Day off work... London Zoo birds

[ekimeno]

Not a fan of seeing animals in captivity, but still wanting to see some animals, I begrudgingly rode my bike down to London Zoo today on a day I'd decided to take off. I hadn't taken any proper photos in about 2 weeks and I was just itching to start snapping away again.

Armed with my Canon 40D, Sigma 70-300mm, 50mm F/1.8 and a monopod, I paid out £17 for a ticket and braved the masses of school kids and tourists. In this thread I've added the birds shots, but there is another thread where I have 'everything else' posted - animals, reptiles, etc.

C&C welcome!

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[ekimeno]

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[ekimeno]

Hello, here's a nice friendly reminder that these shots exist.

 

[Cobra]

Nice Glossy starling Mike they are a nightmare to photograph. I quite like the Weaver ( I think it is) as well

 

[zooki]

10 is an incredible colour! lovely work.

 

[Shutterman]

Nice set... well done..

Shutterman

 

[cason]

Hi Mike, Great set

What is the first one called please? I took one like that a couple of years ago, not as good as yours but never mind.

 

[ekimeno]

Don't think it's a bird from the UK... I'm useless with bird identifying. I will post on the Bird Identifier group on Flickr to find out....

 

[Cobra]

Hi Mike, Great set

What is the first one called please?

Its one of the "glossy starlings"

 

[cason]

Its one of the "glossy starlings"

Thanks I will look them up now i have a starting point.

I took several in Kenya, they were so cheeky coming into the lodges to pinch food. I havent seen the name of it anywhere, to be honest did try but gave up.