Birds on Hampstead Heath

ekimeno · 26 May 2009

A beautiful day for walking around the heath and taking pictures of birds. It's been a while since I've gone bird shooting as the maximum length of lens for a year was 105mm - not ideal... Anyway, I took these with a Canon 70-300mm IS and they turned out OK. Not exactly jaw-dropping, but enough reach and clarity to make it worth while until I can afford better glass.

C&C welcome, please.

1 - ID please. Little bugger was very small and very quick!

2 - Blue Jay. I once almost got a good shot of one of these over a year ago, so I'm rather proud of these ones

3

4 - could be a Blackbird, but not sure

5

6 - a Raven, well I think it is

7 - A happy looking duck

8 - Duck fight!

9 - this one came right up to me, so easy shooting

stylgeo · 27 May 2009

I like the first one and the jay photos! They are much better than the rest imho

Moos3h · 27 May 2009

Love the happy duck!

paintedlady · 27 May 2009

I think the 1st piccie is a long tailed tit see http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/l/longtailedtit/index.asp

Lovely photos

ekimeno · 27 May 2009

Thanks for the info and comments

Subaru_WRC · 30 May 2009

They are excellent pics, they are all good but i like the blackbirds and the duck taking off.

Thats with a Canon 70-300 IS if i`m not mistaken, i have an eye for this sort of thing

ekimeno · 31 May 2009

you should know, Rob - it used to be your lens

Phil Bennett · 31 May 2009

Yep Long tailed tit, but I think by the shape of the beak the other is a Carion Crow and not a Raven.

Nice captures

Phil

gboy · 1 Jun 2009

i think its a carrion crow. all great shots. kind regards. gboy.