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Dipper's in battle

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16 replies
Posted by Tim Munsey on March 31, 2009 at 4:22 AM
Hi,
I'd thought I would share this one with you guys, sorry about the quality, but I think the content makes up for it. Never seen such a fierce battle between birds, it went on for ages, most of the time they were interlocked grabbing each othes beak. Think the one on the left won.

Cheers now

Tim Munsey
300 with 2xTC
Posted by Tom_W on March 31, 2009 at 4:42 AM
Getting bored of the photographing 'something else'? Feeling the need to break out that 800? :wink:

T
Posted by PhilH on March 31, 2009 at 4:49 AM
LoL @ Tom.... good to see you posting Tim.... good behaviour caught.

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Posted by Mark sellings on March 31, 2009 at 4:54 AM
Wow - bet this was hard to get! brillaint action - like you say quality is made up for by the dynamics between the birds. Great stuff

:toast: :toast:

Mark
Posted by Brett Lewis on March 31, 2009 at 5:32 AM
Great capture, really quite impressive.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on March 31, 2009 at 5:55 AM
I have seen starlings do this, but never dippers. Great shot.

David

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Posted by Adam Seward on March 31, 2009 at 6:20 AM
The quality's not that bad, but the action you've caught is brilliant! Must have been good to watch. :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 31, 2009 at 6:53 AM
What a cracking action capture Timothy - like others, I've never seen this sort of 'stuff' between Dippers before :wavey:

Nice to see you here - how's life matey?? :wink:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 31, 2009 at 6:55 AM
Great capture. Well done!
Posted by Tim Munsey on March 31, 2009 at 7:04 AM
Hi Andy,
Life is good, NPN anonymous has folded so back in my old ways.
Seems it's treating you well what with trips to Norway and D3's, was this a wildarena trip?

Tim
Posted by Mark Davies on March 31, 2009 at 7:12 AM
cracking action shot.
Posted by John Chapman on March 31, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Great capture and what an experience :toast:
Posted by Drew Mellowship on March 31, 2009 at 12:27 PM
It's not that bad quality, even if the action makes up for it!

Drew :smile:
Posted by Fran French on March 31, 2009 at 1:16 PM
A lovely behavioural shot with plenty of action.

Fran
Posted by Craig Jones on March 31, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Great photo tim, well done to have caught this :wink: :wink:
Posted by Mark Hamblin on April 1, 2009 at 7:33 AM
Great bird behaviour and amazing to witness first hand I'm sure.
Posted by Guy Rogers on April 1, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Hello Tim .

Glad to see you posting again.

Well see and caught.

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