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« on: October 08, 2015, 07:26:55 AM » |
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This has become a frequent visitor to our garden.
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« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2015, 07:32:06 AM » |
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My son lost his biggest carp to one of those few months ago,despite safety nets and a full size replica heron on guard ?
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« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2015, 01:09:11 PM » |
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I haven't got any fish so I think they are great. We get one at a pond Alfie gets walked at. I used to have one in the field behind my house in Wales. I just love to see them flying. So ancient looking. So pterodactyl.
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« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2015, 02:30:59 PM » |
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Next door have had to cover their pond because of this one...
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« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2015, 07:21:57 PM » |
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Both are really neat photos. Did you have a good zoom lens BG as they usually fly before you get that close?
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« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2015, 08:18:24 PM » |
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I think I zoomed but then blew it up some more on the computer which is why it's not very sharp. It was taken in a hurry as I stepped out of my back door and shot quick - it flew off almost immediately. It was contemplating next door's pond, sitting on the fence between their garden and the next neighbour again.
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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2015, 01:19:16 PM » |
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They should pay you to pop out every now and again BG!
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« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2015, 06:24:30 PM » |
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Bee-yoo-tiful plumage!
So what's the difference in your 2 boids' colour schemes then? Male & female or different makes of Heron?
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« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2015, 08:11:47 PM » |
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Good question!
I don't know the answer but I think it may be more to do with the quality of light at the time of the picture, and distance from the camera to the subject - mine was much nearer so the colours come out brighter.
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« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2015, 08:13:28 PM » |
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Better make-up maybe.
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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2015, 08:17:55 PM » |
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Looked it up in my bird book - apparently the one with grey down the back of the neck, and a grey beak, is a juvenile. So Olds is having problems with a juvenile delinquent!
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« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2015, 08:34:34 PM » |
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 When I lived in Surrey with Tazet, we used to get wild green parakeets in the garden. Some had a red ring around their necks & others didn't. That was a juvenile/adult thing too as
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« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2015, 08:44:31 AM » |
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BG is correct of course. It's a juvenile. We have had adult ones visit occasionally.
There is a large flock of parakeets in Richmond Park, that make one hell of a din in the evenings.
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« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2015, 09:30:23 AM » |
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They must do if you can hear them from your place Dave!
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« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2015, 09:31:03 AM » |
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BG is correct of course.
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