tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post2031993303628958090..comments2024-01-03T09:00:35.413+00:00Comments on Adrian's Images: MAY DAY. (01/05/15)ADRIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-5776984722524909172015-05-05T19:22:28.931+01:002015-05-05T19:22:28.931+01:00I knew what you meant.I knew what you meant.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-671062864197612082015-05-05T18:29:34.280+01:002015-05-05T18:29:34.280+01:00Oops .. I am sure I typed 'frond'Oops .. I am sure I typed 'frond' Jayviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358384803437366118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-25120119680413812662015-05-05T06:12:36.121+01:002015-05-05T06:12:36.121+01:00Jean, I still haven't managed a shot of the ha...Jean, I still haven't managed a shot of the hawk. I do see it from time to time.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-31954812583295721562015-05-04T21:57:01.691+01:002015-05-04T21:57:01.691+01:00Loved the book 'Hawk' - so goshawks have b...Loved the book 'Hawk' - so goshawks have become very interesting to me. But the grind looks like a beautiful painting. Jayviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358384803437366118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-73619523439444618982015-05-03T13:09:34.422+01:002015-05-03T13:09:34.422+01:00Graham, I'm pretty sure it is a Goshawk. The R...Graham, I'm pretty sure it is a Goshawk. The RSPB say there are between 600 and 900 in the UK so quite rare by number if not by weight.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-66072178723797621832015-05-03T12:08:20.145+01:002015-05-03T12:08:20.145+01:00I've been fortunate enough to get quite a few ...I've been fortunate enough to get quite a few photographs of raptors: perhaps the best have been of the Australasian Harrier which I put on my New Zealand blog. I would guess yours is a Goshawk. It seems incredible that they were almost unknown in the UK until 50 years ago and now they are everywhere.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-2941012027815309722015-05-03T11:30:48.669+01:002015-05-03T11:30:48.669+01:00Lucy, I'm pretty sure that they were Red Kites...Lucy, I'm pretty sure that they were Red Kites (Milvus milvus) that you saw around the Oxford area. They were re introduced into the Chilterns quite a few years ago and are doing extremely well, it's a very common bird to see in the area now...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-27565735727755545882015-05-03T07:57:43.226+01:002015-05-03T07:57:43.226+01:00John, I used to hear it as it came on radio4 long ...John, I used to hear it as it came on radio4 long wave just before or after the lunch time shipping forecast. It was awful twenty years ago so I dread to think how far it has sunk now.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-18431886480053443162015-05-03T06:59:37.805+01:002015-05-03T06:59:37.805+01:00I would agree with you these days. Never used to m...I would agree with you these days. Never used to miss it 40+ years ago but the last time I tried it seemed to have become a countryside Eastenders for radio.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-4204385407605168492015-05-03T05:51:06.810+01:002015-05-03T05:51:06.810+01:00YP, it is.
I very much doubt it.YP, it is.<br />I very much doubt it.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-36148361012047147692015-05-02T17:42:19.002+01:002015-05-02T17:42:19.002+01:00Mystery picture = top of a fern about to uncoil - ...Mystery picture = top of a fern about to uncoil - but not Fern Britton or Fearne Cotton,<br />You said you weren't a good birder but in Matlock, Bakewell and Gran Canaria there are several fatherless children whose mothers would disagree.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-45149077270269250762015-05-02T09:01:50.745+01:002015-05-02T09:01:50.745+01:00I hope not John. I can't stand the programme.I hope not John. I can't stand the programme.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-22205534035793665482015-05-02T08:47:20.347+01:002015-05-02T08:47:20.347+01:00At this rate you'll be getting a cameo part in...At this rate you'll be getting a cameo part in The Archers.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-13606193679542369232015-05-02T07:14:18.852+01:002015-05-02T07:14:18.852+01:00R.Mac, it is just play time. t is also freezing he...R.Mac, it is just play time. t is also freezing here this morning.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-5331125588104059102015-05-02T06:54:53.607+01:002015-05-02T06:54:53.607+01:00Red, I'll have to get a better picture. The qu...Red, I'll have to get a better picture. The quiz is a fern Bracken to be precise.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-16794558428213789922015-05-02T06:53:51.889+01:002015-05-02T06:53:51.889+01:00Thank you Cloudia,Thank you Cloudia,ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-28974302260081189162015-05-02T06:53:28.256+01:002015-05-02T06:53:28.256+01:00Lucy, were you to consult with the proper birders ...Lucy, were you to consult with the proper birders I know they would confirm that I am a complete Muppet. I didn't know there was more than one Kite but Buzzards plumage varies a lot so maybe the Kites do as well.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-62122442139819385492015-05-02T06:50:01.752+01:002015-05-02T06:50:01.752+01:00Bob, it could be it's big enough and in the ri...Bob, it could be it's big enough and in the right environment. I have seen it this morning but it flies so fast.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-38352054931133659102015-05-02T06:48:50.860+01:002015-05-02T06:48:50.860+01:00Carol, a pigeon............Wash your mouth out.Carol, a pigeon............Wash your mouth out.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-88439854860247707592015-05-02T02:15:37.277+01:002015-05-02T02:15:37.277+01:00Falcons are amazing in their flight and catching b...Falcons are amazing in their flight and catching birds. Do you have merlins? From the size it could be a peregrine. Now for the other stuff? I have no idea what it is.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-46694917241255500412015-05-01T23:57:40.100+01:002015-05-01T23:57:40.100+01:00Your visions delight us!
ALOHA from Honolulu,...Your visions delight us!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu,<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> =^..^=Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-19565093782067350212015-05-01T21:43:41.933+01:002015-05-01T21:43:41.933+01:00A few years ago some red kites hung around here - ...A few years ago some red kites hung around here - one could stand beneath them and look up at the patterns on the under-side of their wings. Recently I've travelled to Oxford a few times and there are always what seem to be what look like kites above one particular stretch of road. However, they don't seem quite 'right' for red kites. It might be the light or the hight but the patterns aren't noticeable and their wings appear to be narrower, or one might say more elongated, not sure, compared with the kites I remember here. What do you reckon? Do you think they could be a different kind of kite? - You see - I think you are an expert in such things! Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-2349599345986412502015-05-01T20:43:36.465+01:002015-05-01T20:43:36.465+01:00third shot is pretty coolthird shot is pretty coolAuthor R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-56898528856800915062015-05-01T20:08:56.139+01:002015-05-01T20:08:56.139+01:00I love the raptor, is it a Goshawk?I love the raptor, is it a Goshawk?Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-30704175978603882962015-05-01T19:59:33.681+01:002015-05-01T19:59:33.681+01:00Farmer A ~ it suits you. That bird looks like a c...Farmer A ~ it suits you. That bird looks like a common pigeon to me ~ from what I can see :)carol in cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361149279309934814noreply@blogger.com