Arrived home late afternoon today after spending a day in the North East of the county, and was looking forward to a relaxing evening. Did I get one "No" shortly after arriving home I had a call from a birding pal Paul Freestone to say that there was a Black Tern at St Gothian Sands Godrevy. So asked the good lady to put the Dinner on hold and grabbed the gear and headed off, I arrived to find the bird still over the pool ,but boy it was very active and after an hour and 185 shots I called it a day and headed home.
So below are a few images of this beautiful little Autumn visitor.
Amazing! There is a small colony of breeding black terns on a little river in Maine (quite uncommon) that I miss every spring because I leave for Nova Scotia. I'm dying to see them, but your pictures are almost as good as being there! ~karen
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The Land Of Pasties and Cream
Sun,Sea, Sand, The Place I Love. Click on the image and see where it will lead you.
L'incontro con un gatto fulvo
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* "... Si accorse di essere giunto in una piazza che non conosceva. Un
gatto fulvo sbucò da un vicolo e, nel vederlo, si immobilizzò per qualche
istante,...
The long drive home
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On the drive home I was mainly following the same route, except for the
first day when I headed east through Kalgoorlie before re-crossing the
Nullarbor ...
Seawatching highlights during 2023
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SEAWATCHING in Cornwall is my main interest in birding, mainly because the
county lends itself perfectly to an incredible passage of seabirds and a
its ...
NEWLYN HARBOUR AND STITHIANS RESERVOIR.
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*JUST LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE, THE WEATHER HAS BEEN*
*DREADFUL BUT THANKFULLY, VERY LITTLE FLOODING *
*COMPARED TO SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.*
*I DID GET TO N...
Storm Ciara at Porthleven
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With all the media hype you would expect to see a storm of epic, earth
shattering proportions!!! Luckily I checked the swell charts which
forecast a bigge...
Collezioni
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*Basta osservare come un collezionista *
*maneggia gli oggetti della sua vetrina. *
* Non appena ne prende in mano uno, il suo sguardo ispirato sembra
t...
Gull update.
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An update on the yellow ringed gull X468.Apparently the original
information of the gull being a Yellow Legged Gull were wrong and it is in
fact a Caspi...
Coastal Surprise.
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During a very recent camping holiday in the New Forest we made a visit to
Keyhaven Marshes and spent a few hours wandering along the coastal path.
*Pied W...
Blowing the cobwebs away.........
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After spending most of my free time during the winter months making and
erecting Barn Owl boxes and barrels I had a very welcome and overdue
"owling" sess...
Waxwings in Swansea
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Some beautiful Bohemian Waxwings turned up in Winch Wen in the East of
Swansea, back in January, 2017. I just had to head over there to take a
look. Havin...
Duke of Burgundy Butterflys
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First post for a while but I have been out and about when both weather and
work permits. These are a few of my images of some Duke of Burgundy
Butterfl...
On retirement from work in 2009 I was presented with two vouchers to visit The Birds of Prey Centre at St Columb Major.
One was for an hours bird handling, and the other for an hours Bird Photography. I arranged to do this in September 2010, and arrived on Thurs 30th.
I was greeted by the proprietors Mick and the Falconer Andy, my first impressions were how clean the reception and Cafeteria area were. After a short introduction, Andy took me through an hours Bird Handling.
This has to be one of the best hours I have spent in a long time, imagine having, Harris Hawk, Gyr Falcon, American Kestrel, Perigrene x Saker Falcon, sitting on your hand, also Scops owl, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl. and Bengal Eagle Owl, also Andy's imparted knowledge shows how much he cares for his charges.
Next it was an hours Bird Photography split into two half hour sessions with a public flying display in between.
(No they did not throw people into the air).
Again nothing was to much trouble as Andy brought out all the birds that could be handled for me to Photograph at lesuire.
So overall thoughts about my visit.
A very clean complex both in the public and animal areas.
Very friendly and helpfull Staff.
Offers super value for money for both individuals and familys.
So if you are on Holiday or local to the area go along and pay them a visit, you will be pleasantly suprised.
As Arnie once said "I will be Back " Below are the shortcuts to the posts of my visit
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Fantastic shots there Monts, I wish I saw it today. Hopefully it will be there tomorrow.
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Nice set of images!
ReplyDeleteGreat bird
Amazing! There is a small colony of breeding black terns on a little river in Maine (quite uncommon) that I miss every spring because I leave for Nova Scotia. I'm dying to see them, but your pictures are almost as good as being there! ~karen
ReplyDeleteNice images - thanks for the call yesterday. I was too far away to make it though. Steve
ReplyDeleteTop notch Monty,each shot looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAlso thank you for the call,we must pay you some time.
John and Sue.
Smashing photos, well worth a cold dinner I hope.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of a most attractive bird, Monty. Well done!
ReplyDeleteFantastic pictures of these beautiful bird, ...excellent work!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day.
It was certainly worth having a late dinner for these great shots.
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Super flight shots, Monty.
ReplyDeleteGood shooting Monty. I managed to catch up with one on a local pond but far to far away for any lens. FAB.
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