Friday, 17 January 2014

Black-throated Diver

2013 started with a rarity in the country, in the shape of a Black bellied Dipper and it finished with a county rarity in the form of a Black-throated Diver. Both very different birds and both gave very differing views. The Dipper allowed me to get nice and close to it, while the Diver preferred to stay well out in the middle of the reservoir it was sat on. Hence these very distant and blurry record shots. Still it was a lifer for me, so I was just grateful to see it and it looked great in all its glory through the bins.


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13 comments:

  1. Oman18 January 2014 at 00:39

    Where are you when you took the shot? Have a great weekend :)

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  2. Hootin Anni18 January 2014 at 20:23

    I can feel your excitement and satisfaction in spotting one you've wanted to find!!! It's thrilling!!
    And your photos aren't that bad at all in my opinion. Way to go Adam.

    Hootin' Anni
    and
    Anni @ I'd Rather B Birdin'

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  3. Bob Bushell18 January 2014 at 21:04

    Very photographic Adam, brilliant photos.

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  4. sunshine18 January 2014 at 21:08

    Cool to see that bird, last week I was on the Ammersee in Southern Germany to look for Black-throated Loons (sometimes they stay there over the winter) but all I had was rain, fog and a wet equipment.

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  5. Louisette18 January 2014 at 21:58

    faboulous, greeting from Belgium

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  6. Grandma Barb's This and That18 January 2014 at 22:09

    Glad you were able to get a photo of the Black-throated Diver. It's exciting to be able to get photos of your lifers. Thanks for visiting me and your nice comment.

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  7. HansHB18 January 2014 at 22:12

    A lovely photo!

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  8. eileeninmd18 January 2014 at 23:12

    Cool sightings! The Diver looks a lot like the Loons I see here. Congrats on your rare bird sighting..Thanks for linking up to Saturday's Critters! Happy weekend!

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  9. Gemma Wiseman19 January 2014 at 00:13

    It's so exciting to get even a glimpse of a bird not photographed before. A short time ago I had a very distant shot of a wedge-tailed eagle up high. It was my first. A great find for you and love all those textures of rippling water..

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  10. Karen19 January 2014 at 03:03

    It's always a thrill to find and photograph a lifer!

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  11. Rajesh19 January 2014 at 04:32

    Fantastic shots of the bird.

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  12. NatureFootstep19 January 2014 at 16:12

    congrats to the lifer. :) For a lifer any shots are good shots. For an everyday bird you get more picky with shots. :)

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  13. Anonymous20 January 2014 at 21:17

    Nice captures, Adam.

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