On a very grey damp day today, I played with my wireless shutter trigger and some remote flashes to photograph Bluetits in the garden. Mainly trying to work out how best to use it before I set up a better bird table arrangement. One example photo below.
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Spent yesterday afternoon at Bransbury Common near Andover. Surprisingly I'd never heard of it before given how close to home it is. A Hen Harrier, Great Grey Shrike, Short Eared Owls and 3 Barn Owls have all been seen there over the last week.
I arrived at midday. A male Hen Harrier was out hunting on and off for a couple of hours from 13:00. And the first Barn Owl appeared at about 14:00 with the second an hour later. All very distant, but good light so the photos are okayish - see below.
I also learnt of a near by tree in Mottisfont where Barn Owls regularly roost. I shall seek that out soon.
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For 2015, I'm not going to attempt a Yearlist. Instead, I'm going to focus on improving my photography and taking more "interesting" photos. So I have created this blog page which I'll be using to record the year.
For what it's worth, last year's "decent photo yearlist" was at exactly 140. Slightly higher if I include the rubbishy photos I got of other birds. 2014 ended quite nicely with some good shots of Dartford Warblers and Hawfinches. They didn't add to the yearlist, but I'm quite pleased with the results - see below.
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