Show and Tell

 Monday February 13

During the first Covid lockdown, concerned at house prison for a length of time, I mooted that Pam and I tried to take photos of as many birds as possible. That provided a motivation for targeted action. Friend Pauline thought that the idea was attractive and decided to join in. It's been great fun, so we continued.

At the beginning of the year, we meet to look at each other's annual efforts. It's not about photo quality, although that is always the aim, it's about the number of species.

Truly amazing is the number of common birds which escape the lens. Come December and I find that I don't have Jackdaw nor House Sparrow photos in my folder - plus many others. I vow to improve matters the following year. And don't. We're all the same though. Then I see that many of my Scottish birds are missing. They never made it from my laptop on to my PC and then THE folder. 

It was a most enjoyable session. Pauline providing the quality of species e.g. Alpine Accentor, Goshawk, Redstart, Long-billed Dowitcher etc. We added the Scottish specialities, 2022's favourite of mine being the Short-eared Owl displaying its ear tufts, taken on Committee Road, North Uist.  I'll end with that.

 


 

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