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    UK Blue ****

    These were taken from my Sister's kitchen window at dusk in dismal conditions so appologies for all the noise.

    All taken between 1/100-200 at ISO 1600 at 400mm on the 100-400L

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    Re: UK Blue ****

    Nice images Roger. I could stand and watch the antics of all the little birds that come to the feeders all day, they are so comical.

    Cassie.

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    Re: UK Blue ****

    Help me out here; not being very familiar with birds in the UK (ok, so I'm not very familiar with birds in the US for that matter ), I'm trying to figure out what **** stands for. I know a lot of four-letter words but none of those seem to fit the description.

    EDIT: Oh, I get it! Well at least you titled it with "UK Blue..." preceding it instead of "Some More...". I almost got to use some of my moderating powers
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    Re: UK Blue ****

    Quote Originally Posted by Loupey
    Help me out here; not being very familiar with birds in the UK (ok, so I'm not very familiar with birds in the US for that matter ), I'm trying to figure out what **** stands for. I know a lot of four-letter words but none of those seem to fit the description.

    EDIT: Oh, I get it! Well at least you titled it with "UK Blue..." preceding it instead of "Some More...". I almost got to use some of my moderating powers
    Oh! you got special powers - does that include flying, making flame, faster than a speeding bullet, invisibility... Ah! just stumbled on it - that's how you get such good wildlife photos you use your invisibility. :lol:

    I found out afterward that the site accepts Tit but not ****.:blush2:

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    Re: UK Blue ****

    Quote Originally Posted by Cassie1
    Nice images Roger. I could stand and watch the antics of all the little birds that come to the feeders all day, they are so comical.

    Cassie.
    They were fun to watch but the light was dreadful so a lot of the clever antics are just a blur.

    Here is another I just found - took about 140 photographs.

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    Re: UK Blue ****

    Roger what are you feeding these guys with ?
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    Re: UK Blue ****

    Quote Originally Posted by Knight
    Roger what are you feeding these guys with ?
    This is my sisters garden in Wales, I think its just peanuts but there could be fat in there too, I will check with them.

    These feeders are up all year round and they always have a good selection of birds feeding there.

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    Re: UK Blue ****

    Blue **** are some very nice looking birds!
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    Re: UK Blue ****

    Paul,

    They are fun to watch as they stay on the perch for a matter of seconds then fly off to a nearby bush and then back again. Air traffic control would go nuts trying to control these lunatics.

    I will be back in better light in April so hopefuly capture some better photos.

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    Re: UK Blue ****

    They are beautiful.....and nice captures..
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