Wednesday, November 26

Visitors to RSPB Old Moor



 Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett






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  1. rusty duckNovember 26, 2014

    Great woodpecker pics, you did well to get that close. I wonder if the squirrel got stuck in the hole? :)

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    1. Sue GarrettNovember 27, 2014

      It was in zoom, Jessica and we were in a hide so it couldn't see us

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    2. Sue GarrettNovember 27, 2014

      The squirrel was just fine

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  2. Mark WillisNovember 26, 2014

    Great photos, Sue. I love the Cormorant "walking the plank"!

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    1. Sue GarrettNovember 27, 2014

      I was lucky with that one. Mark as it was just taking off as we entered the hide - just time for a quick shot.

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  3. Jo@awholeplotofloveNovember 26, 2014

    Lovely selection of photos..

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    1. Sue GarrettNovember 27, 2014

      Thank you Jo - I had loads of woodpecker ones,

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  4. Endah MurniyatiNovember 26, 2014

    Great shots!

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  5. freerangegirlNovember 27, 2014

    Amazing photography -love the shot of that hungry woodpecker!

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  6. JoNovember 27, 2014

    Fabulous photos. I love the squirrel with his head in the hole. I'd like to pick your brains now, we're buying Eleanor a new camera for Christmas and were thinking of a DSLR at first, but I think a bridge camera has all the features she'll want without going down the route of buying extra lenses. Am I right in thinking you've got a Panasonic FZ72 and would you recommend it? I know Martyn got a new bridge camera recently too, which do you think is best? You both take brilliant photos so you're a good advertisement for both models. She wants a decent zoom and she likes taking macro photos too. She's not too bothered about the video.

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    1. Sue GarrettNovember 27, 2014

      That's a loaded question Jo but we definitely prefer to the SLR as we have a NIkon and when the zoom is added I find it far too heavy and the huge telephoto lens hasn't as 'big' a zoom. I'll email a fuller answer.

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  7. Daphne GouldNovember 27, 2014

    Love the woodpecker.

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    1. Sue GarrettNovember 28, 2014

      We ended up with lots of shots of home, Daphne.

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  8. Julie November 27, 2014

    Fantastic photos Sue :o)

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  9. ShirleyNovember 28, 2014

    Sue, I agree with everyone on your great pic selection here :-)

    Fun shots as the squirrel and woodpecker are it is the face detail of pic two and the pattern detail of the first one that caught my eye earlier this week. I wanted to come back with a comment knowing ID’s here. Hands up… I’m stumped with the first (which I’d love to see visit my garden). Is it a bunting of some kind or is it a finch? The second one – a partridge maybe?

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    1. Sue GarrettNovember 28, 2014

      Halfway there Shirley - the first is a male reed bunting and the second is a female pheasant.

      When we were watching the cormorant swimming around under the water or half submerged it almost looked like Nessie photos

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