tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post290027584990003276..comments2024-01-03T09:00:35.413+00:00Comments on Adrian's Images: CLOSER. (24/02/13)ADRIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-63251300051461140622013-02-26T06:57:46.669+00:002013-02-26T06:57:46.669+00:00Douglas, she was too big for me to chuck anywhere....Douglas, she was too big for me to chuck anywhere. She could have said sorry though.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-73509553745592447032013-02-26T06:56:15.635+00:002013-02-26T06:56:15.635+00:00Jeremy, it was my fault for going out mid morning ...Jeremy, it was my fault for going out mid morning on a Sunday.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-77547575553357667422013-02-26T06:55:20.265+00:002013-02-26T06:55:20.265+00:00JoLynne, It was really warm yesterday...I had a co...JoLynne, It was really warm yesterday...I had a couple of layers too many on.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-68559298415865272092013-02-26T06:54:17.392+00:002013-02-26T06:54:17.392+00:00Maria, I am lazy so patience comes naturally.Maria, I am lazy so patience comes naturally.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-24453609086600245532013-02-26T01:19:21.611+00:002013-02-26T01:19:21.611+00:00I think my biggest flaw is that I couldn't hav...I think my biggest flaw is that I couldn't have been so civil to such a drongo, I would chucked her back into the swamp she had emerged from. Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-22179880820687567372013-02-25T21:24:06.899+00:002013-02-25T21:24:06.899+00:00Some nice shots despite your troubles, Adrian. I&#...Some nice shots despite your troubles, Adrian. I've had a few run-ins with people like that - they breed rapidly and are spreading everywhere!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533480112477409797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-33470672006249898682013-02-25T19:29:41.240+00:002013-02-25T19:29:41.240+00:00I hope you recovered and warmed up. I like the cur...I hope you recovered and warmed up. I like the curlew.JoLynne Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029955836072785693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-48199296563742499352013-02-25T14:37:52.079+00:002013-02-25T14:37:52.079+00:00We have to be so patient. I have people who irrita...We have to be so patient. I have people who irritate me too when I go out shooting.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-46286480125174866562013-02-24T20:16:43.189+00:002013-02-24T20:16:43.189+00:00Perhaps she was hoping for a convert. I thought m...Perhaps she was hoping for a convert. I thought most nuns wore mufti these days. Actually most of the nuns I know (knew) were rather attractive.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-46580415707145239112013-02-24T19:33:55.768+00:002013-02-24T19:33:55.768+00:00Graham, I would not make a perfect picture. I woul...Graham, I would not make a perfect picture. I would no more dream of detouring of a footpath to see what someone was doing than I would think of parking the camera and lens outside a kindergarten.<br />There again I'm not the Pope or one of his Ilk. Happen she was a Nun in mufti.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-9707111021545629582013-02-24T19:06:10.004+00:002013-02-24T19:06:10.004+00:00Splendid open-beaked curlew picture. Ugliness and...Splendid open-beaked curlew picture. Ugliness and ignorance may be unavoidable qualities but lack of consideration is not.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-40864741165850037132013-02-24T18:27:02.103+00:002013-02-24T18:27:02.103+00:00Hilary, she meant no harm and just diverted from t...Hilary, she meant no harm and just diverted from the path out of loneliness.<br />Pity she didn't drown on the way but such is life.<br />Salt marsh is to be treated with respect the water comes in really fast. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-68428886907475882682013-02-24T18:10:41.429+00:002013-02-24T18:10:41.429+00:00How apropos that you're going to see owls tomo...How apropos that you're going to see owls tomorrow. You're description of the woman was a.. hoot.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-67585562323887462012013-02-24T18:05:35.688+00:002013-02-24T18:05:35.688+00:00PS. Grace this one lives next door to Sellafield i...PS. Grace this one lives next door to Sellafield it quite possibly glows in the dark as well as yawns.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-38147381592028396972013-02-24T17:31:40.342+00:002013-02-24T17:31:40.342+00:00I suspect there are a few Shellduck. I thought the...I suspect there are a few Shellduck. I thought they were Eiders which I've seen here before.<br />She was trying to be jolly and friendly....I hate being mugged. The birds can see for miles and talk to each other. They are here to be enjoyed the fact that I can't afford or want anything longer than Bertha isn't their fault. All these pictures were shot with Bertha and a 2x Extender. Not the quality I strive for.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-47705158586173726212013-02-24T17:28:33.581+00:002013-02-24T17:28:33.581+00:00Grace, I can push and pull a landscape or seascape...Grace, I can push and pull a landscape or seascape. I dropped a polariser on for this. <br />Folk are funny and don't appreciate the effort of lugging a lens this big around.<br />ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-8891112244450051592013-02-24T17:11:25.608+00:002013-02-24T17:11:25.608+00:00Hi Adrian...How you come up with your descriptions...Hi Adrian...How you come up with your descriptions just floors me hahaha!!<br />I hope you at least gave here the "evil eye" !!<br />Nice shot the first one, and my favorite is of your little doggies patiently hanging around!!<br />I love the looks of Curlews, and this is the first time I have seen a shot of one with it's bill open ..great one!!<br />Gracegrammie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839269423384232974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-6102110814083431882013-02-24T16:03:06.849+00:002013-02-24T16:03:06.849+00:00Big bum woman was a pain in the rear; not keen on ...Big bum woman was a pain in the rear; not keen on people like that.<br />Nice shot of the estuary. Should be plenty of Shelduck around there.<br />Enjoy the Owl centre.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-39973082066472956042013-02-24T14:48:33.204+00:002013-02-24T14:48:33.204+00:00Trevor the light was second thing....black as a wi...Trevor the light was second thing....black as a witches hat first thing. It is blasted freezing.<br /><br />I was a good quarter of a mile from the footpath. She was trundling about in the salt marsh.....probably been reading Agony Aunt comments about birders being lonely. <br /><br />Ta for the Shellduck odd it isn't in my wee Collins book. I have seen them before but never here and never so far away.<br /><br />The owls are fine....A lass let me in the aviaries last time I went. I got bitten by a Burrowing Owl....vicious little devil it was....It needed stamping on but I refrained. Didn't think she would appreciate a flat one. I'll have my wellies on tomorrow though.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-14086052105877596202013-02-24T14:39:40.227+00:002013-02-24T14:39:40.227+00:00Ta Bob....They are a northern bird I think. tThe o...Ta Bob....They are a northern bird I think. tThe owls are trapped they can't fly away. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-10935192962799063582013-02-24T14:33:20.000+00:002013-02-24T14:33:20.000+00:00Beautiful light you had there first thing Adrian! ...Beautiful light you had there first thing Adrian! I think someones left the fridge door open here, it's struggled to rise above freezing for the last two days...bloody cold it is...I am!<br /><br />Mrs. dog walker has a lot to be thankful for, with it being a Sunday and you on your best behavior, she got off very lightly!!<br /><br />Your effort and dedication paid off and you managed to come away with some bird shots for your trouble. The mystery duck is a Shelduck btw. <br /><br />Good luck with the wols tomorrow, at least they shouldn't be able to fly away!!...[;o)<br />The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-18065094553208498582013-02-24T14:16:00.355+00:002013-02-24T14:16:00.355+00:00You got a few, Redshank, and a Curlew, I haven'...You got a few, Redshank, and a Curlew, I haven't spotted one yet. The lady with enormous arse spoilt your day, it wasn't dogs, it was her fat arse that did it, lol.<br />Good luck with the Owls tomorrow.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.com