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Chrisity
Chrisity
Jan 2017
10:17am, 26 Jan 2017
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Chrisity
Saw a Kingfisher perched on a tree by the canal yesterday, in the fog it was rather dowdy.

jacdaw
jacdaw
Jan 2017
10:25am, 26 Jan 2017
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jacdaw
Rooks are definitely back on their nests, and we've even got a few snowdrops. Definitely signs of spring!

I like the foggy kingfisher Chrisity.
Watford Wobble
Watford Wobble
Jan 2017
10:48am, 26 Jan 2017
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Watford Wobble
Always a good day when you spot a king fisher.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Jan 2017
10:52am, 26 Jan 2017
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Derby Tup
Snowdrops here plus daff shoots. Rooks hit and miss
bonners
bonners
Jan 2017
11:11am, 26 Jan 2017
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bonners
Beautiful kingfisher picture. In contrast my most interesting spot was a pigeon managing to use the feeders! Don't know whether to laugh or cry.
becca7
becca7
Jan 2017
11:40am, 26 Jan 2017
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becca7
Nice kingfisher. I've never seen one but there's one near where I live and trying to spot 200 species in one year might incentivise me to go looking.

Tally to date is 12 of 200, so there's a long way to go. I could have got a few others when my train went past Attenborough nature reserve but the train was going to quickly to be sure of identification. Fairly common things that I will be able to tick off later for sure though.
Surelynot
Surelynot
Jan 2017
11:41am, 26 Jan 2017
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Surelynot
Great picture.
Chrisity
Chrisity
Jan 2017
4:31pm, 26 Jan 2017
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Chrisity
I am always surprised by how light birds are, the Kingfisher is perched on the thinnest of branches but it is not remotely bent (the branch that is, the sexuality of the Kingfisher is not my concern).
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
Jan 2017
1:32pm, 27 Jan 2017
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Black and white birds in the fields today, too distant to see clearly but I've definitely not seen or heard these birds near home before. The calls sounded familiar and made me think of shorelines.

I tried to commit the sounds to memory (I'm not good at this) and now I've looked in my book I think they are Lapwings. I didn't know they came so far inland.
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Jan 2017
1:38pm, 27 Jan 2017
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Wriggling Snake
Canal run today. Goosanders 2 pairs. Not seen them much this year...usually when it gets cold.

Also msybe a shelduck. A bit far inland but very fleeting. Shot past me.

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