The Meadow Pipit is a bird of the open fields and often found in small groups out in the middle of grassland. Finding them is not always easy. You can look at a patch of distant grassland and see nothing, look through your binoculars and there crouched low and feeding in the grass are a group of them. Generally they are not that easy to approach and a long lens is needed to get a reasonable image. Sometimes you can get a little closer, but any sudden movement and off they go.
With the extra long hind claw that looks out of place, even I can easily identify this species.
This one I photographed during my walk this week and was found at the edge of a large meadow.
Very sharp shots of the Meadow Pipit Roy
ReplyDeleteThe birds up on Ilkley Moor are very visible, flying in and out of the bracken...one came and sat 5 feet away from our open car door. Probably used to people up there! They aren't so tame round here.
ReplyDeleteI was lucky with this one Simon.
DeleteSuper set of images Roy, those hind claws do look rather dangerous though!...[;o)
ReplyDeleteThanks Trevor, yes you don't want to be on the wrong end of those.
DeleteThe archetypal LBJ, Meadow Pipits are nevertheless handsome little birds aren't they, especially when they are captured so beautifully as the photos above :-)
ReplyDeleteYes I was glad to find this one David. Thanks.
DeleteUpeat kuvat! Kevättä odotellaan;-)
ReplyDeleteKiitos Anne.
DeleteThat's interesting about the hind claw - I didn't know that. It's really long! Great photos of it, well done! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mandy.
DeleteYou had good weather to photograph these pipit :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful series.
Thanks Helma. Yes that was a good day for a change.
DeleteGreat shots, could probably hold on in the strongest gust with that long claw :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise, yes it could.
DeleteGreat shots..Meadow pipit are so beautiful.. :-)))
ReplyDeleteThanks Ana.
DeleteThanks Nora, probably not around your part of the World.
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