tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63590106068661464942024-02-02T13:16:50.890+00:00Wild TimesKevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-35624654058756273292014-10-09T23:10:00.000+01:002014-10-09T23:24:00.862+01:00HoopoeDespite a howling gale, I was pleased to be able to capture some pleasing images of this marvellous bird - a first for the village.<br />
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<br />Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-75287971365957745862012-09-13T23:42:00.000+01:002012-09-13T23:42:19.003+01:00Great Flocks!When seen in large flocks, birds create quite a spectacle!<br />
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I was made aware of this White Stork flock by a passing motorist while photographing waders along Ladies Mile Beach, to the east of the salt lake. I dashed back to Akrotiri, where I met up with June Neal at the Birdlife Cyprus visitor centre. She kindly allowed me to view the flock through the scopes at the centre, as they ascended from the lake trying to catch the thermals. The total number was estimated at over a thousand. Since they were quite distant, after leaving the centre, I drove over to the military base from where I managed to capture these images. Spectacular sight!<br />
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Later in the week, after a busy day baking in the heat, I was setting up the BBQ to cook the evening meal, when I was startled by the cries of a flock of over 60 cranes flying close to the villa. Dashing inside to grab the camera, I assumed they were Common Cranes, but on closer inspection (and after confirmation from web forums) I was chuffed to realise that they were Demoiselle's, a lifer for me. Fantastic!<br />
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Once again, Dave Gosney came good. Theletra was reported as being a good site for Long-legged Buzzards. Sure enough, before I'd even stopped the car at the entrance to the gorge, one flew low over the road giving me fantastic views. Unfortunately, by the time I'd screeched to a halt and got out the car, it was some distance away. Never-the-less, I was pretty pleased with the shots I managed to take as it soared on the thermals for the next 15 minutes or so.</div>
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The Monty's Harrier was a surprise find near Akrotiri, taking flight from a bush as I rounded a bend in the dirt-track near the Aghios Nikolaos Monastery. More clouds of dust as I slammed on the brakes.</div>
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Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-53111131387111733022012-09-07T22:07:00.000+01:002012-09-07T22:07:30.336+01:00Colourful CharactersA selection of the more colourful bird life I managed to image.<br />
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A group of 5 Bee-eaters entertained me for ages at Acheleia reedbeds, the only time I saw these wonderful birds during the whole trip. Rollers, on the other hand, were quite regular sightings, both in the farmland around the villa and on the wires around Loukaides chicken farm; exactly as predicted by Dave Gosney's "Finding Birds..." (perhaps he pays the farmer).<br />
As for the Cockatiel, well, this is one of a pair that were enjoying their freedom at Goudi, just down the road from where we stayed.<br />
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Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-21610360538294815322012-09-06T23:35:00.003+01:002012-09-06T23:35:49.136+01:00Kensington CliffsFantastic site just West of the Akrotiri peninsula. The cliffs themselves were somewhat un-nerving, having no protection from the sheer drop of several hundred feet, but I crawled as close to the edge of the crumbly rocks as I dared, in temperatures of 38'C. <br />
Unfortunately, there was no sign of the hoped-for roosting Griffon Vultures, but the incredibly close views of Eleanora's Falcons soaring and wheeling on the thermals were spectacular.<br />
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Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-25197115689483296542012-09-04T22:29:00.000+01:002012-09-04T22:30:08.697+01:00An amazing picture...... not for the Cyprus Wheatear, but for the sign it's standing on. In the entire trip, I think this was the only "Hunting is Prohibited" sign I saw that wasn't shot to pieces for target practice.<br />
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I knew Cyprus was well known for it's "enthusiastic" attitude to shooting, but having chosen to go birding early one Sunday morning to Evretou Reservoir, I soon realised I'd entered a warzone. Camo' clad, shotgun wielding, hunters lined the main road from Polis and were sat patiently behind almost every bush in the hills around the reservoir, waiting for something, anything, to move. On parking the car and turning off the engine, the constant roar from the guns was astonishing and, at one point, I actually heard the sound of metal on metal, as spent shot fell from the sky onto the car roof.<br />
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I was genuinely shocked, and came home both upset and angered, wondering how anything at all manages to survive in this part of the island.<br />
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These images were taken on a "less dangerous" day around Theletra, where I plucked up the courage to set foot outside the vehicle.<br />
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Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-84899528229810196542012-09-03T23:46:00.000+01:002012-09-03T23:56:02.221+01:00Francolin's were on my target list, but I was quite surprised at how common they were in the area around our villa near Polis. On a few occasions, I narrowly avoided hitting a beautiful male as it flew across the track down to the villa. Being quite late in the season, the fields had been harvested which I guess provided less cover for them to hide in. This said, I found them difficult to get good close images as they were very secretive and skittish, running for any available cover as soon as they spotted the car.<br />
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Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-35866601555150481512012-09-02T12:03:00.000+01:002012-09-03T23:46:46.853+01:00Welcome to CyprusBlog has sadly been dormant for the last year. No excuses, other than a combination of laziness and life just getting in the way. Our recent family holiday to Cyprus will hopefully trigger a resurgence of postings.<br />
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Although the trip was a family holiday, I did manage to take myself out and about during the early mornings, whilst the rest of the family slumbered. I'm still sorting through the images taken (mainly birdlife), but here's an opener of a critter that created a bit of a stir around bedtime one day.<br />
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On returning to our villa one evening and preparing to shut down for the night, this happy chappy greeted us as we entered our bedroom, resting directly above our bed, ready to pounce on unsuspecting passers by. I've never seen such a monster outside of a zoo, and the family entered panic mode. It was, of course, left to me to try and get rid of the thing. Not wishing to cause any harm (especially to me), I finally managed to capture it in a [large] glass tumbler and remove it as far from the villa as possible - which meant the other side of the swimming pool. Upon release, it procede to chase me around the pool (it could really move!) before running straight into the pool. After rescuing it with the pool net, it was last seen running off through the undergrowth.<br />
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My efforts to identify the beastie so far suggest it could be a specimen of the Cyprus Tarantula <u>Chaetopelma karlamani</u>.Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-144893637406847942011-06-15T00:19:00.001+01:002011-06-15T00:24:44.190+01:00Colourful garden tick !British species can be colourful when seen up close in the right light, but come on! <br />
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Clearly an escape, this marvellous creation was putting on a dazzling show in the afternoon sun. It stayed around for quite a while, spending time on the feeders and taking the odd drink from the garden pond between rest periods in the neighbouring bushes.<br />
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Through the wonders of internet bird forums, I'm told it's an Eastern Rosella, native of SE Australia.<br />
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The last view was of it flying from the garden being chased by the resident collared doves. Sadly, it's future is unlikely to be as bright as it's fantastic plumage, but I hope it enjoys it's all too brief freedom from the confines of a cage.Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-24221981068985958372011-06-04T23:34:00.001+01:002011-06-08T14:50:30.139+01:00To capture a Swift....Another try for the local swifts this evening. Most of my shots are still ending in the recycle bin, but I was quite pleased with this one, though if my "keeper" success rate is anything to go by, I think this is more due to luck rather than skill on my part, I think. When up close, the birds are travelling far too fast to either freeze them in flight or to keep them in the frame. When at distance its difficult to get a decent image size and quality suffers. This is, once again, heavily cropped. <br />
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This year, the Martin's are back in higher numbers, which is great to see. Nest building has started in about 4 location around our eaves - considering the prolonged lack of rain, which must be reducing the availability of suitable nest-building mud, I hope they're more successful this year.<br />
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The Large Red Damselfly resting on the marsh marigold was our first garden damselfly of the season.<br />
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The main attraction at this time of year is the carpet of bluebells which, in the warm morning sunshine, makes for a fantastic photo opportunity, aswell as a welcome food source for newly emerging butterflies.<br />
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</tbody></table>Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-56920548904943053502011-03-23T23:50:00.001+00:002011-05-06T11:54:57.625+01:00Buzzing around?Lovely day for a walk along the river. The warm afternoon sunshine created thermals which allowed the local buzzards to soar effortlessly.<br />
There's obviously some nest building going on, as one bird took great trouble to select and carry a largish twig several hundred meters back to it's chosen nest site. I'm sure there must've been suitable material closer to hand, but then I don't have a buzzards superior eye for selecting these things...<br />
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</tbody></table>Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-51451888828554611272011-02-18T22:45:00.001+00:002011-05-06T11:45:40.972+01:00New Garden TickI was surprised to spot these Redpolls feeding on one of my feeders yesterday. My closest views of these attractive birds, and a first for the garden list.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">With the rest of the country seemingly paralised due to the arctic conditions, Willington has escaped the media-hype. Until yesterday, that is. Around 6-8" fell in the space of a few hours, to create a magical landscape.</div>Unfortunately, not so magical for our feathered friends, who must be finding it a real struggle to find enough food in the sub-zero conditions.<br />
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These were some of the more photogenic birds seen around the village this morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hard time hunting for this Kestrel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redpoll's at The Lodge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coal Tit - one of my favourite birds</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-55450371732371146412010-11-28T23:05:00.001+00:002011-05-06T11:58:24.184+01:00On the hunt<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Whilst enjoying the flocks of finches that are frequenting the garden feeders during the current cold spell, I was startled by the sudden appearance of a male Sparrowhawk which sent the passerines darting for cover. The hawk missed his lunch, but stayed just long enough to allow me to grab my camera and fire off a few quick shots through the room window. Not the best quality shot, but nice to capture this infrequent visitor to the garden.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-84699319573343762142010-11-06T22:54:00.002+00:002011-05-06T11:47:28.318+01:00Colours of AutumnIt's been a while since I've posted any images so, encouraged by this morning's glorious sunshine, I decided to take a wander in the local woods. The autumnal colours are spectacular and so photogenic.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359010606866146494.post-18652687732755192842010-07-07T23:03:00.010+01:002011-05-07T12:06:09.919+01:00Tuzla Golu - Turkey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6NYEB3q-S3zDERWXh52B3HgYBD10LYAuVWkJYMl1LPInzvjInu15MGJxQkWDAeDsSpWjzSzR8bWHlcHImPtFF1qfTBq8LsWxWq9VApibHeCGLl67JChrvyko_cC9vt1Os_VjILNMzPaJ/s1600/Tuzla+Golu+-050610+-comp+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="88" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491291506357479682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6NYEB3q-S3zDERWXh52B3HgYBD10LYAuVWkJYMl1LPInzvjInu15MGJxQkWDAeDsSpWjzSzR8bWHlcHImPtFF1qfTBq8LsWxWq9VApibHeCGLl67JChrvyko_cC9vt1Os_VjILNMzPaJ/s320/Tuzla+Golu+-050610+-comp+blog.jpg" style="display: block; height: 111px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="320" /></a>A composite image of Tuzla Golu, nestled between the hills near the coast on the Bodrum peninsula. The northern section of the lake - seen to the left of this image - is linked to the sea, making the water brackish in this area. A causeway, just visible behind the hill to the left of centre, separates the northern from the larger southern sections.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJgp1AB_EWjX27Vu2ovkkMzPicGV9FzmAYRwK3QjnQo1waeBVHxAcu8gmc96a91W1GI90CfOEABSwhpENdsuaZmWIOS1_9NTchr1Uq-hDYj8QKxO4BnqBxSVe3Q9JuKbvHD5DBngbWuwL/s1600/Tuzla+Golu+-050610+-comp+blog.jpg"></a>Kevin Earphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781152810294090920noreply@blogger.com0