Friday, 15 May 2009

Dippers and Corvids.

Thought I'd better post some birds instead of Moths. These were taken yesterday and today in and around Truro. As you can see this young Raven hasn't quite got all his feathers but he's still practising his flying. For all our American friends, I have included a shot of Truro Cathedral, the 2 smaller Spires have been cleaned, hopefully the rest will soon follow.





The Dipper was busy feeding young. I took the young Rook for a comparison with the Raven.
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17 comments:

  1. Unknown15 May 2009 at 16:33

    Superb shots John. Love 'em all.

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  2. Sam and Lisa15 May 2009 at 19:03

    Brilliant photography, dark coloured birds are difficult and you have certainly nailed these shots.
    Sam

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  3. Monts15 May 2009 at 19:12

    Another great post John & Sue love the shots, but you must be Physic as looking through my pics last night I picked out a Dipper for my post tonight, but yours are so much better I will save it for farther down the line.

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  4. Elaine15 May 2009 at 20:19

    Absolutely wonderful photos! They are all beautiful, but I especially like the raven shots. Ravens are one of the birds that hang around Fairbanks during our cold winters and I enjoy watching their antics. You have done a superb job of capturing this young one.

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  5. Unknown15 May 2009 at 20:37

    Lovely shots of the Dipper, I do hope to see one of these one day.

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  6. Montanagirl15 May 2009 at 20:59

    When we lived in Alaska, there were Ravens all around. They are just huge birds and very raucous!

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  7. Pat15 May 2009 at 21:01

    Amazing shots !
    Beautiful birds.

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  8. FAB15 May 2009 at 21:07

    Must be great to have Raven AND Dippers on the doorstep. FAB pics John.

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  9. holdingmoments15 May 2009 at 23:15

    Great shots of the Raven, especially the flight one.

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  10. Kelly16 May 2009 at 05:00

    ...I've never seen a dipper but really would like to. I love the way they move and their water connection. Beautiful photos.

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  11. Tricia Ryder16 May 2009 at 07:54

    Ravens and Dippers - not seen either of those. Lovely to have them as "locals" :D Great series of shots of the Raven..

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  12. swopticsphoto16 May 2009 at 09:34

    The Dippers are superb John.

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  13. Indrani17 May 2009 at 10:32

    Cool shots!
    The Dipper did give you good poses.

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  14. Mike17 May 2009 at 13:34

    Very nice pics, thanks for dropping by my blog. Mike.

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  15. Susie17 May 2009 at 22:43

    Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your sweet comments. I enjoyed my visit with you as well. Love nature photos.

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  16. Dale Forbes22 May 2009 at 13:37

    last week I saw a brown dipper and i was so excited my entire digiscoping setup was shuddering all over the place. I hope at least one image came out.

    yours are lovely.

    Dale

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  17. JRandSue22 May 2009 at 17:27

    Thanks everyone for your comments.

    Dale, well done, I hope your Dipper Images come out Okay. I've had the shakes many a time.
    John.

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