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George

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Re: Recent birds..R.L.Buzzards & R.B.Mergansers..
« Reply #255 on: January 18, 2012, 08:24:25 am »
The R.L.Buzzard took me by surprize yesterday.. I was parked on the high ground overlooking the old WW2 cinema [now a ruin] at the cemetery.. Suddenly it appeared. It was flying past the old cemetery heading up the burn, but it was flying leisurely above the heather, crossed the steep fence, still going up, then down, then landed near the top.. I took a few pictures of it.. If I find a decent one then i'll show you.. unfortunatly I was waiting for it to take flight, but the rain started, it was blowing in my car window so I called a halt to my birdwatching..

R.B.Merganser..





Flight shot with ripples of Sullom Voe..



R.L.Buzzard..











And this is where it landed just as the rain started..



george..