Look what I spotted...

[David Morison]

Whilst waiting to pull out of a side road I spotted a raptor flying fast across the main road and dropping down beyond. Parking beside the main road I took these with the E-m5 and M75-300mm from the car window at about 180 metres distant. Around 100% crop.



And the male that had done the fly-past:



Local enquiries indicated that this pair had nested here for the last four years.

David

[Pops]

Re: Look what I spotted...

That's the first time I have heard a bird of prey referred to as 'rapture' in any forum.

Now you know they are there I bet you go back

[David Morison]

Re: Look what I spotted...

That's the first time I have heard a bird of prey referred to as 'rapture' in any forum.

Now you know they are there I bet you go back

Well I did today and there are four chicks which are now quite big, a good record and I think they will now all fledge:



I like the two littl'uns peering over the rock



Taken with E-M5 and Canon 400mm f5.6 plus Kenko 1.4x from the roadside around 200 metres away.

David

[David M]

Re: Look what I spotted...

Nice, it reminds me of a nest site I was involved with protecting in the 90's. We had a pair of Ravens nesting on the same cliff which resulted in quite a few fights.