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Tim's Bird Photos; New photos
Topic Started: Mar 13 2013, 09:33 PM (16,336 Views)
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Reed Bunting (Emberiza Schoeniclus)
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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
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This juvenile White Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) was taken in Sweden. This clearly shows why they are nicknamed 'The Flying Barn Door'. An impressive bird even froma distance.
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Rough Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) taken in Sweden.
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This Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) gave a great photo opportunity, whilst being ringed in Sweden, however the blood drawn through the handlers thick gloves showed she was not over willing and definitely not to be trifled with.
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Three Toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) taken in Sweden.
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Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba). This is one of the rare ones that actually was still for a couple of seconds.
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Beautiful photos Tim :encore: The Ural Owl and the Three Toed Woodpecker are wonderful to see :cool:
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Wow, more stunning shots Tim.
Love the nuthatch, owls and the three-toed woodpecker.
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Fantastic photos
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:wow2: Fabulous photos Tim :clap3:

Absolutely love the Ural owl and the capture of the Three-toed Woodpecker is amazing.

We watched one of these tapping holes in a tree whilst we were in Poland and they had the most curious way of doing it...they seemed to create the holes by moving from the base of the tree and then move upwards and around in a style i can only describe as being like concentric circles....fascinating to watch.
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:wow1: A fantastic set of stunning photos Tim the shots of the Ural Owl are fabulous :cool2:
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Thanks everyone. The owls and woodpeckers in Sweden were a real treat. Sadly didn't get photos of as many as I would have liked but just to see them was special.
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Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
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Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
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Super photos again Tim. Love the Marsh Tit :clap3:
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Thank you hh.
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Superb photos of the Marsh Tit and G/S Woodpecker Tim :clap3:
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Fantastic photos :yes: I love them all. Nice to see the Marsh Tit. I had one I think in my garden a few years back but wasn't sure if it was a Willow Tit. What is the difference? I hear one has a shiny cap and the other a matt colour.

It was lovely surprise to see my blackbird showing up there on the front page. :happy: Thank you to the powers that be for doing that. I didn't think I was that good enough, not after seeing everyone's photos on here. Outstanding photographers you all are. :cool3: It does cheer one up looking at them all. It brings nature into your own home, especially if one can't go out into the country when they want. :flower:
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Thank you Helena. Here are some helpful tips from Dave for separating Marsh from Willow Tit.

1. The tail tips are squared-off whilst on Willow Tit they tend to be more rounded.

2. The white mark on the bill as Paula states is another one.

3. The black bib looks quite small whereas on Willow Tit it tends to be larger and less clean cut.

You can't quite see from the angle in your photo but Willow Tit has a very obvious pale panel around the secondaries and Marsh Tit tends to be uniformed in colouration.


Willow Tit tends to have more white on the cheeks and is often more contrasting when it meets the mantle, lesser and median coverts.

All in all they are probably the trickiest birds to tell apart and a good series of photos from different angles is always helpful....easier said than done!
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