WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU 2019

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  1. wiseowl

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    Good morning @strongylodon my good friend all cracking shots,haven't you got any ordinary run of the mill birds you could put up .maybe a little out of focus,and completely wrong settings:lunapic 130165696578242 5:

    I was in the garden mowing the lawn and far up in the sky I saw this bird,I know it probably the worst image ever taken in the history of the camera,but has anyone any ideas.Thank you

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      Buzzard ? i also could be wrong
       
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      By the shape of the tail @wiseowl I would say a Kite, but not 100% sure :smile:
       
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        Good afternoon @Jiffy and @Kandy my friends and thank you,I have been sitting under the apple tree to see if it returns,but I keep falling asleep:heehee:
         
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          Sorry @wiseowl I haven't looked in for a couple of days, it certainly looks like a Kite.
          Here is a run of the mill shot with wrong settings but it still came out OK.:smile:
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            Seen our frist Swallow for the year yesturday, later than last year (4 April) but nice to see them
             
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              First of the Housemartins have just arrived. Awaiting the swifts now.
               
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                Saw our first Swallow this morning.
                 
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                  Swallows and Martins have been arriving for the last two weeks but in very small numbers, Swifts should show up in the next week or so.
                   
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                    Little Ringed Plovers, Summer visitors from Africa. They will stop for a few days and then fly on to nest further up country.:smile:
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                      Good morning @strongylodon my friend and thank you:smile: there's hope for me yet then:heehee:
                       
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                        Tachycineta bicolor. Tree Swallow

                        I have seen these zipping across lakes but have never seen one up close. It is my plan to bring a hide and set up close to the nest box to try to get a better photo. Their range is Alaska, Canada to California, and northern parts of central and eastern US.

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                          I think I've got the monopoly on those! :doh:
                           
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                              It would be great if the nest there.:smile:
                               
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