Norfolk

[Duck_Pond]

Spent a few days last week in Norfolk, getting around familiar places and trying some new. A selection of shots taken, more are on my gallery and more still will be added over the coming weeks. Got a backlog now!

Barn Owl

Golden Plovers

Marsh Harriers

Juve Gannet

Spoonbills

All taken with a Canon 50D and 100-400mm.

 

[Bigfags]

Love the Barn Owl photo!
A great capture and pin sharp.
Thanks

 

[postcardcv]

a nice set - where was the gannet taken?

 

[Duck_Pond]

Salthouse - to the right of the car park where we got drenched in January.

 

[DonnaM]

Lovely set, are Spoonbills regular these days? I saw some at Minsmere decades ago but none since.

 

[Duck_Pond]

They took flight on the Wednesday when I was there, and I didn't see them again. Not sure if they've returned since?

 

[kaz10]

absolutley fabulous love the light in the barn owl capture was some great images on your website great stuff Pete

 

[Duck_Pond]

Thanks I'm missing the place already...

 

[Enmark]

Nice set of images Pete

 

[Venomator]

Great captures DP... ... the Barn Owl is certainly outstanding with that fantastic warm lighting and complementing background...

The Harrier shot is well timed too...

The Spoonbills are pretty much regulars in North Norfolk now... :shrug:

The Gannet juv is a lovely but unusual capture for Norfolk... ...especially sitting on dry land like that... was it alright...

 

[bionicsherpa]

Lovely images - all of them.

Can you explain what the harriers are doing? Is this a territorial dispute as one of them appears to be upside down - or am I just misreading the image.

Ken

 

[Alan White]

Great Captures all of them.

As someone who does not photograph birds, due to lack of kit,
but watches from time to time, really like the Marsh Harriers in action, just great capture.

What sort of lens are you using for this?
He asks so that he can save up lots and lots of pennies to get a decent long lens lone day!!

Edit... I cannot read see the lens is already noted, need new glasses not just a long lens!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cuddy]

Top set of images.

 

[Duck_Pond]

Thanks - not sure about the harriers. They practice food swaps in mid-air, so perhaps this was similar, though they might also be narked with each other!

Be nice if the spoonbills are more regular. I was going to head down to Devon to see the ones that turn up there, frequently.

 

[garymicheal]

love to barn owl very nice

 

[Luke_Herts]

barn owl is great and those spoonbills look funny!!!

 

[cason]

great set, especially the owl

 

[MarkEvan]

Excellent set all round though that Barn Owl is exceptional.....the light you`ve caught it in is beautiful.

 

[elvis]

What a wonderful series of shots very envious!

 

[toonamp]

I like the golden plovers and the spoon bills best, nicely detailed BIF shots of unusual birds (to me anyway) ) Though overall its a great set