Here are some of my photographs of the local wildlife. I am using a Canon EOS 1200D attached to my Takahashi Sky 90 to get these close up images. This is a new project since the start of 2016. I intend to replace some of the lower resolution images with higher resolution ones once I have acquired the images of these birds.
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Cross bill
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Hoopoe photographed at the local golf course, they do visit our garden but I have no close up yet of one in the garden.
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Goldfinches are very regular visitors to our garden
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We often see Bee eaters but it is rare to see them land
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Cross bills my first sightings in March 2017
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The cross bills come in a large variety of different colours
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This is some type of wheater?
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A male Blackcap
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This is a blue rock thrush
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This is the male blue rock thrush photographed at a distance of about 50 m
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Starling
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Fresh moulted Starling
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This is a Robin
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This is a Wren
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Swallow
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This is a Griffon Vulture
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This is a short toed eagle it landed on a pine tree about 600 m from the house (below)
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Female Black Redstart
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Male Black Redstart
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Photo analysis seems to confirm that this is a Juvenile Honey Buzzard?
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Two shots of an eagle that is still to be identified
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Here is a juvenile Ibex
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Large herd of male Ibex
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Recently hatched baby tortoise March 2017
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A couple of Geckos
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A small lizard in the garden
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A large Toad in the new pond
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Below – Insects
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A large Swallowtail butterfly.
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Blue Dragonfly photographed at Serena
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Saddle backed bush cricket
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Praying mantis photographed in our garden.
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Red Dragonfly photographed at the side of our pool.