Well, every Monday a new bird
This one is not that hard to find
Well, every Monday a new bird
This one is not that hard to find
Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
Sure is Chocky
Smalnäbbad simsnäppa Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus.gif "Big Grin")
Well, let us see if You can catch this bird
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
I'll opt for female Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus.
Yes. I think you are right Rolf. the white eyebrows are a tell-tail aren't they?.gif "Smile")
Useless to argue with Rolf
Sparvhök Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Funny looking picture, was it not ?
They are certainly more prominent that on the Hen Harrier.
I wasn't arguing. I was agreeing
It's those yellow, staring eyes....
I can well imagine how horrendous it must be for a little bird to be staring straight into them.
Its last look at another bird perhaps?
Yeh, it's a pretty scary sight, those eyes!
Well, all my bird pictures are in the computer at work, so I just have this one to offer
Start working Monday
Merlin - female? Falco columbarius
(I hope I get this one right so you have to go out to take another pic - but don't want you to have to go back to work early!)
Amazed I am
Stenfalk Merlin Falco columbarius
Well done !
LOL, Catherine's showing off now Chris.
Yippee!
Now you need to go back to work if you cannot find another pic, Crister!
Lucky me, I do have one more.
Tomorrow
LOL - well done Catherine - it's a hard old task working out what these birds are
Ops, it is tomorrow today
so here comes the bird
I take it You never seen a bird like this one !
or You all forgot to take a look
Hmm, I wonder wich one is the right one lol
Well, I DID take a look, but was uncertain of the size in that pic...
It looks like a Merlin (Falco columbarius) in flight - but you've just given us one of those,
- so I'm still thinking!
Maybe I should leave it to Rolf - or Louise?
LOUISE! Where are you?
Maybe lol
Well, a reminder
OK, that's made it a little easier, must be female and male Montagu's Harriers - Circus pygargus.
Think the Ladies was waiting for You
Ängshök Montagu´s Harrier Circus pygargus
Nice bird !
Yes, Crister - this 'lady' certainly was anyway!
I've often wondered why the bird was given that name - and if there was a connection with Lord Montagu of Beaulieu near us. However, though he may have been an ancestor, he came from north-west of here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Montagu_(naturalist)
Had no car yesterday(service they call it) so I took the day off.
Today I am back at work again, so here is a bird for You all !
That's a Grey Wagtail ... Motacilla cinerea - (The Linnaean name makes that pretty bird sound like a disease though, doesn't it?
P.S. Hope the car's going well!
Well, leaving the car to a garage is always a problem. Usually they are totally nerds just asking for more money. I usually do the fix myself but this time it needed a mig weld and my hobby weld was too weak for that kind of job. I am sure the job will be properlyu done but at a double cost as I am a "new" customer..... Well see.
The bird, yes Well done again
Forsärla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
So, let us find out what this is (really)
That's a difficult one, Christer. It looks like a young Warbler of some sort, although the beak is causing me some problems. I'm going to go away and think some more (ok, check the ID book some more
I'd go for young Chiffchaffs (Phylloscopus collybita), but they are really beautiful - whatever they are...
A lot of white there, would perhaps go for juvenile Whitethroats - Sylvia communis.
Oh, yes!
I'm going to make my excuse that the pic is ever-so-slightly over-exposed.
I did have a Whitethroat as a possibility - but I was assuming it was a youngster, with non-adult plumage... so I thought that is could be anything
Well, sligthly overexposed or not
Ärtsångare Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
The Swedish word Ärt = pea
This next one if for the girls
Rolf got it (the Whitethroat) - he's too clever by half!!!!
This new one is a lovely shot. I'll have to have a think.
Beautiful Bird, looks like a Common Tern - Sterna hirundo.
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