Oh you lucky lad... they're stunning birds aren't they Scoz.
I just love watching harriers hunting!
I just love watching harriers hunting!
Though it's generally pretty high up the Scottish sectionJust noticed this tucked away in the bowels of BF.
Nice selection of birds. 👍
Cheers Mike 👍. Just been for a Quick Look at your site, like it, I'll take a bit more time laterJust noticed this tucked away in the bowels of BF.
Nice selection of birds. 👍
Thanks Barry, these are already heavily cropped, they were probably a mile ish away 👍Think your raptor (vs corvid) looks a lot like a Merlin, Brian. Probably worth cropping in tighter on the birds before uploading - will also reduce file size.
When looking for an ID/confirmation you are cropping to help to show at least some detail as well as the overall shape of the bird rather than for aesthetic reasons. It is amazing how much detail even a substantial crop (such as these below) can retain and it can make ID-ing easier. Birdforum only lets you zoom in once on a PC so zooming in on your 'crop' doesn't really help much, meaning that anyone who wants to zoom in further has to save your photos and then crop in software to show detail (unless using a phone to view) which is more effort than a lot of people are likely to go to, to answer an ID query on here - unless they want to confirm their own suspicions. Most folk won't. Obviously there are times when cropping further won't help -usually as a result of poor light/distance but not every bird is identifiable at a distance anyway. Posting 'your' crop and 'mine' side by side can also be a helpful option and lead to more answers. As you will be able to see from the cropped photos below the bird is easier identifiable as a Merlin with the large crop.Thanks Barry, these are already heavily cropped, they were probably a mile ish away 👍
Many thanks Barry, I'm just chuffed it's a Merlin, a first for meWhen looking for an ID/confirmation you are cropping to help to show at least some detail as well as the overall shape of the bird rather than for aesthetic reasons. It is amazing how much detail even a substantial crop (such as these below) can retain and it can make ID-ing easier. Birdforum only lets you zoom in once on a PC so zooming in on your 'crop' doesn't really help much, meaning that anyone who wants to zoom in further has to save your photos and then crop in software to show detail (unless using a phone to view) which is more effort than a lot of people are likely to go to, to answer an ID query on here - unless they want to confirm their own suspicions. Most folk won't. Obviously there are times when cropping further won't help -usually as a result of poor light/distance but not every bird is identifiable at a distance anyway. Posting 'your' crop and 'mine' side by side can also be a helpful option and lead to more answers. As you will be able to see from the cropped photos below the bird is easier identifiable as a Merlin with the large crop.
I'm sure there were, I've seen so many the last couple of years along the Kaims of Airlie Road , round the Castle entrance and right along that road to the double bend.There was a pair nesting somewhere nearby last year 🤞