Waxwings in Horwich.
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Waxwings in Horwich.
Hi folks,
Had a phone call on Saturday from my daughter who lives in Horwich that about a dozen photographers and twitchers where in the road where she lives, there was a flight of Waxwings having a rest and feeding on the berries in the trees, the Waxwings at this time of year are migrating from Russia, this is the best shot I got as the light was fading by the time I got over there.
Bert.
Had a phone call on Saturday from my daughter who lives in Horwich that about a dozen photographers and twitchers where in the road where she lives, there was a flight of Waxwings having a rest and feeding on the berries in the trees, the Waxwings at this time of year are migrating from Russia, this is the best shot I got as the light was fading by the time I got over there.
Bert.
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Re: Waxwings in Horwich.
Bert, that's a great image, although I'm not sure how you know the bird is called Tracey! (see the file name!)
I think we could all learn a thing or two about bird photography from you.
I think we could all learn a thing or two about bird photography from you.
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John
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Re: Waxwings in Horwich.
Bert, I agree with John, great image.
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Re: Waxwings in Horwich.
John,
My daughters name is Tracey, I put it in her file to send her a copy, I think the birds name is tweety
Thanks for your comments,
Bert.
My daughters name is Tracey, I put it in her file to send her a copy, I think the birds name is tweety




Thanks for your comments,
Bert.
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Re: Waxwings in Horwich.
Bert
I think you should upload your image and some details of the location to the flickr autumnwatch site. You may well get onto the show it's the last one this Thursday I think. Great image.
Pauline
I think you should upload your image and some details of the location to the flickr autumnwatch site. You may well get onto the show it's the last one this Thursday I think. Great image.
Pauline
Re: Waxwings in Horwich.
Superb image Bert.
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Re: Waxwings in Horwich.
Pauline,
Thanks for your comments, I have sent a copy of the image to Autumn watch and details of the location where I took the shot,
John,
I am showing some of my images at the club on March 3rd 2011 iincluding some of my bird and wildlife images and how I take them.
Thanks to everyone for your comments.
Bert.
Thanks for your comments, I have sent a copy of the image to Autumn watch and details of the location where I took the shot,
John,
I am showing some of my images at the club on March 3rd 2011 iincluding some of my bird and wildlife images and how I take them.
Thanks to everyone for your comments.
Bert.
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Re: Waxwings in Horwich.
It's no wonder birdwatching as a pastime is becoming more and more popular, there really are some beautiful creatures out there. This is a fantastic image.
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Re: Waxwings in Horwich.
Excellent shot Bert, stunning detail and colours. Did you get a mention on Autumn Watch?
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Re: Waxwings in Horwich.
Tracey,
Thanks for your comments, Autumn watch thanked me for sending them the photo's and they would forward the time and postcode of the sighting to the RSPB as they keep track of the migration and approximate numbes of the different species of birds, my images didn't make it on the programme, they get thousands of images, they justed showed two shots of the waxwings.
Bert.
Thanks for your comments, Autumn watch thanked me for sending them the photo's and they would forward the time and postcode of the sighting to the RSPB as they keep track of the migration and approximate numbes of the different species of birds, my images didn't make it on the programme, they get thousands of images, they justed showed two shots of the waxwings.
Bert.