kaydet currently based at Bungay in Suffolk and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">originally flown by the US Navy as a training</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> aircraft during the second World War.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-56444806042422397742015-08-05T19:15:00.000+01:002015-08-05T20:55:38.156+01:00Double take .......<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you think synchronised swimming is clever how about this !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Titchmarsh LNR has had a cracking year for Comma Butterflies, as I have stated previously I have never seen so many on the reserve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This image was taken quickly, I would have liked to move the aperture setting to F8 to improve the depth of field but did not want to miss the '' moment ''.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just as well as a second later they flew.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-67152811649318777442015-08-04T19:26:00.002+01:002015-08-07T18:32:52.446+01:00Marsh Harriers at Fowlmere ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My best ever sightings of this species, sadly the light was very harsh and the birds were backlit .... you can't have it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At least one pair of adults and three juveniles on view, I saw several food passes and witnessed the clamour for attention from the youngsters every time the parents returned to the nesting and nursery area, very high energy.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-30292477470872106322015-08-03T19:41:00.001+01:002015-08-05T21:07:49.680+01:00The Silent hunter .......<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This chap was consciously hunting the reed bed margins for chicks, probably Water Rail chicks in particular as the parents of which were being quite vocal and attracting attention to themselves despite their reputation for being '' skulkers ''.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe Water Rail are better at discretion than parenting ?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stealthy and focused it was just awaiting the opportunity to strike, happily unsuccessful on this occasion. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-24807081310410324002015-08-02T14:54:00.001+01:002015-08-03T20:29:48.252+01:00Great eye contact<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In many parts of the country for a birder to look up to the skies and see a Red Kite it would truly be a '' Red letter day '' for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here in East Northamptonshire we tend to take them for granted as the reintroduction programme has been so successful.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-54017449824078676822015-08-01T19:40:00.001+01:002015-08-02T20:34:13.914+01:00I like this image because it ignores photographic wisdom.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Peacock Butterfly is one of the prettiest in the U</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">K, its upper wing pattern and colouring is visually absolutely </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stunning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With its wings closed however the under wings appear to be almost black.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this image the brightly lit Teasel head, predominantly green and lilac, seems as if it has had the Peacock '' cut and pasted '' on top of it and yet its legs are well defined. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many purists may well disagree, but I like this one, its different.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-79914255032936148402015-07-31T19:32:00.000+01:002015-08-09T20:12:42.419+01:00I think that I saw one of the chicks out on the beam today, but in shadow.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, you really can't fault the parents for their food supply commitment to their brood .... in fact sometimes it amazes me how they can see where they are going with their beaks laden with insects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have checked some of my in-flight images, sadly none worthy of posting, you can however see that as they approach their perching position ( nearly always the same give or take 20mm ) they incline their heads ........ a bit like the '' droop snoot '' of Concord.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It may well be that the chicks will fledge over the weekend when I will not be around.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-67568764964122596802015-07-30T18:41:00.000+01:002015-07-31T18:33:06.647+01:00Willow Warbler.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very nice bright eye contact with this chap perched high up in brilliant sunlight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The season is sadly on its way out but what character these chaps, as always, have contributed again this year with their presence.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-7814049230316889082015-07-29T19:54:00.001+01:002015-08-02T20:29:49.979+01:00Another Pied Wag .....<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm really getting in tune with these birds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a pair they are busily feeding their chicks in a nest that I am monitoring, the number of trips to the nest that they are making is amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The location of the nest is on top of the end of girder where it enters and is supported by the brickwork of a building and certainly well hidden, the only clue to its presence is poop staining the bricks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This may very well be a second brood and I am looking forward to the fledging of the chicks that can't be long away now, how many ? ..... usually five to six ...... watch this space.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-63596343372722900852015-07-28T20:11:00.001+01:002015-07-28T20:13:16.153+01:00Small Tortoiseshell .....<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teasels are a great source of nectar for Butterflies and honey bees and this chap is certainly making the most of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My growing passion, maybe I should say enjoyment, for Butterfly photography is that it fills the gap that July presents as far as bird photography is concerned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is certainly a different discipline that requires different field craft skills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But what plants teasels are, certainly at their most colourful in July.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-3854190056306324972015-07-27T19:53:00.003+01:002015-08-02T20:20:44.285+01:00My Plant identification is as good as my Butterfly and Dragonfly identification ..... awful !<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last weekend I saw a seedling plant that I did not recognise, no surprise there then I hear you mutter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I certainly couldn't find it in any of my UK wild flower guides.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sent the image to Doctor of chemistry and amateur but very credible botanist Peter Llewellyn who very quickly responded as follows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'' Hello John, y</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">our plant is Himalayan Balsam
(Impatiens glandulifera) which is an invasive, annual, introduced species
causing much havoc along damp verges and river banks throughout the British
Isles. On the positive side, bees love it and much to the annoyance of
conservationists, bee-keepers sometime plant it for nectar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter Llewellyn. ''.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you get it right ?.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What always amazes me about lovers of wildlife and the '' web '' is the availability of guidance that is offered by highly qualified people who are willing to impart their knowledge for their love of their discipline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heartfelt thanks Peter.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857659444790556180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221713570024367269.post-77771030281518579082015-07-27T06:57:00.000+01:002015-07-27T06:57:34.622+01:00Six spot Burnet<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of our day flying moths the six spot Burnet is a most attractive metallic blue-green moth with six carmine-red spots on its wings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has a rather weak fluttering flight and interestingly, if disturbed, it will fall to the ground feigning death.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It certainly brightened up an otherwise grey day.</span><br />
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