tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post3329521320995937996..comments2024-03-28T12:04:44.953+00:00Comments on Pegler Birding: Spring is Sprung - early May, 2014Richard Peglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-38412108204720104542014-05-17T09:43:22.076+01:002014-05-17T09:43:22.076+01:00Thank you for your kind comments, Michał and Piotr...Thank you for your kind comments, Michał and Piotr.<br /><br />I hope that your rain has passed and that you're getting the beautiful warm and sunny weather that we are getting at the moment. Have a great weekend - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-10691972919934984082014-05-17T09:39:51.057+01:002014-05-17T09:39:51.057+01:00Thank you Noushka. Sorry to hear that the weather ...Thank you Noushka. Sorry to hear that the weather hasn't been in your favour! We're getting some great weather now - it's about time too!<br /><br />The camera (or lens?) is still playing up. I occasionally get an electrical disconnect between lens and camera. Further investigation is needed.<br /><br />Still haven't managed any decent Osprey images to illuustrate an Osprey post.<br /><br />Have a great weekend. - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-11696213153643755222014-05-17T09:34:26.428+01:002014-05-17T09:34:26.428+01:00Hi John. Thank you for your kind comments. If you&...Hi John. Thank you for your kind comments. If you're ever up this way with a little time on your hands I can pretty-well guarantee showing you the water voles. Why not come up for Birdfair in August? - if you've never been to it you've been missing something which I know you'd find amazing! You would also see the Ospreys and you might even see some Little Owls ;-}Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-9659882165832895242014-05-16T09:55:52.967+01:002014-05-16T09:55:52.967+01:00Fabulous pictures, Richard! Well done! You are ver...Fabulous pictures, Richard! Well done! You are very good photographer of nature.<br />Warm regards from rainy PolandDział Przyrody MŚOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112559625469121342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-49399134557431797082014-05-14T13:02:41.688+01:002014-05-14T13:02:41.688+01:00A gorgeous post again Richard!
Some shots are fabu...A gorgeous post again Richard!<br />Some shots are fabulous even if you had trouble with your new material!! LOL!<br />It happens to everyone I think... well to me at least!<br />I agree with Doug, the fox is quite thin.<br />I feel better knowing your weather has been as bad as ours! LOL!!<br />We had to go to Spain to try our luck, but even there we had a great deal of wind and thick clouds and to top it all, the birds were not much present.... :(<br />Ah well, we will do better next time hopefully! :)<br />Thanks for sharing all this, can't' wait to see more of the Osprey saga!<br />Cheers, keep well!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-84350829314710062602014-05-11T13:00:14.591+01:002014-05-11T13:00:14.591+01:00Yet,another superb collection of brill images,love...Yet,another superb collection of brill images,love the Osprey such a majestic looking Bird,love the Fox on his rounds,but the Water Vole has to be my favourite,because It's on my to see list.<br />John.JRandSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578266188930995611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-21105422906936855022014-05-11T12:08:59.091+01:002014-05-11T12:08:59.091+01:00Thank you, Doug. I too thought the Fox looked a bi...Thank you, Doug. I too thought the Fox looked a bit on the thin side. I couldn't make out in the poor light and at that distance whether it was a male or female - I suspect a female as I think I may be able to see teats on some of my images.<br /><br />I want to get a few Osprey images under my belt before I do a feature post.Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-92026878603634567212014-05-11T11:41:15.460+01:002014-05-11T11:41:15.460+01:00The LO'so are brilliant as usual I also think ...The LO'so are brilliant as usual I also think the water voles are pretty good too I know how quickly they vanish when they think they've been spotted. The Fox looks a bit skinny to me I wonder if it has cubs nearby?<br />I look forward to reading about the Osprey soon...A proper soap opera at last :)Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-22585050327175604442014-05-11T10:47:23.949+01:002014-05-11T10:47:23.949+01:00If I'd got that close to an Osprey nest I'...If I'd got that close to an Osprey nest I'd have been in very serious trouble as the Osprey is a Schedule One Protected species here (the highest level of legal protection available), and I don't have a Schedule One licence (which are usually only granted to very limited numbers of persons having a very good reason to get anywhere near a nesting bird, and are specific to species and situations such as ringing (banding) etc.). Guarding against human intrusion is one of my duties when I'm on Osprey Watch, with procedures that ensure that the police are quickly in attendance if necessary. Fortunately, as the monitoring of the nests is well publicised, such measures are very rarely necessary - most intrusions, although also rare due to locations, are unwittingly commited by 'Joe Public' out for a stroll off the beaten track.Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-89230282098032090332014-05-11T10:31:49.480+01:002014-05-11T10:31:49.480+01:00Thank you David. I nearly said something in this r...Thank you David. I nearly said something in this reply about the Ospreys and the nestcam - them I saw your follow-up comment.<br /><br />I hope you get some good images of the Eastern Screech Owl, and am looking forward to seeing them on your excellent blog.Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-7988706602748002052014-05-10T22:33:12.277+01:002014-05-10T22:33:12.277+01:00Hi again Richard: I was just rereading your accoun...Hi again Richard: I was just rereading your account and it now dawns on me that the nest shot of the Ospreys was from a web cam> That explains the proximity. Duh!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-77485846139537454552014-05-10T21:58:58.388+01:002014-05-10T21:58:58.388+01:00Wow, what a great vantage point you must have to p...Wow, what a great vantage point you must have to photographs the Ospreys. As far as I can recall I have never been in a position to look down into the nest. As for owls, I have nothing to rival you continuing amazing Little Owl odyssey, Richard, but yesterday while on a local trail (right behind my house in fact) I came across an Eastern Screech Owl sitting at the entrance to its hole. I expect to post some pictures on my blog over the next couple of days. Miriam is anxious to see it so we'll go back tomorrow and see whether it is equally obliging.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com