collared dove and chick on nest

**andy b** · 17-06-2008, 12:37 PM

i was out with my dog, walking back home along the canal, when i saw a family of wrens flitting along the branches of the towpath. there were 6 baby wrens and the two parents. i followed them along and they came only a hedge thickness away from me. as i follwed them it was then that i spotted this collared dove sat on the nest with a young chick. this too was only a few feet below me on the towpath. i took a couple of arms lengh pics, but did'nt want to disturb the birds too much. two passing ladies gave sighs of oooh!!! as i showed them. i must have walked past these birds quite a few times and not seen them. lucky for me, the wrens pointed the way!!!

***Chocky*** · 17-06-2008, 02:58 PM

That's is lovely Andrew. Th chicks are gorgeous
Well spotted

**Babs** · 19-06-2008, 09:11 PM

Awwww that's top andy

, I saw one having a bath in my bird bath for the first time yesterday.

17-06-2008, 12:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
andy b Regular Member Info Location: preston, lancashire Gallery: 0 Equipment: for the last 8 yrs i have used a kowa 60 mm scope, but hve recently bought an opticron hr66 ga. i too have have used a homemade digiscoping adaptor with my kowa.i used two different sized bushes to accomodate the scope eyepiece and camera lense.( with some good results!).... budget has always been a massive factor with my hobby. having a family, there are always other things which take financial p Posts: 523 Join Date: Oct 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	collared dove and chick on nest i was out with my dog, walking back home along the canal, when i saw a family of wrens flitting along the branches of the towpath. there were 6 baby wrens and the two parents. i followed them along and they came only a hedge thickness away from me. as i follwed them it was then that i spotted this collared dove sat on the nest with a young chick. this too was only a few feet below me on the towpath. i took a couple of arms lengh pics, but did'nt want to disturb the birds too much. two passing ladies gave sighs of oooh!!! as i showed them. i must have walked past these birds quite a few times and not seen them. lucky for me, the wrens pointed the way!!! Attached Thumbnails

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19-06-2008, 09:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,513 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Awwww that's top andy , I saw one having a bath in my bird bath for the first time yesterday.

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