My picture of the day...

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Linda257
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SnappyMac wrote: Mon Aug 04, 2025 7:13 am Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Photo taken at: Lyndon Visitor Centre & Nature Reserve, Rutland Water, Rutland https://www.lrwt.org.uk/lyndon-visitor-centre

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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/common-tern
White backgrounds ain't so bad after all SM :clap: the Tern looks good in it!
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SnappyMac wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 7:01 am Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)

Photo taken at: Porthleven, Cornwall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porthleven

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Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/rock-pipit
Another not so happy poser :clap:
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Willpar wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 8:16 am Nice little bird, good one Snappy.
Thanks William :)
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Linda257 wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 10:01 am White backgrounds ain't so bad after all SM :clap: the Tern looks good in it!
I figured it was so white, just go with it :laugh:
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Linda257 wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 10:03 am Another not so happy poser :clap:
I was probably taking my time :laugh:
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Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca)

Photo taken at: National Trust Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/ ... ole-estate

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Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildl ... hitethroat
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Linda257
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Even a whitethroat works with a white background...nicely posed aswell :clap:
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Linda257 wrote: Wed Aug 06, 2025 8:03 am Even a whitethroat works with a white background...nicely posed aswell :clap:
Thanks Linda :laugh: I got the specie wrong, it's a lesser whitethroat... My 100th specie photographed this year.
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SnappyMac wrote: Wed Aug 06, 2025 8:08 am
Linda257 wrote: Wed Aug 06, 2025 8:03 am Even a whitethroat works with a white background...nicely posed aswell :clap:
Thanks Linda :laugh: I got the specie wrong, it's a lesser whitethroat... My 100th specie photographed this year.
Well a was looking at it and thinking that don't look quite like the whitethroat I see here but who am I to judge ones appearance :rofl:
Well done on your milestone :clap:
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Great one Snappy.
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