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Waxwings: rare visitors for afar

Waxwings: rare visitors for afar

Rare visitors from the North and East. Waxwings named for the drops of red at the tips of the wings that only develop when they are well fed on red berries....
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Rare visitors from the North and East. Waxwings named for the drops of red at the tips of the wings that only develop when they are well fed on red berries.
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 560/1

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Dec, 2016

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Nature

Great portrait, still not seen a waxwing and very envious of this!!

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Puffins make their nest underground and when they emerge from their burrows they check out the area to see its safe before going off to fish, here lik

Rare visitors from the North and East. Waxwings named for the drops of red at the tips of the wings that only develop when they are well fed on red be

In the dark cloudy laurel forest of Madeira in the mist, these tiny beauties occasionally show their faces. Caught with a Panasonic Lumix bridge camer

Here the young Great Northern Loon which we found nosing into the next Harbor we came to on Orkney (Scotland)

Now two of you are not paying attention back there!

This tiny duck is really amongst the most decorative. This green flash from the wing in the Spring sunshine is just stunning.

This male firecrest is defending its territory with its crest spread out from a thin yellow line to a fiery crown!. Its song is so high-pitched it can

Very active in May singing and exhibiting during the breeding season on Orkney (Scotland)

Diving ducks below send up water jets to protect their fishing area. High resolution catch with a powerful new lens.

Fine breeding plumage of the Great Northern Loon, curiously nosing into the harbor on Orkney as we were leaving.

Take-off is always exciting for such a large bird as a Swan,; first in the water then on ice.

In the depth of winter in the shallows searching for minnows this majestic bird takes flight..magic moments

This beauty turns up every year to defend its territory near the local church , Flaring up its crest to impress its mate, who is certainly watching ne

This brood of young Barn Swallows can't really fly yet. They open their beaks as soon as they hear their parents flying in with food. Photographe

The Waxwings come rarely to our part of the World every 10 years or so, making me very happy to try out my new equipment on this gorgeous bird species

The special care taken of the young is one of the most fascinating aspects of the Great Crested Grebe. Here, mother with young , while the male fishes

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