Tuesday, 6 October 2015

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY -Birds on the Isle of Wight

As I did not see any birds while I was at the Car Rally recently, I decided today I would show you photographs that a man, Martin Blackmore sent me.   I meet him at a hide at Hersey Nature Reserve on the Isle of Wight earlier this year.
Great Egret


Heron and Little Egret



                                                      Mute Swans with two cygnets.


Little Grebe



Lapwing


                                                                             Swallows


Common Sandpiper


Black tailed Godwit


Black tailed Godwit with Greenshank.


Snipe  

Many thanks to Martin for giving me permission to share them with you.

I hope you enjoyed this post and tomorrow I will be back to showing you some more Classic cars from the recent rally I attended.

I am linking this post with WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY.

THANKS FOR VISITING AND ALSO TO THOSE WHO LEAVE COMMENTS.

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36 comments:

  1. Douglas Mcfarlane6 October 2015 at 15:28

    A great selection of images from Martin my favourite has to be the Great White Egret a bird we're privileged to have wintering in Northamptonshire.

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  2. Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira6 October 2015 at 18:53

    Gostei de visitar o seu blog.
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.
    http://andarilharar.blogspot.pt/

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  3. Elephant's Child6 October 2015 at 18:53

    Oh my.
    Thank you both.

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  4. Anne (cornucopia)6 October 2015 at 19:00

    Wow! Beautiful photos!!!

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  5. Tom6 October 2015 at 19:15

    Spread your wings and fly!

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  6. Stewart M6 October 2015 at 19:25

    Very nice set of images - I don't know if I have ever seen those faint white marks on the Lapwing before.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  7. Lynn6 October 2015 at 19:36

    wonderful shots, the green bit around the nose on the great egret is so lovely...and I almost missed the cygnets.

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  8. i stora drag6 October 2015 at 20:19

    Marvelous pictures from your friend!
    Love the great egret. I have seen one - one time at our wetland here in the south of Sweden!

    Thanks for your comments on my blog, Margaret!
    Best wishes, have a nice week.
    /Pia

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  9. Ragged Robin6 October 2015 at 20:37

    Lovely to return to the Isle of Wight :) What a stunning set of images from Martin. I too particularly like the Great White Egret.

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  10. Coloring Outside the Lines6 October 2015 at 20:39

    These are great shots! I love the little grebe. Have a super day, Margaret!

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  11. Екатерина Балагурова6 October 2015 at 20:42

    excellent series of photos!!

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  12. Suburban Girl6 October 2015 at 21:28

    What a cute little Grebe. And I Love the headress on the Lapwing. You saw quite a selection of birds.

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  13. Hootin Anni6 October 2015 at 21:54

    Wonderful that he shared his photos with you....and in turn, you shared them with us!11

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  14. NCSue6 October 2015 at 22:42

    Beautiful shots - I hope you'll come share at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/10/poor-little-birdie.html!!

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  15. Jas @ All that's Jas6 October 2015 at 23:03

    I've never heard of lapwing. What a beautiful bird! In my country, swallows are the bringers of the Spring and they are my absolute favorite, right up there with hummingbirds (which we don't have and I'm thrilled that they now come to my window here in the US). Beautiful images, Margaret!

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  16. Debbie7 October 2015 at 00:05

    awesome egret, heron and swans...they are my favorites!!!!

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  17. Christine7 October 2015 at 00:10

    A wonderful selection of birds some of which I have not seen before so thanks for educating me!

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  18. Linda W.7 October 2015 at 00:34

    Wonderful bird photos! It was nice of Martin to allow you to share them.

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  19. Stuart Price7 October 2015 at 00:51

    Thought you'd got a new camera there Margaret!

    Amazingly, I've seen all these exact same species in Hokkaido this year despite being (almost) the other side of the world.

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  20. DeniseinVA7 October 2015 at 02:04

    Thank you for sharing these lovely photos Margaret. I would also like to thank Mr. Blackmore for taking them. Marvelous photos!

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  21. Bill 7 October 2015 at 02:47

    I'm a fan of the godwit-- if for no other reason, his name. Nice shots!

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  22. Findlay Wilde7 October 2015 at 03:30

    He's a great photographer. I was watching a Great White Egret at the weekend at Parkgate on the Wirral.

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  23. Phil Slade7 October 2015 at 04:23

    A number of nice pictures from Martin. The Great Egret is a good bird to find in Northamptonshire.

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  24. sunshine7 October 2015 at 05:05

    Stunning photos, like the Godwit and the Snipe.

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  25. Andrea @ From The Sol7 October 2015 at 05:30

    A very interesting selection of birds. I seem to favor the Grebe, this one and any other that I have spotted. The have a little toyish look that just captures my heart. Thanks for sharing Martin Blackmore's pictures. They are all lovely.

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  26. theconstantwalker7 October 2015 at 06:43

    Fantastic images... many thanks for sharing

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  27. Ruth Hiebert7 October 2015 at 06:51

    These are great pictures.

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  28. A Colorful World7 October 2015 at 08:06

    Beautiful images, Margaret! Thanks to Martin for sharing!

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  29. mick7 October 2015 at 08:50

    A great series of birds. I especially enjoyed seeing the Black-tailed Godwit and the Greenshank which I do see down this way - but the cutest of course are the swans and their cygnets.

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  30. Stephanie7 October 2015 at 11:50

    Oh wow! Such beautifully captured images of these birds.

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  31. Breathtaking7 October 2015 at 17:22

    Hello Margaret!:) Beautiful sharp images of all these birds, many thanks to you both for sharing.

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  32. Adam Jones8 October 2015 at 19:12

    Lovely Snipe shot Margaret.

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  33. Janice9 October 2015 at 02:15

    Wonderful post!

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  34. NatureFootstep9 October 2015 at 18:37

    you collected a lot of great birds today. Love all of them in different ways :) Great shots.

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  35. Charlene N. K.9 October 2015 at 21:46

    Amazing captures! I would love to watch these birds too!

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  36. Unknown12 October 2015 at 15:11

    Excellent photos of all the beautiful birds!

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