tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post6132357651882338241..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Snow buntings at SunderlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-87719984527006029212010-02-10T16:48:25.326+00:002010-02-10T16:48:25.326+00:00Hi Adam, they certainly made that afternoon rather...Hi Adam, they certainly made that afternoon rather specialPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-24664798823554984312010-02-09T22:03:49.563+00:002010-02-09T22:03:49.563+00:00Great male Bunting flight shot - perfect little je...Great male Bunting flight shot - perfect little jewels on a winter's day.<br /><br />AdamAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01281715692238043117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-64460748085211407262010-02-01T20:54:54.880+00:002010-02-01T20:54:54.880+00:00They're lovely birds aren't they Keith? Qu...They're lovely birds aren't they Keith? Quite well camouflaged when they're hopping amongst the stones on the beach, but very striking in flight...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-29352789778274985752010-02-01T20:53:40.395+00:002010-02-01T20:53:40.395+00:00I've only seen them a couple of times before R...I've only seen them a couple of times before Roy, along the Northumberland coast at Embleton in autumn when they first arrive from the Arctic, tired, hungry and relatively tame .... they get a bit more wary after they've been here for a few months.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-15407450527171963292010-02-01T20:51:24.521+00:002010-02-01T20:51:24.521+00:00A stroke of luck really, John, it just happened to...A stroke of luck really, John, it just happened to turn with wings outstretched at the right moment - no way I could have planned it. They're very skittish birds. There were dog-walkers all along the beach, so the buntings never settled for very long.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-40258041952058098972010-02-01T20:46:09.892+00:002010-02-01T20:46:09.892+00:00Never seen these birds before Phil, but you caught...Never seen these birds before Phil, but you caught them in a perfect setting.<br />And agree with John; that first one is a cracking flight shot.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-45356589578814673472010-02-01T19:55:58.195+00:002010-02-01T19:55:58.195+00:00I have never been fortunate enough to see a Snow B...I have never been fortunate enough to see a Snow Bunting Phil, thanks for posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-6129806679566898632010-02-01T08:52:24.256+00:002010-02-01T08:52:24.256+00:00What a really great flight shot in the first photo...What a really great flight shot in the first photo.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.com