Birds A few shots I believe these are lapwings

[spudhead]

I believe these are lapwings a first for me so please correct me if I am wrong

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 2500

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

 

[-ST-]

Hey, Gary.

Google agrees with you.
Maybe a Northern Lapwing?

 

[Unframed Dave]

Definitely. Or green plovers or the old English name is peewit. A very special bird for me, I used to cycle past fields full of them on my way to school, hundreds, possibly thousands would take to flight and create mystical shapes in the air.

We still see reasonable flocks of them over the Halvergate marshes and Breydon water, but nothing like the flocks of my childhood.

Beautiful birds when seen up close, their iridescent feathers constantly changing with the light and their elaborate crests moving with the wind.

I came all over poetic for a while there, my family are from the fens and they used to eat them a generation or two back. Not particularly good apparently, but it was a hard existence.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Nice. They look awesome in the occasional sunshine we get.

 

[spudhead]

Nice. They look awesome in the occasional sunshine we get.

Kev I have more shots that will show the colours on them better, but it is a question of finding time to edit

 

[spudhead]

Wow! Nice shots Spud!

Thanks Tim as you know I have only been shooting birds in flight for a few months and these birds can change direction super fast

 

[spudhead]

Hey, Gary.

Google agrees with you.
Maybe a Northern Lapwing?

Thanks ST I have only been shooting birds in flight for a few months and I am not good with id of birds but the guys on here usually help so thanks

 

[iamdlewis]

I believe these are lapwings a first for me so please correct me if I am wrong

Best bird identification tool is: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Merlin/id#

 

[-ST-]

Best bird identification tool is: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Merlin/id#

Yes, that's a great resource. Here's how I've been doing it.

Identifying birds/animals in photos

Here's how I do it (a couple of quick and dirty videos) in Google Chrome https://youtu.be/sKOLj7dBMtQ in Microsoft Edge https://youtu.be/21VY9bpRT94 You can also use Merlin, but I find using the methods above to be quick.

www.alphashooters.com

 

[Sdawes]

Did well there Gary , very difficult at times especially this time of year when they are doing their acrobatic display flights

 

[spudhead]

Did well there Gary , very difficult at times especially this time of year when they are doing their acrobatic display flights

Thanks Steve