A few from the Park
Mar 5, 2015 10:53:52 #
Canon 7D mkII. 100 - 400 lens plus 1.4 TC.
Taken yesterday.
Taken yesterday.
I need help identifying this bird
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Mr & Mrs Mallard
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Tufted Duck giving a high 5
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A Little Gull. I think?
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Mar 5, 2015 14:15:06 #
Jolly Roger wrote:
Canon 7D mkII. 100 - 400 lens plus 1.4 TC.
Taken yesterday.
Taken yesterday.
Great shots Jolly Roger, can't help with ID but looks like some kind of goose? Well done
Mar 5, 2015 15:00:27 #
Excellent shots, Jolly Roger. The first is definitely a goose, but sadly I'm not an expert on variety. Well done, tho.
Mar 5, 2015 15:11:52 #
Mar 6, 2015 04:33:26 #
gregoryd45 wrote:
Great shots Jolly Roger, can't help with ID but looks like some kind of goose? Well done
Thanks for your comments Gregory. Much appreciated.
Mar 6, 2015 04:36:03 #
Treepusher wrote:
Excellent shots, Jolly Roger. The first is definitely a goose, but sadly I'm not an expert on variety. Well done, tho.
Thanks Treepusher for your comments. Much appreciated.
I've been on the RSPB website trying to identify the first one but still haven't succeeded.
Mar 6, 2015 04:38:01 #
angler wrote:
Excellent set Roger,sorry I cant help with the ID either.
Thanks for your comments Jim. Much appreciated.
Identifying that first one is really bugging me. I checked out the RSPB website but without luck.
Mar 6, 2015 10:50:18 #
Mar 6, 2015 10:51:38 #
OkeRon
Loc: Folkston, Georgia
The goose looks like a Greylag Goose according to "Birds of the World" by Harrison and Greensmith. According to their distribution map, the Greylag can be found in the UK. Hope this helps.
Mar 6, 2015 11:00:04 #
OkeRon
Loc: Folkston, Georgia
The gull looks like a Common Black-headed Gull. It is found on the UK side of the Atlantic. On the east side, we have the Laughing Gull, with similar markings. The eye ring of the birds are different, with the Black-headed Gull having an incomplete eye ring and the Laughing Gull having a broken ring around the eye. Whew! That was a lot of work!
Mar 6, 2015 11:03:25 #
Mar 7, 2015 07:09:59 #
Robert M wrote:
The first image is of greylag geese.....not sure of the gull ID.
Thanks for identifying it Robert. Much appreciated.
Mar 7, 2015 07:15:51 #
OkeRon wrote:
The gull looks like a Common Black-headed Gull. It is found on the UK side of the Atlantic. On the east side, we have the Laughing Gull, with similar markings. The eye ring of the birds are different, with the Black-headed Gull having an incomplete eye ring and the Laughing Gull having a broken ring around the eye. Whew! That was a lot of work!
Thanks for your help OkeRon. I also thought at one point it was a Black Headed Gull but when I checked on the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) website they say the head is brown not black. I am therefore still a little unsure. The eye ring seems to match though. I really appreciate the time and effort you have put into this.
Mar 11, 2015 14:52:53 #
Mar 11, 2015 17:11:24 #
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