Everything has it's beauty, but not everyone sees it. - Confucius
Sometimes the picture doesn't have to be perfect; it's the captured moment that counts. - me

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

A few from the last few days.

I'll include these for World Bird Wednesday.



Black Tailed Godwit



 Great Tit



 Herring Gull



Mallard, coming in to land.




 Siskin; one of my favourite winter birds.




 Tufted Duck; male



 Blue Tit



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53 comments:

Gary said...

All great,but the inflight duck is great. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

heyBJK said...

The gull, mallard, and blue tit are my favorites! The last shot is fantastic, Milton! Nice detail.

Kozma Erzsébet said...

Nice pictures. My favourite is the fourth and the seventh.

Phil said...

All super pictures Keith but that godwit is exceptional ..... one of my favourite birds, so elegant...

The Herald said...

Excellent set of images Keith. I like the Blue Tit with it's 'punk' hairdo!...[;o)

Sinbad and I on the Loose said...

A great selection. I like the mallard coming in shot.

Christian said...

What an absolutely stunning header photograph. Beautiful.

dandelion67 said...

Gorgeous shots.
The choice for me "plane"
clarity and movement you have captured..
dandelìon

Robin said...

Very nice series of shots!

Andrew Fulton said...

Wonderful birds to see Keith..
Godwits are lovely birds to watch... A pity Haydn's Pool has so much water there is nowhere for the waders to feed... on show anyway.

mick said...

All great birds and photos but I especially like the Black-tailed Godwit - which I have not yet managed to photograph!

Springman said...

A perfect post. I would frame them all. The great tit, with its awesome composition is my fav. Brilliant stuff Keith!

Shaun_ShutterBug said...

That photo of that Mallard is just amazing. really nice capture. What kind of shutter speed was you using for that?
Excellent work
Shaun

Bob Bushell said...

The Black-tailed Godwit gets my vote, it's beautiful.

TexWisGirl said...

a great collection! love the godwit.

Carletta said...

I don't know where to begin these are all so wonderfully captured!
I do love the 'movement' of the water in the shot of the Godwit and that last one of the Blue Tit with the matching lichen on the branch is the cutest!!! :)

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful series of birds and photos. Love the duck landing shot. Have a great day.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Gary. :-)

Thanks Brian. :-)

Elizabeth, thank you. :-)

Cheers Phil :-)

Thank you Trevor. :-)

John, thank you :-)

Thanks Christian :-)

Nicki, thank you :-)

Thanks Robin. :-)

Thanks Andrew. :-)

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Mick. :-)

Dave, thank you :-)

Thanks Shaun. The Mallard was at 1/125sec.

Thanks Bob :-)

Theresa, thank you. :-)

Thank you Carletta :-)

Eileen, thank you :-)

Wanda..plain~N~simple said...

Great series, the Black-tailed Godwit is beautiful!

Linda said...

I love your bird posts. The last one in this series (the Blue Tit) steals my heart.

Nadege, said...

Wonderful captures, I love the mallard coming in to land.

Choy Wai Mun said...

Beautiful shots. Love them all. Well done!

Sondra said...

Great work on these shots Keith!!

Gillian Olson said...

Excellent pictures, they are all so good I don't think I can pick a favorite.

Madge @ The View From Right Here said...

Fab shots! Love the gull and mallard most!

holdingmoments said...

Thanks everyone for the comments.
I'm having problems with an unstable hard drive at the moment, so till I can get a replacement, my posting and comments may be a bit erratic.
Dam, I hat computers when they get ill!! lol


Thank you Wanda :-)

Thanks Linda :-)

Nadege, thank you. :-)

Choy Wai Mun, thank you :-)

Thanks Sondra :-)

Thank you Gillian :-)

Madge, thank you :-)

kathrin said...

allways I love to see your pics, you know, the Mallard ist my greatest favorite, fantastic ! big hugh and have a nice day my dear friend ! Kathrin

Stewart M said...

Really like the Siskin - but can’t get away from the Blue Tit - so common (but not here!) but still splendid.

Cheers - Stewart M - Australia

Midmarsh John said...

Another brilliant selection. Quite a contrast to the weather recently.

holdingmoments said...

Kathrin, thank you. Hope you have a good day too. :-)

Thanks Stewart :-)

Thank you John :-)

ShySongbird said...

Lovely, all of them! Siskins really are pretty little birds, I just wish I saw them more often.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Jan. Some of the males are so bright; like Canaries.

Modesto Viegas said...

Great series!

Rajesh said...

Beautiful birds.

John said...

Love the Blackwit Keith, he looks familiar ;)
The Blue Tit is very special.
J
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holdingmoments said...

Modesto, thank you :-)

Thank you Rajesh :-)

Cheers John. Yea, probably the same one lol

dreamfalcon said...

very nice series - I especially like the Blue Tit and the landing Mallard!

Crafty Gardener said...

wonderful bird photos, especially the mallard coming in to land

Debbie said...

wow, you got some amazing shots. your header is just gorgeous, everytime i come here i think, oh i remember this wbw guy, he has the awesome swans!!

NatureFootstep said...

the Godwit I should like to come close to. But it seems impossible in Sweden. Love those shots. :)

NewMexiKen said...

Great mallard action shot!

Pat said...

What great shots! I love that Mallard.

Island Rambles Blog said...

love your siskin...we have the pine siskins...and love the tufted duck...we had one wander over here!

holdingmoments said...

dreamfalcon, thank you. :-)

Crafty Gardener, thanks. :-)

Thanks Debbie. A bit of a story with that header. The Black Swan was an extra parent, along with the real father.

Thanks NatureFootstep :-)

Thank you Ken :-)

Thanks Pat. She seems a popular one :-)

Island Rambles, thank you :-)

Sue H said...

Wow, wonderful pictures!

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Sue :-)

Martha Z said...

Beautiful, perfect images or birds I would not otherwise be likely to see.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Martha :-)

Liz said...

What a great series! Love them all but the Godwit on the water and the last Blue Tit shot are my favourites!

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Liz :-)

Larry said...

Gorgeous shots Keith! The last photo of the Blue Tit is just beautiful!

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Larry. The Blue Tits are great subjects. :-)