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this is one of the weirdest bird photos i have ever taken,it is a baby flamingo.i didnt know that their knees are back to front compared to most animals.graham.

Ta bernie.graham.

Graham - What a wonderful photo - you really get the impact
when same is enlarged!
While down in South Carolina we visited " Brookgreen Gardens"
which is a must if you are ever there. The various birds were
not afraid at all and just sat on the railings looking at you. We
should have labelled the photos but you know how that goes.
Do you have any idea of the name of this bird?

was watching this robin in this feeder on sunday morning when all of a sudden this rat ran up the pole holding the feeder and jumped into feeder.graham.

OMG certainly hope the robin got away!!!

thanks patricia,to the best of my ability it looks like a squacco heron.its definitley one of the heron family,heres one of a grey heron flying over us on sunday.graham.

Thanks for the info, Graham. Now, please tell me that
the robin flew away safely or I will be thinking about it
all night!!

he did and he came back after 20 minutes,just checking your heron out.graham.

patricia it is a PURPLE HERON and i should have said what a great shot it was.graham.

bernie johno wrote:will enlarge them later Eddy

Thanks Bernie

Bernie, is the 2nd a rat???

Yes graham.captured on sunday at martin mere.thanks for the blow ups bernie.

Our new Aircraft Carrier, Queen Elizabeth arriving in Portsmouth today.
My Grandson was in one of the hundreds of RIBs and small boats to escort her in. They picked her up off Hayling Island where they are at their Summer house.

Thanks Ken.Quite a large ship to say the least.
Would hate to have to run round the deck four times
for not tying my hammock up correctly like on the Vanguard
That is why I was happy to be in submarines later on
Matt

Just under 70,000 mt Matt. Another one under construction. No planes and not enough escorts to operate them securely globally but the Navy happy . Ken

my photo for tonight is the SWAN GOOSE .it is on the endangered list.it is the forefather of the china goose.development of chinese coastal regions has led to it vanishing from large areas.graham....

Thanks, Graham re the "Purple Heron" which photo I have duly marked
for correct identification in the future! Lovely photo of the "Swan Goose"
We have a lot of "Canadian Geese" here which I love to hear calling
to each other while in flight!
Sunday was such a lovely day we went down to Fort Monroe and took
a walk along the Prom. The river was busy with various cargo boats
and what we thought was a "Fleet Oiler" that Lew said refills other ships
It was neat hearing them blow the ships' horns at each other as they were
passing.

Great pictures everyone look forward to posting some soon.

Regards Bob

Having a mess around with my camera.

good shot paul

Cheers Bernie, not long had this camera, still learning.

Wonderful shot, Paul - is that a Blue Bottle Fly?


Stonehenge.

Patricia it's a bit smaller than a bluebottle so I will call it a greenbottle instead

Paul,i have had my camera for 4 years now and i am still learning.what have you got?i havela canon system .graham.

Graham, it's a Canon EOS 700D, used a 55-250 telephoto lens.

Paul

Wow bit more up market than mine.canon have great tutorials on line really helpful.graham.good luck.

Another varied set of pictures, all interesting, all appreciated






A lovely walk; pathway along the cliffs of Scarborough North shore, heading towards Scarborough Castle, lovely views, there's a little old churchyard close to castle, and this is the burial place of Anne Bronte!

Lovely pics from a lovely part of the world shelagh.

So right Graham do all our walking/sight seeing there, before heading off to York!
Beautiful part of the country

paul,i have a canon eos 1100d it came with a 18-55mm lens.i then bought a canon 75-300 mm zoom and as treat to myself i bought an opteka 500mm fixed f8 telephoto lens with a 2x converter which i use for most of my bird pictures.a good book to buy is the dummys guide to your particular camera.most of it is in simple easy to use language.here are some pics taken with my differant lenses.graham,







they are 18mm,55mm,300mm and 1000mm.

Shelagh - Enjoyed your lovely photos. That is one Castle I
haven't been to, will have to remedy that one day!
Dearly love York and know you will find plenty to photograph
there like I have.

Afternoon tea in York!

Patricia, you would love the views from the castle, so spectacular, and the walks are lovely

Fabulous garden in York, ideal for afternoon tea, will have to seek that one out

A couple of photos from York, not up to much, but will surfice

great pics everyone