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revised 13/12/2019
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birds of prey & waterbirds
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As digital photography gained ground, eventually becoming my favoured system with the purchase of my first Nikon D50, I realised that I needed something to replace glancing through sheets of Kodachromes, otherwise my pictures would vanish from view. A few years ago Tim Vowles, an old friend of mine and a computer expert, asked whether I would be interested in setting up a website? I realised that this was the answer. A website would offer all sorts of advantages apart from this, but setting up photographic galleries would be the answer to my query. My pictures would be visible at the click of a mouse, sorted into common features. Perfect.
Over the years these sets of pictures have built up. They are updated each year, bringing on new material and reviewing old pictures. I decided to confine them to my principal interest in flight photography of birds and insects. I then decided that these would be confined to certain groups only - as it is , the galleries hold considerable numbers of images. For ease of use, the bird gallery is split into three sections, Birds of Prey, Waterbirds 1 and Waterbirds 2. The groups covered in each are shown below each heading.
BIRDS OF PREY
WATER BIRDS 1
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis
Barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis
Barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis
Barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis
Barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis
Barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis
Barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Mute swans, Cygnus olor
Mute swans, Cygnus olor
Canada geese, Branta canadensis
Canada geese, Branta canadensis
Canada geese, Branta canadensis
Canada geese, Branta canadensis
Canada geese, Branta canadensis
Canada goose, Branta canadensis
Dark-bellied brent geese, Branta bernicla
Dark-bellied brent geese, Branta bernicla
Dark-bellied brent geese, Branta bernicla
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag geese, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Greylag goose, Anser anser
Whitefronted geese, Anser albifrons
Whitefronted geese, Anser albifrons
Whitefronted geese, Anser albifrons
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Goosander, Mergus merganser f
Goosander, Mergus merganser f
Goosander, Mergus merganser
Goosander, Mergus merganser
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos m
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos m
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos m
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos f
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos/Anas penelope
Mixed duck, Anas spp.
Mixed duck, Anas spp.
Pintails, Anas acuta
Pintails, Anas acuta
Pintails, Anas acuta
Pintails, Anas acuta
Pintails, Anas acuta
Pintails, Anas acuta
Pintail, Anas acuta
Pintail, Anas acuta
Pintail, Anas acuta
Pintail, Anas acuta
Pintail, Anas acuta/Wigeon, A. penelope
Pintail, Anas acuta
Pintails, Anas acuta
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shovelers, Anas clypeata
Shovelers, Anas clypeata
Shovelers, Anas clypeata
Shovelers, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Shoveler, Anas clypeata m
Common shoveler, Anas clypeata
Common shoveler, Anas clypeata/Common teal, A. crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal, Anas crecca/Shoveler, A. clypeata
Common teal, Anas crecca
Common teal
Teal, Anas crecca/Shoveler, A. clypeata
Tufted duck
Tufted duck
Tufted duck
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula m
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula m
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula m
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
Wigeon, Anas penelope/other ducks
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope/Shoveler, A. clypeata
Wigeon & Shoveler
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon & Shoveler
Wigeon, Anas penelope/Teal, A. crecca
Wigeon, Anas penelope/Teal, A. crecca
Wigeon, , Anas penelope/Teal, A. crecca
Wigeon, Anas penelope & other duck
Wigeon, Anas penelope & other duck
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope; Teal, A. crecca; Shoveler, A. clypeata
Wigeon, Anas penelope/Shoveler, A. clypeata
Wigeon, Anas penelope/Shoveler, A. clypeata
Wigeon, Anas penelope/Shoveler, A. clypeata
Wigeon, Anas penelope/Shoveler, A. clypeata
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
Wigeon, Anas penelope
WATER BIRDS 2
Cormorants, Grebes, Herons, Kingfisher, Rails & Craiks, Waders
Coot, Fulica atra
Coot, Fulica atra
Coot, Fulica atra
Coot, Fulica atra
Coot, Fulica atra
Coot, Fulica atra
Coot, Fulica atra
Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
Common crane, Grus grus
Common cranes, Grus grus
Common cranes, Grus grus
Common crane, Grus grus
Common crane, Grus grus
Common crane, Grus grus
Common crane, Grus grus
Common crane, Grus grus
Common crane, Grus grus
Common crane, Grus grus
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Great white egret, Egretta alba
Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwits, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwits, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwits, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwits, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Curlew, Numenius arquata
Curlew, Numenius arquata
Golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
Golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
Golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
Golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Lapwings, Vanellus vanellus
Redshank, Tringa totanus
Redshank, Tringa totanus
Redshank, Tringa totanus
Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus juv.