If the siting bird in the background is the same species than it should be Glaucous-winged Gull (gray tips of the wings, the Glaucous Gull has white tips of the wings. Bill is rather big for Island Gull. Once at home I will check the literature - I'm not very good with the Gulls.Affinity Photo 2 re-edit (Glaucous Gull, I think)View attachment 206673
Bassian Thrush
This guy likes the shadows and is well camouflaged for it.
Just walked right up on this Red-tailed Hawk on a walk during my lunch break today.
Then water pipit it is!Nope! Even my suggestion for Tree Pipit was wrong by the same reason: your Pipit has dark legs! The only Pipit similar to the Water Pipit and with dark legs (I mean in Europe and your region) is the Rock Pipit - in Scandinavia!!!
And the rock Pipit is not known to migrate to your region in the winter - it goes to very west Europe and very North-west Africa.
Stop resisting - your first suggestion is right: Water Pipit! Concerning the question mark that you put there: I can't forget what my dad told me once (many-many years ago): "Even a broken clock would be right - twice in twenty four hours" (no punt intended!!!!). But you were questioning you own ID of the bird and I like/respect that!
Nice photo Cog, and now at least part of the legs is in good light!
Thank you, Click!Very nice series, Cog.
I love your water pipit on its branch.
If you have any photos where the rump is visible - show them: the African SB has a black rump, the Indian SB - white. I'm just curious what exactly you have there . Nice photos as usually btw (no surprise...).
They have at least 20 acresGreat shots Tudor!
Do they have so much space in the conservatory - it looks very natural...
Wiebe.