Plimmerton Terns
Plimmerton Beach has been a favourite place for a large flock of white-fronted terns for many years making for great photographic opportunities for local bird photographers.
Plimmerton Beach
White-fronted terns at Plimmerton
Over the years I have been to Plimmerton several times to photograph the birds there and generally it was hit and miss as to whether I found birds there or not. I particularly like the white fronted terns that are often found there and on a previous visit with a fellow photographer, I found that
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Are you bored yet?
Three days in a row but honestly these are just the cutest wee birds and it is very hard not to post more of their images. These ones are a bit more of a close up look at the Shore Plovers and I was pleasantly surprised at how much detail I had managed to capture.I
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More Shore Plovers
I know, it’s a funny looking shore plover, but the reality is that this is all we saw when we arrived and I didn’t want to leave without at least one image for the day. After taking this shot and getting within reaching distance of the car I saw a few dots in the sky. I just
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The Shore Plover
One of the world’s rarest birds, the shore plover is a very cute little coastal bird that until today had eluded me. I heard they were planning to capture the shore plovers that frequent Plimmerton as they are in danger of predation and after seeing a few dogs there this afternoon without leashes I can
The Black-fronted Tern
Sunday saw the first frost of the season on our back lawn but with it the promise of a gloriously sunny day. Having already slept in a couple of hours more than usual it was a quick breakfast and shower before heading off to make the most of the sunshine. We flitted from one spot
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