Last night I went to Brighton to see ARW, Anderson, Wakeman & Rabin (Yes by any other name). I stayed with friends in Lingfield and took a few photos of the birds that graced us with their presence. The first sighting was a Buzzard. We saw it while we were sat in the back garden. It was one of five that arrived at the same time. Luckily one of them lingered and circled lower and lower. The sun was low in the sky and provided decent lighting from one side. I still had to crop the photos and lighten them slightly. This morning we took a walk across the fields and spotted more Buzzards as well as some smaller species. I rarely see Buzzards, so please forgive the number of photos of this one!
Their cat Daphne. She's a rescue.
Male Chaffie. Picture cropped but no colour or contrast changes required.
Mrs Robin pops up from inside a hedge with a beakful of nesting materials.
Skylark. This and the following pics are HEAVILY cropped. It was just a dot in the sky!
Another male Chaffie
Low flying Heron
A very vocal bird in the back garden. Who is it..? No prizes for guessing. Just for fun.
Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos
(One bush does not shelter two Robins)
Zenodotus (3rd Century B.C.)
Being rather ancient I confess I'd not heard of "Yes" but I do know of Rick Wakeman. Actually, he's not all that younger than me (well quite a bit, really). Hope you enjoyed the gig.
Combined with some nice shot of Buzzards, Skylarks etc it sounds like a good visit to your friends.
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Tony
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Thanks TeeJay. It was a success all in all. I was pleased with the Buzzards. I have seen a few in Cheshire before now, but with one exception (which was perched in a tree), they have all been off in the distance. Yes started up in 1968, so they have been around in one form or another for almost 50 years.
Glad you had a good evening at the gig and then birdwatching at your friends house; wonderful buzzard shots under that gorgeous blue sky and how nice to see the Skylarks, I love the way they do that aerial dance and the sound. Mr Chaffie is looking good too with that beautiful plumage and I mustn't forget the busy robin with its nesting materials !
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Regards, Hazel
Certainly can't say I blame you for keeping your camera trained on the buzzard when you get an opportunity like that ... and most skylarks are just dots in the sky, aren't they?!
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I can't blame you for taking plenty of photos of the buzzards MC. The way they just have to come over to suss you out and then soar away so perfectly is lovely, and they are so much larger than you think when close up. Lucky you to see and photo a skylark, haven't seen any over here for a while, and yes dots in the sky is what I used to see, only id-ing them from their song.
Lot to learn