Birds A fortnight on the Costa Blanca

[Unframed Dave]

We've had a really busy couple of weeks, so there hasn't been time to post regulalry. Anyways, a few highlights from this trip.

The Roller isn't brilliant, but it's a lifer for me, so gets included.

Great Reed Warbler

• ILCE-1
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 500

Red Rumped Swallows demanding to be fed.

• ILCE-1
• ISO 800

Grey Heron coming in to Land

• ILCE-1
• ISO 640

Whiskered Terns

• ILCE-1
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1250

Frog.

• ILCE-1
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 640

Squacco Heron Eating a frog. Considerable crop on this one.

• ILCE-1
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 400

Squacco Heron Take off, the green background is algae. It's been incredibly hot for the time of year.

• ILCE-1
• 524.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 320

A coot doing what coots do.

• ILCE-1
• ISO 1600

Black necked grebes in conference.

• ILCE-1
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 400

Female White headed duck preening.

• ILCE-1
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 400

European Roller.

• ILCE-1
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

Female Egyptian Locust on Orange tree.

• ILCE-1
• ISO 400

Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher.

• ILCE-1
• ISO 1600