Wednesday 1 February 2012

Black-tailed Godwit (again)




Just a few more shots of an obliging Black-tailed Godwit at Titchwell RSPB that I have just got around to looking at. I like the last one with him having a scratch!

31 comments:

  1. It's always fun to watch them, isn't it?

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  2. This is my favourite bird to watch on Haydn's Pool John.. I have loads of pics and video clips.
    Your images are wonderful to see.

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  3. Great pics have them in Poole Park at the moment... :)

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  4. HI John...I like that one to ...I like seeing birds doing there thing..
    I like the eye in the second one..that little head tilt is cute!!
    Nice ones..
    Grace

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  5. Love that last one! What a catch on your part!

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  6. These are awesome shots of the Black-tailed Godwit John! That second shot with the bird looking right at you is super! Then he was comfortable enough to take a scratch too ;-)

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  7. These are awesome birds to see, great photos.

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  8. Lovely shots I was just wondering if this godwit feels the same frustration that we would if we tried to scratch with our foot! I presume NO!

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  9. Hi joo,
    Thanks for the visit! It amazes me how non-plussed they are at Titchwell, obviously used to people!
    J

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  10. Thanks Andrew,
    They are very photogenic birds aren`t they? I tend to go a bit mad in the breeding season and take loads of photos of them!
    J

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  11. Thanks Lisa, they are lovely birds, so elegant!
    J

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  12. Hi Grace,
    Thank you. I suppose I got lucky when he started to have a scratch as I had just pressed the shutter at that moment!
    J

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  13. Hi Susan,
    Thank you, as I say, I just got lucky I suppose!
    J

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  14. Hi Larry,
    Thank you, too kind. He must have had an itch! ;)
    J

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  15. Hi Eileen,
    Thank you, too kind!
    J

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  16. Hi cuby poet,
    Thank you. I suppose they are used to it, mind you, they don`t really have hands to scratch with, do they ;)
    J

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  17. It certainly was obliging. Lovely photos, John and you had some nice light there .

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  18. Great shots John.

    I went there yesterday; probably got shots of the same bird lol

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  19. Dear John,
    I love to see birds scratch their head - so funny. I learned in biology that it can be a "displacement activity" - but more often, I think, it just might be an itch.
    I admire your patience: to get such beautiful photographs you have to be really, really good! Thank you.

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  20. Hi Jan,
    Thank you, he didn`t seem to mind me a bit! ;)
    J

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  21. Hi Keith,
    Thank you. Look forward to seeing them!
    J

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  22. Hi Britta,
    I think you are right, they just have a need to scratch an itch!
    Thank you, I don`t know about patience, sometimes I am just lucky!
    J

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  23. You can put up as many of these photos as you want - great stuff!

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  24. John the Godwit images are really beautiful, great series in this post. Have a wonderful weekend~

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  25. Hi Jerry,
    Thank you. I might just hold you to that! ;)
    J

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  26. Hi Mary,
    Thank you, too kind.
    Hope your week-end is good too!
    J

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  27. I agree with all the above comments. Have a good weekend.

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