Stone Curlew

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You did well to focus on the bird amongst all those rushes. Very nice.

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All well taken, but the shot of the flock of greylags in flight stands out to me. It's amazing how you got almost all of them in focus.

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I'm pretty sure it was an adult. Note the white wing bar in this shot of it crouching:



It was very well camouflaged in the...

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Thank you all. To answer Chris' question, it was taken during my bird trip on Lanzarote. Overcast day, temperature in the teens. Finding the Houbara...

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So called because of its Curlew-like call. This one kept shtum though.
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Marvellous.

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Could it be Lord Lucan?

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Super duper.

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Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae is a sub-species of the African Houbara Bustard and, despite its name, the main population is found in the El Jable...

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Anyone loaded Tahoe 26.2? Any issues?

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Indeed, by quite a margin, the best shot of the recent series, but also the shot with the best light. It does make a difference.

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They're all good, but the first really caught my eye.

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Harsh light to match the weather today:






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Could you give us the basic EXIF data Bill? This is very impressive.

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I think this beats your Nikon shots.

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I'm convinced you've got Dunnock-detect on your camera. Must be version 1.9 by now; they keep getting better.

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That would be good, I've never knowingly seen one before.

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I know this is a black headed gull in eclipse plumage:



. . . but what is this gull with pale grey-green legs and beak? A juvenile...

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It was worth the struggle Dennis.

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I do like Redwings, and these are good.