Tdgraves big year

[Tdgraves]

@@Tdgraves

It is good to see some British garden birds!

Thanks @@TonyQ it'd be much easier if the sun came out and they didn't fly away at first sight of my camera

[Tdgraves]

Redwing - new for us, but not great shots as it was cloudy and hiding in a tree

 

My garden, 11/12/14

 

 

 

Canon 7D, ISO 2500, f 5.6, 1/800

[Tdgraves]

Chaffinch, again, not great shots

 

My back garden, 20/12/14

 

 

Canon 7D, ISO 3200, f 6.3, 1/400

 

 

Canon 7D, ISO 3200, f 6.3, 1/320

 

And one through the window...

 

 

21/12/14, Canon 7D, ISO 3200, f 6.3, 1/160

[Tdgraves]

Blue tit - terrible shot, but given there are only 3 days left of 2014, I thought I'd better post it, in case I didn't get a better one. Through my dining room window, with high ISO and motion blur

 

20/12/14

 

 

Canon 7D, 100-400, ISO 3200, f 5.6, 1/250

[Atravelynn]

The big year is coming to a close. Are you frantically birding these last days?

[Tdgraves]

@@Atravelynn I'm back at work, so no

[Tdgraves]

Blackbird, from the camera trap

 

20/6/14

 

 

And I think that is about it. Several more from the garden which I haven't managed to catch. Lots in Kruger that I didn't bother to catch as I was not aware of the Big Year until we got back and a few that got away during our recent trip. But lots of variety anyway.

 

Happy New Year

[Game Warden]

Well, starting tomorrow will be the 2015 Big Year... Get ready

[Tdgraves]

Oh no ?

Edited December 31, 2014 by Tdgraves

[Soukous]

What a brilliant effort @@Tdgraves.

You and @@Peter Connan have almost kept this thread going between you.

 

Thank you both for making the effort. I enjoyed your sightings very much.

[Tdgraves]

What a brilliant effort @@Tdgraves.

You and @@Peter Connan have almost kept this thread going between you.

 

Thank you both for making the effort. I enjoyed your sightings very much.

 

thanks @@Soukous - your turn this year??

[Soukous]

sadly i don't get as much holiday time as you seem to have

[Tdgraves]

I think you call it work??

[TonyQ]

@@Tdgraves

Thank you - it has been very enjoyable - a great variety.