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ColinM

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1875 on: December 06, 2025, 20:42:51 »
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ColinM

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1876 on: December 06, 2025, 20:43:29 »
A Marsh Harrier decided to see what the atmosphere around a rainbow tastes like too!

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1877 on: December 06, 2025, 21:35:06 »
I'm finding it hard to post images tonight.....
....this is the fifth attempt

Murmurations of starlings in Somerset, UK
Just a small group doing a practice run (getting photo-bombed by a rainbow was bad luck ;) )

All three are beautiful shots, Colin. I like the second one most.
P.S: I had to look up murmurations. Wow! The number of sterlings join, is mind-blowing.
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1878 on: December 06, 2025, 22:41:23 »
All three are beautiful shot, Colin. I like the second one the most.
P.S: I had to look up murmurations. Wow! The number of sterlings join, is mind blowing.

Thanks
Yes a few different species of birds do it, but Starlings seem to have the biggest displays
(locals estimated over 100,000 massing during the week we were there, though I didn't see that on the night we were there)

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1879 on: December 07, 2025, 17:13:17 »
ColinM
Really like the your rainbow birdie shots  8)


Each Magpie is a different bird.

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1880 on: December 07, 2025, 20:10:16 »
All three are beautiful shots, Colin. I like the second one most.
P.S: I had to look up murmurations. Wow! The number of sterlings join, is mind-blowing.

ColinM
Really like the your rainbow birdie shots  8)


+1 - no favorite  :)

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1881 on: December 07, 2025, 20:37:16 »
+1 - no favorite  :)

+2 what a treat.

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1882 on: December 07, 2025, 22:43:38 »
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Beautiful natural background.  The shape created by the birds looks like a fish.  :)
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1883 on: December 08, 2025, 10:36:35 »
Thanks all for your kind comments

And a lovely collection of Magpies Ken, especially the fluffy one.

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1884 on: Today at 05:07:50 »
Kamakura 1 of 2

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1885 on: Today at 05:11:06 »
Kamakura 2 of 2.