World Photography Forum

Splash Landing

miketoll — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 12:45:02 +0100

by: miketoll

2 comments

Gadwall Fly By.

miketoll — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 18:04:07 +0100

by: miketoll

3 comments

Cormorant Landing.

miketoll — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:59:01 +0100

by: miketoll

6 comments

Gadwall Landing

miketoll — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:30:15 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: I just rather like the horizontal lines created by the ripples.

4 comments

Charge!

miketoll — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:50:36 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Poor goose got in the way!

6 comments

Birds Of A Feather....

miketoll — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:34:03 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Fly together or so the saying goes. When I moved down to this part of the world for a new job some 50 years ago it was not unusual to see flocks of Lapwings on the fields but not anymore so happy to see a small flock flying around.

8 comments

Take-off!

miketoll — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:21:25 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Knew he would do it sooner or later so engaged Pro Capture and waited.

4 comments

Flying Shoveler.

miketoll — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:15:15 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: First time out this year! What with dreadful weather and other issues it's been a long time.

7 comments

Terrapin

stan — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:51:48 +0000

by: stan

Description: comments are welcome

10 comments

Gesture!!!

sassan — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:52:43 +0000

by: sassan

Description: I'm not sure exactly what the bird is trying to tell me but I guess has good intentions! After all, birds don't have middle feather! ;) Or do they?! :))

4 comments

Two Oyster Catchers

marydoll — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:24:02 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: Thankfully, as they flew off, they turned and came right over my head!! I've always wanted the opportunity to get a shot of them, especially with blue sky!

3 comments

pheasant

stan — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:26:10 +0000

by: stan

Description: Comments would be welcome

3 comments

Goldfinch on my feed

stan — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:22:34 +0000

by: stan

Description: comments will be welcome

5 comments

Digging for worms

stan — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:18:05 +0000

by: stan

Description: Comments would be welcome

9 comments

damselfly

stan — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:04:40 +0000

by: stan

Description: Comments would be welcome

5 comments

Gadwall

miketoll — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 14:27:52 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Bit of a static shot but a handsome bird.

3 comments

Another Tern

miketoll — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:36:00 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Along with Robins I can't resist taking shots of Terns.

6 comments

Robin on the Fence

marydoll — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:15:48 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: Photograph taken in a friend's garden.

5 comments

Curlew

davet47 — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:23:11 +0000

by: davet47

Description: This will be my last post for a while as my wife Pat (elf29) has cancer, undetected for five months, so obviously I'm too busy to take photos. She's in hospital being well cared for but two areas are untreatable and at the moment we don't have a timescale.

9 comments

Welsh Mountain pony

davet47 — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:28:04 +0000

by: davet47

Description: There are usually four of these on the mountain. This was the only co-operative one.

1 comment

Lapwing

miketoll — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:25:56 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Bit of a distracting background but I thought I would post it anyway.

2 comments

Stiff Neck Anyone?

miketoll — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:33:26 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Taken last year.

3 comments

Doves

mbkamrani — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 04:36:08 +0000

by: mbkamrani

Description: They come to our balcony and sleep there at nights, we put food and water for them.They are lovely birds.

9 comments

Hunting

miketoll — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:45:43 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Marsh Harrier on the lookout.

3 comments

Great Skua

miketoll — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:09:52 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: From the archives, taken many years ago in the Shetlands. Big bully boys taking on Gannets and taking down Puffins in mid air for their catch. Like all seabirds now under serious threat.

3 comments

Laughing Kookaburra

Himself — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:29:17 +0000

by: Himself

Description: A juvenile making his voice heard!!

6 comments

Western Rosella

Himself — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:26:21 +0000

by: Himself

Description: A colourful small parrot

6 comments

Happy New Year

mbkamrani — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 13:44:47 +0000

by: mbkamrani

Description: Happy New Year 2024 to all of WPF members , with very best wishes for all of you dears and for yours

9 comments

Lapwing or as my wife calls them a Peewit

miketoll — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:38:50 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Too heavy a crop really but I love the colours which show up well in the sunshine.

5 comments

Young Herring Gull

miketoll — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 15:19:33 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Just a snapshot really but I like the strong wing pattern.

4 comments

Spring Is Coming!

miketoll — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:07:38 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: From the archives from a long time ago of a young Blackbird. We have now had the shortest day and this reminds me Spring is on the way!

3 comments

Nankeen Night Heron

Himself — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 07:04:11 +0000

by: Himself

Description: Blending in well with the dry foliage.

5 comments

Red Throated Diver.

miketoll — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:38:45 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Yeah, I know, it hasn't got a red throat. From the archives.

3 comments

Bluetit

robski — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:08:21 +0000

by: robski

5 comments

No Blue Tit this time.

davet47 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:14:27 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Quiet on here, isn't it?

4 comments

Robin

davet47 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:12:54 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Can't resist photographing them!

3 comments

Foot resting

davet47 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:11:37 +0000

by: davet47

Description: This little Blue Tit stood on one foot for ages.

2 comments

Great Tit

davet47 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:09:52 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Either just landed or just about to take off-can't remember which!

1 comment

Squirrel from a bird hide

davet47 — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:26:37 +0000

by: davet47

Description: At the far end of the walkway, at 24mm equiv. (See next shot for close up version). The more I use this little Nikon A1000, the more I'm impressed. I must try to do some more shots with more thought about settings.

Squirrel

davet47 — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:18:32 +0000

by: davet47

Description: At 840mm equiv from the same point as previous shot.

4 comments

Woody and Blue Tit

davet47 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:15:15 +0000

by: davet47

Description: A bit of an uneven balance.

2 comments

The ubiquitous Robin

davet47 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:13:49 +0000

by: davet47

3 comments

Great Tit

davet47 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:12:42 +0000

by: davet47

2 comments

Fat squirrel

davet47 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:11:34 +0000

by: davet47

Description: No wonder-he didn't stop eating everything he could find.

3 comments

Puffling At Sea.

miketoll — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:16:07 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Another from the archives taken in 2006 on a boat trip. This is what puffins look like when not in breeding colours but living at sea as they do most of the year.

5 comments

Female Greenfinch

davet47 — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 15:35:33 +0000

by: davet47

Description: A particularly nice specimen.Taken in my garden.

3 comments

Blue Tit

davet47 — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 15:33:28 +0000

by: davet47

Description: A surprisingly non-tatty version!

3 comments

Eastern Dawn

miketoll — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 17:37:47 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: Still digging in the archives, found this one taken in 2006 taken at first light on the Suffolk coast.

3 comments

Mrs Mallard

davet47 — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:21:48 +0000

by: davet47

2 comments

Bloom-in Colour.

miketoll — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:15:27 +0000

by: miketoll

Description: There was a bloom or something on this patch of water which I thought made foe a nice enviromental shot.

3 comments