Masked shrike juvenile bird

[cruso]

A long shot of a rare bird

IMG_3959 by cruso2, on Flickr

 

[gramps]

Never seen one, well spotted Kevin, good capture

 

[den]

Cool Kev,do you have more info on the bird

 

[cruso]

Den I Believe this is only the 3rd time one has been recorded in this country it's a migrant juvenile bird from Europe it was a overcast day and it was a long way away taken with a 300 2.8 hand held and only managed to get 3 or 4 half decent shot of if this helps

 

[deno]

A great catch Kev & a nicely marked bird, you must be chuffed.

 

[den]

Thanks for the info Kev

 

[den]

Thanks for the info Kev

 

[den]

Thanks for the info Kev

 

[den]

Sorry for the triple post, posting on iphone with dodgy signal and hit the post reply more than i thought

 

[Jannyfox]

What a little beauty! (The bird and the image)

 

[BillN_33]

Lucky man, Kevin

is this the bird

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/rural/farming/birdwatch-masked-shrike-1-6865743

 

[mark richards]

fantastic shot...mark.

 

[cruso]

Yes bill

 

[BillN_33]

how did it get here - strong wind I expect?

 

[brianernie]

very good shot ,of a very rare bird , well done Kevin