Following on from the huge success of the "Show us your bird and wildlife photos" thread (some 31 pages and a staggering +1500 posts), I thought it time to start a "part 2".

 

As we don't always have the opportunities to take bird or wildlife photos, but nonetheless might be taking great photos of other things, I  thought a broader approach might encourage even more people to share their top photos. 

 

They can be anything to do with nature, landscapes, outdoors, indoors, superb holiday snaps - basically, whatever. If you think it's a good photo and you want to share it, this is the place.

 

Here's three from me...

 

Goose - seen showing off in the woods of Amsterdam.

 

 

Sunset - as seen from our balcony last summer.

 

 

Filey, N Yorks - what a beautiful place. We were here for my younger brother's wedding.

 

 

The story behind this photo goes back to December 2009 and the public toilets at Airlie Beach in Australia, the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. We had a few days/nights there while on our first trip down under and i wanted the loo, as you do :-) Now when I entered I heard female voices and just asumed it was coming from next door or outside as there are grills in the toilets, as in the photo. I can tell you I did a double take and stopped in me tracks when I saw these four girls stood there. I nearly wet meself

So if you ever find yourself in Airlie Beach toilets................................

 

Edited January 22, 201510 yr by soulandy

Columbia Glacier, Canada, June 2008

 

Boat Bar-B-Que Malaga beach 2013

This is on the hill (The Coppice) overlooking Accrington. We took the dogs out last weekend for a walk in the snow.

 

 

Just taken with the Galaxy S5 but it is a damn fine camera!

Edited January 24, 201510 yr by Guest

Two chaps that knew Manchester quite well

Hi folks.....BRILLIANT pics.....and sorry I haven't contributed for a while!x I've posted the below 'graphic' as it will be of interest to some i;m sure!x This is where the hits are coming from for the film!!x Japan are on it....so is Veitnam?!....and Benin in Africa!!!x The US has overtaken Oz to 2nd spot.....and friends in Romania are sharing it big time....even tho' they is clueless....well sort of....1 of em Florin went home wiv an old t shirt of mine!!!x Ah...and Russia....but they watch me whatever.....and need too...hehe!!!x

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...and keepig it 'soulful' I just saw this in the fishes folder....Toddy!!!x Many know him....Keele/Kings Hall....everywhere over the years and trekked the UK with us in the 90's.....soul mate to me during that time if ever there wos one.....X

 

 

....why we wos dressed as 60's....I dunno......!!!!x

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Edit....had a pm....the total to date is 21,372 watches since xmas.......yes...GOBSMACKED!!!!x How much....HOW MUCH???...say a tenner a piece...........naaaa...don;t wanna know!!! They say what u give out comes back 10 fold....biblical stuff....well....me £19k win on the 0-0 draw is a start........sigh.....hehe!!!x

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Edited January 26, 201510 yr by SOOTY

Starling singing it's little heart out. Love it when they do this  - they sing in a most marvelous way at the top of their voice and flap their wings about like a crazy thing.  

 

A number of starlings had nests under the same section of the shed roofing you can see in the pic, so I'm not entirely sure whether the display is made to attract a mate or to define territory. Either way, the performance is a great thing to behold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunset through the rushes on a very cold evening last week

 

Steve

 

Flock of lapwings with a few Dunlin( I think) amongst them  A rare sight these days

 

Steve

Edited January 30, 201510 yr by Winsford Soul

 

Dunnock

 

Steve

 

Willow tit

 

Steve

 

Bit of a tease for you all  . if you click on the picture you will see two otters in the distance........ More pictures to follow

 

Steve

My daughter and her boyfriend with a couple of lorikeets.

 

Bit of a tease for you all  . if you click on the picture you will see two otters in the distance........ More pictures to follow

 

Steve

I see 'em!

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Flock of lapwings with a few Dunlin( I think) amongst them  A rare sight these days

 

Steve

I saw a flock of lapwings (probably about 50) in Shropshire on Tuesday. They're definitely making a comeback after years of not seeing any.

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Bit of a tease for you all  . if you click on the picture you will see two otters in the distance........ More pictures to follow

 

Steve

Nice picture shame about the otters

Edited January 30, 201510 yr by NCFC

 

 

Steve

 

 

There was about 1 minute between these shots of the setting sun, look how much lower in the sky the sun is in the 2nd one

 

Steve

 

Redshank

 

Steve

 

Was a bit gutted when the other long tailed tit flew off leaving only the nuthatch, long tailed tit and the great tit left, The symmetry was spoilt

 

Steve

Edited January 30, 201510 yr by Winsford Soul

Front and rear view from our apartment today. As you can see, it snowed.

 

 

This was taken about 1500ft up the chew valley

 

 

This was taken at dusk, there are two red deer hinds just coming down off the hills in amongst the trees

 

Steve

Edited January 30, 201510 yr by Winsford Soul

I have posted one of this guy's photos before but hope you don't mind another. I belong to the Friends group of our local Park and there is a guy who takes some absolutely fabulous photos in the Park and the countryside which extends beyond it. Here is just one. There are more on the Friends' website if you scroll down below the top 3 photos: http://www.friendsofdartmouthpark.org.uk/

 

I have posted one of this guy's photos before but hope you don't mind another. I belong to the Friends group of our local Park and there is a guy who takes some absolutely fabulous photos in the Park and the countryside which extends beyond it. Here is just one. There are more on the Friends' website if you scroll down below the top 3 photos: http://www.friendsofdartmouthpark.org.uk/

 

Some fantastic pictures . Thanks for reposting link

Steve

Some fantastic pictures . Thanks for reposting link

Steve

 

Steve the guy is great. He has got some pretty decent equipment - I wouldn't even guess what. But he is so committed. He will sit for hours waiting to get exactly the shot he wants.

 

And I've seen him taking photos at events. You might have the mayor and entourage and one official Press photographer. He just climbs under the rope and positions himself exactly where he wants to be. I've never seen anyone tell him off or move him on!

Just put some road kill in the bait freezer ready to take to a taxidermist i know.

 

A female barn owl in good nick. I had one set up a few years ago and looks the nuts,would rather see them alive and well though.

Will put picture up later.

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Flock of lapwings with a few Dunlin( I think) amongst them  A rare sight these days

 

Steve

See a lot of lapwings around the altrincham and Dunham area. Been around the fields for years.

See a lot of lapwings around the altrincham and Dunham area. Been around the fields for years.

Just trying to remember from my days as an enthusiastic young ornithologist...

 

Lapwing = green plover = peewit...

 

Is that right? Any other names to add?

Just trying to remember from my days as an enthusiastic young ornithologist...

 

Lapwing = green plover = peewit...

 

Is that right? Any other names to add?

In Norfolk they are known as a Hornpie.

In Norfolk they are known as a Hornpie.

Ah, I thought there might be other, local, names! Thanks for that.

 

Any idea how that description came to be??

Ah, I thought there might be other, local, names! Thanks for that.

 

Any idea how that description came to be??

No idea we are a strange breed,couple of others for you.

 

Nannys diswasher = Pied wagtail.

Herring spink=Goldcrest.(to do with local fishing industry)

No idea we are a strange breed,couple of others for you.

 

Nannys diswasher = Pied wagtail.

Herring spink=Goldcrest.(to do with local fishing industry)

Excellent, and how eccentrically British! 

Excellent, and how eccentrically British! 

Shame the Norfolk dialect is dying out will post some more up later.

Shame the Norfolk dialect is dying out

 

I always like to think of Lord Nelson commanding the Fleet into battle with a broad Norfolk accent.

Shame the Norfolk dialect is dying out will post some more up later.

I grew up in Kent during the 2nd half of my childhood. A friend's grandfather had a broad rural Kentish accent - something that I think had almost completely disappeared by that time. It was difficult to understand what he was saying. Mind you, he lost all his teeth when he was kicked in the face by a horse in WWI, so that might have had something to do with it!

 

False teeth aside, I remember asking for directions when we were out in the Kentish countryside one time and really didn't understand a word the guy was saying so thick was his local accent.

I always like to think of Lord Nelson commanding the Fleet into battle with a broad Norfolk accent.

Just as well they had semaphore.

Photo from this morning on top of Walton Hill towards the end of a 10 mile run i'd done with three mates. We always stop at this bench as it's in memory of our mate who died tragically 4 years ago. He was only born Aug 1973, a time when most of us were getting into NS. I still get emotional when i think of the years he's been cheated out of. Ade

Just as well they had semaphore.

 

Steve, Had to put my anorak on to make this post - but actually no semaphore as we know it in Nelson's time. It was still flags raised up the masts (or lamps in dark/fog) for orders and communication between ships.  

I grew up in Kent during the 2nd half of my childhood. A friend's grandfather had a broad rural Kentish accent - something that I think had almost completely disappeared by that time. It was difficult to understand what he was saying. Mind you, he lost all his teeth when he was kicked in the face by a horse in WWI, so that might have had something to do with it!

 

False teeth aside, I remember asking for directions when we were out in the Kentish countryside one time and really didn't understand a word the guy was saying so thick was his local accent.

A few more bird names from Norfolk.

 

Jill Hooter -owl

Hedge Betty-Hedge Sparrow

Harnser-Heron

Buttle-Bittern

Caddow/Cadder-Jackdaw

Furrow Chuck-Whinchat

Greenulf-Greenfinch

King Harry-Goldfinch

Oven Bird-Long Tailed Tit.

 

Told you were a rum breed!

A few more bird names from Norfolk.

 

Jill Hooter -owl

Hedge Betty-Hedge Sparrow

Harnser-Heron

Buttle-Bittern

Caddow/Cadder-Jackdaw

Furrow Chuck-Whinchat

Greenulf-Greenfinch

King Harry-Goldfinch

Oven Bird-Long Tailed Tit.

 

Told you were a rum breed!

Don,t know if these alternative bird names are just local to Yorkshire but here are a few.

 

Scribbling Lark - Yellow Hammer

Storm Cock - Mistle Thrush

Spuggies - Sparrows

Don,t know if these alternative bird names are just local to Yorkshire but here are a few.

Scribbling Lark - Yellow Hammer

Storm Cock - Mistle Thrush

Spuggies - Sparrows

Thought furrow chuck would take some beating....But storm cock:-)

Steve, Had to put my anorak on to make this post - but actually no semaphore as we know it in Nelson's time. It was still flags raised up the masts (or lamps in dark/fog) for orders and communication between ships.

Of course, it was Popham's Telegraphic Signals of Marine Vocabulary.

Thought furrow chuck would take some beating....But storm cock:-)

Chris. Storm cock refers to its habit of carrying on singing in the face of a storm.

Steve

Of course, it was Popham's Telegraphic Signals of Marine Vocabulary.

 

Steve You are so right. The official Signal Book was still in use for orders etc. but supplemented by Popham's code which allowed more normal "conversations" between ships. Used for the "England Expects" signal. You can tell what one of my other hobbies is. LOL

A few more bird names from Norfolk.

 

Jill Hooter -owl

Hedge Betty-Hedge Sparrow

Harnser-Heron

Buttle-Bittern

Caddow/Cadder-Jackdaw

Furrow Chuck-Whinchat

Greenulf-Greenfinch

King Harry-Goldfinch

Oven Bird-Long Tailed Tit.

 

Told you were a rum breed!

 

Don,t know if these alternative bird names are just local to Yorkshire but here are a few.

 

Scribbling Lark - Yellow Hammer

Storm Cock - Mistle Thrush

Spuggies - Sparrows

Absolutely fascinating! How did you guys learn these names? I mean, are/were they in regular use locally, are they part of the local/regional dialect, are they taught in schools locally?

 

One of the reasons for asking is that I knew that a Mistle Thrush was also known as a Storm Cock. I think I learnt that from the Observer Book of Birds c.early 70s. Does that mean it was a common name that's just fallen out use or did it somehow gain greater prominence through something like a poem or a story?

Absolutely fascinating! How did you guys learn these names? I mean, are/were they in regular use locally, are they part of the local/regional dialect, are they taught in schools locally?

 

One of the reasons for asking is that I knew that a Mistle Thrush was also known as a Storm Cock. I think I learnt that from the Observer Book of Birds c.early 70s. Does that mean it was a common name that's just fallen out use or did it somehow gain greater prominence through something like a poem or a story?

The three I quoted where names learned when I was growing up in Yorkshire , the Stormcock seems to be a name used widely the other two maybe regional.

The reason the Yellowhammer is called a Scribbling Lark is because of the pattern on the birds egg.

The three I quoted where names learned when I was growing up in Yorkshire , the Stormcock seems to be a name used widely the other two maybe regional.

The reason the Yellowhammer is called a Scribbling Lark is because of the pattern on the birds egg.

I hope someone's keeping a note of these for the benefit of future generations. They're to good to lose.

 

I though 'Scribbling Lark' was obscure enough, but what's the logic behind 'Spuggies'? Sounds like a melding of 'Sparrows' and 'Budgies', but that's a wild guess on my part.

There seems to be a pattern emerging that areas of the country that have a very strong regional accent that hasn't been watered down with the influx of outsiders that these names still exist . Hope that makes sense

Steve

I hope someone's keeping a note of these for the benefit of future generations. They're to good to lose.

 

I though 'Scribbling Lark' was obscure enough, but what's the logic behind 'Spuggies'? Sounds like a melding of 'Sparrows' and 'Budgies', but that's a wild guess on my part.

Vaguely remember sparrows being called spadgers

Steve

I hope someone's keeping a note of these for the benefit of future generations. They're to good to lose.

 

I though 'Scribbling Lark' was obscure enough, but what's the logic behind 'Spuggies'? Sounds like a melding of 'Sparrows' and 'Budgies', but that's a wild guess on my part.

Don't know the reason for the name of Spuggies but your guess seems very plausible  

Vaguely remember sparrows being called spadgers

Steve

A spadger is a name for a cock of  a different nature in these parts