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May 2021
Great Crested Grebe fishing
- Great Crested Grebe
- 06-05-2021
- Bob Hamilton
- Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve
- Motherwell
- Clyde
May 2021
Barn Swallow chasing insects
- Swallow
- 06-05-2021
- Bob Hamilton
- Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve
- Motherwell
- Clyde
April 2021
Grey Heron landing
- Grey Heron
- 07-04-2021
- Richard Whitson
- Cathkin Marsh SWT
- Clyde
May 2021
Green Sandpiper montage
- Green Sandpiper
- 01-05-2021
- Richard Whitson
- Cathkin Marsh SWT
- Clyde
Green Sandpiper montage: Green Sandpiper, 01-05-2021, Richard Whitson, Cathkin Marsh SWT, Clyde
Only the 2nd recorded visit of a Green Sandpiper in the last few years.... alas this solitary individual only stayed for 10 or 15 minutes then flew off East.
Sony A9 + Sony FE 200-600 G lens @ 600 mm, f6.3, 1/1600s, ISO 320
April 2021
Heron launch
- Grey Heron
- 28-04-2021
- Richard Whitson
- Cathkin Marsh SWT
- Clyde
Heron launch: Grey Heron, 28-04-2021, Richard Whitson, Cathkin Marsh SWT, Clyde
As with most birds, but especially so with large birds, once you have observed them for a while you get to know their body language and that allows you to pre-empt when they are about to take off so are more likely to catch take-off action.
Sony A9 + Sony FE 200-600 G Lens @ 540 mm, f6.3, 1/2500s, ISO 500
May 2021
Drumming dive
- Snipe
- gallinago (Common)
- 06-05-2021
- Richard Whitson
- Cathkin Marsh SWT
- Clyde
Drumming dive: Snipe, gallinago (Common), 06-05-2021, Richard Whitson, Cathkin Marsh SWT, Clyde
Power dive of Common Snipe with its splayed tail feathers that produce the drumming.
Burst of shots composited together in photoshop elements.
Sony A9 + Sony FE 200-600 G Lens @ 600 mm, f6.3, 1/5000s, ISO 800
May 2021
Acrobatic turn
- Snipe
- gallinago (Common)
- 05-05-2021
- Richard Whitson
- Cathkin Marsh SWT
- Clyde
May 2021
"We've Got Your Number"....!!!
- Osprey
- 04-05-2021
- Bob Hamilton
- Cairngorms
- Eastern Highlands
- Highland
May 2021
Common Sandpiper
- 04-05-2021
- Bob Hamilton
- Cairngorms
- Eastern Highlands
- Highland
May 2021
Osprey in flight
- Osprey
- 04-05-2021
- Bob Hamilton
- Cairngorms
- Eastern Highlands
- Highland
May 2021
Osprey Fishing
- Osprey
- 04-05-2021
- Bob Hamilton
- Cairngorms
- Eastern Highlands
- Highland
May 2021
"The Catch" - Osprey Fishing
- Osprey
- 03-05-2021
- Bob Hamilton
- Cairngorms
- Eastern Highlands
- Highland
