Favourite birds

[johnalison]

After an irritating hour sorting out a domestic plumbing malfunction I thought I'd cheer myself up by posting a photo I took on Saturday at the Naze. I have a lot of favourite birds and these are some of them, though hard to catch as they keep running like mad (not the black-headed gull in the background);

 

[sarabande]

CPO on a Ton class sweeper said, when a sprog asked what sort of bird was sitting on the aerials,

"Her Majesty's Royal Navy recognises three birds: the high flying shitehawk, the low flying shitehawk, and the tip-arse duck."

You now have me confused as to which one they are.

 

[sailorman]

Sanderling ??

 

[johnalison]

well done!

 

[FullCircle]

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Sanderling ??

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Colonel Sanderling?

 

[sailorman]

wasnt he Elvis`s Agent

 

[Gargleblaster]

What could be more graceful than these though? My favourites.

 

[Superflid]

I'm a bit of a late-comer to sailing, spent most of my life living in the midlands, most of my spare time in the mountains. This means that my seabird recognition skills aint the best!
I was surprised to see 2 penguins out in The Wash last year, took me a while to find out that they were Razorbills. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I carry a bird-spotting book onboard now!

 

[DRANNIE]

My favourite bird is definately Liv Tyler

 

[davidfox]

Both the high and low flying shite hawks have made a hell of a mess of my deck over the last couple of weeks, they must have raided the bins of the local curry house.

 

[johnalison]

I found it a bit hard to see what they are, presumably shearwaters. We don't get many around here; the nearest I've seen them was off Devon, and only in your numbers in Ireland. Apart from gulls, which are fine in their own way, but hard to love, I like all seabirds, especially fulmars, which come to visit you, auky things, which always look smart, and gannets, which are the whitest things on the planet.

 

[sailorman]

Favourite Forumite Bird

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[FullCircle]

I like these....

 

[sailorman]

THATS my FISHPOND /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[FullCircle]

If you own Erwarton Ness, then, Yep, its your fishpond......

 

[sailorman]

Same Bleedin Hansa /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[FullCircle]

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Same Bleedin Hansa /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

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eh???? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[sailorman]

seen one Hansa yer seen em all.
one is full of my Goldfish /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[Gargleblaster]

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I found it a bit hard to see what they are, presumably shearwaters.

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Quite correct, they are Shearwaters. And quite true I have never seen one in the North Sea either. But the photo is off the East Coast of Terceira in the Azores. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif