Today in pictures

[davemac]

Today in Pictures. Same type of pictures as yesterday but as it is now the droplet season, these are to commemorate the summer edition of the droplet enthusiast magazine"THE DEWDROP" I've got my dewdrop have you.

1. to 6. droplets of varying strengths.
7. Blooms on the way.
8. The new garden in Mercer Park.
9. On the canal on the way home.
10. Where did the sun go.

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Red Kites at the feeding station.

Not wishing to be picky, but I don't think the bird is a Red Kite, the pin feathers are to pronounced & the tail doesn't exhibit the typical "fork" you'd associate with a Kite, more likely a Buzzard & your forest flowers look remarkably like wild strawberries.

Pleasant pics though & it's nice to see some variety, thanks Frank.

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Not wishing to be picky, but I don't think the bird is a Red Kite, the pin feathers are to pronounced & the tail doesn't exhibit the typical "fork" you'd associate with a Kite, more likely a Buzzard & your forest flowers look remarkably like wild strawberries.

Pleasant pics though & it's nice to see some variety, thanks Frank.

They are red kites. We went to a red kite feeding station.I have other pics of them but they were at least 50 yards away from us

[maxthecollie]

Most of the pics were taken as the birds swooped to feed.If you look at no 3 you can see it has been tagged .I have attached a pic of one in the air.

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[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Most of the pics were taken as the birds swooped to feed.If you look at no 3 you can see it has been tagged .I have attached a pic of one in the air.

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That's definitely the beast (forked tail), but in the previous ones the tail is more of a fan leading my thinking to Buzzards.

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

That's definitely the beast (forked tail), but in the previous ones the tail is more of a fan leading my thinking to Buzzards.

I can see were you are coming from, but there was an rspb member in the hide with us. I am not a twitcher but my son is a very keen twitcher and he has verified them as red kites. These birds move so fast it's hard to get a decent pic

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

. These birds move so fast it's hard to get a decent pic

I know, somewhere I've got some good tail & blurred shots of a Peregrine taking a bait on the wing.

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

I know, somewhere I've got some good tail & blurred shots of a Peregrine taking a bait on the wing.

I tried to get a sparrowhawk picking a bluetit from our feeder at home but it was too fast for me.

[Stevie R]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

That's definitely the beast (forked tail), but in the previous ones the tail is more of a fan leading my thinking to Buzzards.

The colouration Dave is undoubtedly to me a Red Kite in all the pictures.

[mobertol]

I am really impressed with the photos of the Red Kite -I always find birds to be the most difficult things to capture. You need a really good camera and a steady hand too!

[davemac]

Today in Pictures, with diagonal rain, it just had to be Spring Wood (Bluebell Wood), so with a well dubbed gusset off we went.

As you would expect there are bluebells, wild garlic (ransoms) ragged robin and wood sorrel, and hidden away in the pictures some small droplets.

[maxthecollie]

Today it was the turn of the Raptors

[maxthecollie]

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Last day . Home tomorrow

[mobertol]

Yesterday evening's walk round Casalbuttano while I was waiting for the car to be ready at the mechanics. Had never seen the old tower before - looked it up and found that it's called "La Torre della Norma" and was part of an 18th century neogothic building named after the famous opera by Vincenzo Bellini.
1 Town Hall
2 Commemorating Garibaldi's visit to the town
3 Church square
4 Religious fresco
5 Bar in main square
6 Osteria La Granda - dating back to 1760's
7 Aperitif time in the courtyard of "La Granda"
8 Memorial gardens dedicated to the Alpine Regiment
9 Torre della Norma
10 Torre della Norma

[davemac]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

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Last day . Home tomorrow

Thats some rugged landscapes, will you be climbing that hill for some landscapes?