Willy Wagtail
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That is one scruffy Wagtail. Nice shot though.
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I love the quirky ways of the wagtails, lovely setting and shot
Thanks Martyn and Dai
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It'a Pied Wagtail, I thought I was going to get to see a shot of an Australian bird until I opened the thread.
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Never knew that
Glad I could help.
I've found it best to use a bird's correct name rather than that of another species to avoid confusion.
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nice shot there!
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Next time I may use another local name for these e.g. 'Dishwashers' that should really get you going Chris
. Or how about 'Hornywink' for a peewit or Green plover (or as you probably prefer Lapwing) I suspect that would really wind you up BTW I knew what your reply would be before you even thought about it yourself
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As always a great capture of a Motacilla alba. I too like to give birds their "proper" names I have then here all year round, they seem to have bred well this year.
I have then here all year round, they seem to have bred well this year.
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Nice oneAs always a great capture of a Motacilla alba. I too like to give birds their "proper" names
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Regardless of what we call the scruffy muffin,I like this pic.
How come you manage to get these gloriously bland backgrounds to make him pop Birds are always surrounded by all sorts when I see them...
Sheer bloody genius when it comes to bird shots is our Roy. IMHO
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As always a great capture of a Motacilla alba. I too like to give birds their "proper" names
That would be Motacilla alba yarrelli then...
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..Possibly
......Personally I don't yell, it's frightfully bad mannered
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Regardless of what we call the scruffy muffin,I like this pic.
How come you manage to get these gloriously bland backgrounds to make him pop Birds are always surrounded by all sorts when I see them...
Thanks for commenting Tina. This particular shot was looking out to the Estuary on a bland day but I do get more than my fair share of shots with over busy backgrounds I can assure you. Mind you I do sometimes run a very heavy noise reduction on just the BG which helps at times.
