Your Wildlife Sightings!

A few more from Toraigh.

 

Well I would be chuffed with that photo of the 2 Choughs Johnie

More fantastic photos with that lovely bright Puffin thrown in as well

 

Where is the pano shot taken ? Stitched or wide angle?

I like that puffin pose btw.

 

Three shots stitched of the west of Toraigh island, Donegal.

 

Minke whale - Svalbard

Cropped, whale was around 600 metres away and breaching for a while. Taken with lens at 800mm from a boat.

 

Fantastic just fantastic cool Bhoy

 

Oh on my local patch today I was very pleased to see a fly over male Goshawk and the local male Peregrine was heard calling and seen patrolling quite high up.
Also on the local farm pond I disturbed by accident one of the 2 Terrapins , it swiftly jumped back in to the water.
14 species of Butterfly were seen on this outing.

 

Great shot there Stevie, not the easiest shot to take if the boats rockin and rollin.

 

The boat was fairly steady… it’s just the focusing at such a distance and focal length magnifies all the usual factors to the same degree… The amount of air that you are looking through at such distances is the thing I find really starts to kick in…. Even with clear arctic air you have atmospheric effects causing issues.

This one was at a similar distance .. 600 metres or so...

Original shot and cropped image.

Arctic Fox foraging on beach. Still between winter and summer colours.

 

Saw this in my garden this morning. It's a Magpie moth. I know I hate them but thought I'd show all of you what I saw

 

Great pic there John, don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those before.

 

I never seen one either Johnie, but that'll not be too much of a surprise if you know me and my phobia. I was watering the plants and the vivid white caught my eye instantly. I was shaking like a leaf taking the picture, but managed to get it very quickly. Considering how much I was shaking, the picture turned out not too bad

 

Stunning Stevie

 

Good for you John , couldn’t have been easy taking the pic, phobias are a complete *.

 

I quite like your proper big moths like that…

It’s those wee brown buggers that get in the house and can’t fly in a straight line for 6 inches….

Horrible wee clothes munching *.

Mon the bats!

 

That puffin is probably the most beautiful creature I've ever seen. Only thing that could match a beak like that is a Toucan or something. I have always assumed birds like that must be rare or maybe they only exist far away, your great photo's are really imformative and inspiring.

 

Yes I have a phobia with Huns but luckily I never go near them

 

Thanks B.A., glad you like them.

 

Another from the far north….

Came within about 150 metres out of pure curiosity…

Really interesting creatures.