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Monday, 5 March 2012

Common Shoveler (Slimbridge WWT)

Hooray, it was a NICE day. So, I'd go out for a bit more fun, and I headed off to my favourite place, Slimbridge. I took 665 pictures so that myself and you to can have a delight, I think.



44 comments:

Andrew said...

Wonderful images of a beautiful bird to watch Bob...
I love em...

TexWisGirl said...

ooh! gorgeous shots, bob! love that you started us out with this guy!

joo said...

Why not 666:)
The last photo in this series is GORGEOUS!!!!

Joop Zand said...

The third is a great shot Bob.

greetings, Joop

Wanda..plain~N~simple said...

I'm so glad you were able to get out and enjoy the day. Such a beautiful bird, looking forward to the others.

Fernando Santos (Chana) said...

Excelente trabalho....
Um abraço

Giga said...

Ostatnie zdjęcie jest cudowne. Pozdrawiam. *** The last photo is wonderful. Yours.

Jerry said...

Wow 665 shots! Well worth it though.

Tabor said...

Amazing. New to me! Great captures.

:.tossan® said...

Beautiful images! Wonderful!

Giga said...

Miły jesteś, że pytasz :-). Mój piesek nazywa się TUFI. Pozdrawiam serdecznie.***Nice you for asking :-). My dog is called TUFI. Best regards.

Julie G. said...

Bob, glorious images! Great close-ups and beautiful color.

Tiago Braga said...

lovely photo, very well done, great details and textures, in my contry they call this bird "pato Trompeteiro"

grammie g said...

HI Bob...I love the Shoveler ..who could not love that bill..makes him cute lol!!
Glad you got out and I hope you have a stash to share in the days to come!! ; }
I have a headache the music didn't work well with it! lol!!
Grace

Seasons said...

Bob, I am delighted. You work hard and have fun. The pictures of the Common Shoveler are top quality. Thanks for sharing the fun with us.

Maria Emilia Moreira said...

Magníficas fotos.Todas elas super!!!

Cloudia said...

each of these excellent shots
indispensable!

the BLUE sheen, the FLIGHT!

nice series, Bob

Aloha from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral

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Magyar said...

__I like watching any duck -foot walk- on the water's surface as they take to wing.
__Four grand photos, only 661 to go! Always. _m

Rohrerbot said...

I saw this guy yesterday. Glad you had some great weather and that your bag is full again:)

Larry Ostby said...

Love the take off! Great shots Bob.

Tammy said...

Glad you had some nice weather! Great shots as usual:)

Gillian Olson said...

Beautiful bird, that intense purple colour on the head is wonderful, and oh, that beak!

Yael said...

Wow Bob, I like it when you are in such a good mood! And you filled your magic bag to the brim for us with wonderful pictures!!!

You showed us such marvelous photos!
Thank you and have another good day! :-)

Pauline said...

Yep .... I was delighted by these. Thank you.

The Herald said...

Super shots Bob. I trust the magic bag is now fully replenished?...[;o)

Crissi said...

Oh Bob, so gorgeous shots!
Have a nice day!
Crissi

Kungsfiskaren said...

Hi Bob!
Lovely capture
Greetings from Sweden
/Ingemar

Noushka said...

Fantastic!
I am glad you had a good time taking pictures by a sunny day!
quite a beautiful duck, that one!
Bravo for the last one!

Indrani said...

Wow! Great captures.

Ola said...

a very colorful one!

Life and travelling
Cooking

FOREST SNAPPER said...

665 SHOTS GOOD JOB IT'S DIGITAL!
THE 3RD PIC IS ACE.

PETER.

Nordis said...

You have so beautiful and lovely pictures and I'm stunned.
Have a nice day
Nordis

elcamperoinquieto.com said...

Nice pics of this elegant duck!
Saludos!

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Oh my word Bob, speechless, these images are so vibrant and it as if I had been sitting right there. The last one with the water running from those beautiful feathers...whoosh, great series!!!

ShySongbird said...

You obviously had a great visit Bob and we have lots of your beautiful photos to look forward to. These of the Shoveler are lovely.

Slimbridge is a wonderful place!

CameraCruise said...

Gorgeous shots of the beautiful bird!
Mette

marijke said...

The shots are so lovely. Hope you will show the other 650 you have made today.
gr. Marijke

Ruby said...

Stunning shots!

Stefanie Rabenschlag said...

And hat about the other 662?

Hilda R.B said...

Beautiful bird and great photos!
This was so nice. Hope I will see this once a time.
Have a nice week!
Greetings from Hilda

Pantherka said...

Bob, this is a wonderful series of images ... great.
Greetings.

totto said...

Nice capture of this one with the water running down it's beak. Like it's coulours in this light

Crack You Whip said...

These images are amazing. I can't believe the colors.

Beautiful shots!

Helma said...

Wow! What did you get this fixed pretty shoveler gelged Bob, and especially photo 3 I masterful! The colors are very nice about it.

Greetings, Helma.