Popular Post majorbloodnock Posted June 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2020 Not everything to do with lockdown is bad. For instance, I have to work from home at the moment, meaning I have my garden in front of me at all times. If that weren't the case, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to capture this shot of a woodpecker chick freshly out of the nest being fed by its parents. Nothing, IMHO, quite so beautiful as parents looking after offspring. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Wow lovely, thank-you for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 That is a truly glorious sight - thank you for sharing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I think a lot of people are beginning to notice what is around them. My Canadian cuz lives in Toronto and they've been really taking note of the plants, the insects and the furries. She said it's been there all the time, but they never actually stopped to look. Lovely woodpecker and baby. Yip yip yip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Thats a wonderful photo. We have them all the time just now at the peanut feeders in the garden but not seen such a young one as that. They are beautiful birds. There is a robin nesting in an old tree stump in the garden about 4 inches from the ground and she has 4 or 5 tiny tiny babies with bright yellow mouths - they are sweet but difficult to get photos as so dark at that part of the garden. A sparrowhawk had nabbed a blue tit this weekend unfortunately but I suppose they have to eat too🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Yes, there are sparrowhawks here too. Where life is in abundance, the equilibrium is in place so that food is plentiful for all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Blackrocksrock said: There is a robin nesting in an old tree stump in the garden about 4 inches from the ground and she has 4 or 5 tiny tiny babies with bright yellow mouths - they are sweet but difficult to get photos as so dark at that part of the garden. Whilst talking about chicks, here's another photo I managed to get in the garden. It's a blue tit chick after its first flight out of the nest; the flight was successful, but the landing less so since it ended up in our pond. It wasn't able to fly properly afterwards, so managed to get enough height to find a safe twig to perch on and dry out again. In this case, my taking photos of it was probably a help since it guaranteed our and our neighbours cats didn't try to get too close. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 You’re a brilliant photographer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 34 minutes ago, Patricia W said: You’re a brilliant photographer! I'd love that that were the case, but no. I'm a reasonable photographer and for opportunities like these I'm a lucky photographer, but if you want brilliance I'd point you towards Oliver Hellowell's site. That young man sees the world around him with a slightly different perspective which I could only aspire to. Oh, and read his biography after you've seen some of his pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) That poor chick looks so begrumpled! What a first flight! Have looked at Oliver's website; what an amazing and inspiring young man! Thanks for pointing me in that direction. Edited June 17, 2020 by soapdragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Patricia W said: You’re a brilliant photographer! Very well done and I agree luck has something to do with it but you also have a great talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Well thank you for the compliments. As an aside, what you see in a professional’s portfolio - and mine too, of course - is the successes. It belies the many many more failures and almost-but-not-quites one has to take to get to the keepers. It’s just I have a worse ratio than the pros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 You are brilliant at those photos . My phone and iPad don't do wildlife justice really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Brilliant photo. There are definitely some positives about these strange times. Xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Poor little thing, good job you were there to the rescue. Super photo indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
