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Saturday 18 October 2014

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

This is my 2500 posts, thank you for your support.
A rare sight in Britain, though there was a couple of them breeding at RSPB site in southern England this year. 




50 comments:

  1. Stunning birds indeed. Hopefully the UK will attract a few more to nest next year. Lovely photos Bob, top quality.

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  2. What a beauty!! Great picture Bob!!!

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  3. Ooooh. And ahhhh.
    Thank you Bob. A fluffy enchanter. Again.

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  4. Bob, what a beauty! Excellent shots!

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  5. Beautiful pics of this lovely bird. That is quite an impressive beak. :)

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  6. So soft and endearing looking.

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  7. What a sweet little bird. And oh my, what a spectacular beak!

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  8. It is wonderful Bob. It is very nice ...

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  9. What a lovely bird!!
    Excellent shots Bob!!
    Dimi...

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  10. What an unusually beautiful shore bird with the fluffy white feathers and black wings, so elegant. The red eyes and expression are so sweet, too. Your photos have such great detail.

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  11. Great photos of this magnificent bird.

    Ottar

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  12. beautiful images of the stilt. A bird that I love.

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  13. there are so many birds I see for the first time on your blog !
    this is amazing and your photos are always so beautiful

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  14. A beauty.
    As I never mean an ugly duckling.

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  15. It's a really beautiful bird! Great photos! Congrats on your 2500th post! Wow! I just breezed by 500 without stopping to mention it when I should have. :-)

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  16. Congratulations, I am only 1200 behind you. I hope I never get to catch up. Heres' to the next 2500.
    Great shots of a wonderful bird.

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    1. Cheers for my 2500 posts, it's hard work, ha ha.

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  17. What a beautiful bird! I don't see many stilts around so this one is a real treat.

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  18. A wonderful shot to celebrate your 2,500th post. Well done Bob. Have a good week.

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  19. Congratulations on your 2500th blog post Bob.
    The stilt you have perfectly photographed, I am never succeeded.
    Good Sunday yet.
    Best regards, Irma

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  20. Ohh sooo pretty!! [•ิ‿•ิ]❀

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  21. Hello Bob,
    Very good shots you show here again. Wonderful!!
    Congratulations with your 2500 post. Up to much more.

    Best regards,
    Marco

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  22. Hola Bob ,bellas imagenes para tus 2500,toda una gran obra amigo mio.Un abrazo

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  23. the Stilt is a lovely bird, beautiful images.. Happy Sunday!

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  24. °°。✿⊱
    Macros espetaculares!!!

    Bom domingo!
    Boa semana!
    Beijinhos.°°。♡⊱
    °°。✿⊱。

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  25. Fantastic shots of lovely birds.

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  26. Bien destacado ese pico tan característico. Enhorabuena por esos merecidos mensajes.
    Un abrazo,

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  27. A great choice if birds to celebrate with, well done on reaching that many posts. I do hope these become regular here, I think one of the best looking waders

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  28. It is a very handsome young man;)))
    A hug.

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