August 18, 2004
Lesser Grey Shrike
Yeah yeah, I know I get dead preachy about twitching other people's birds elsewhere in the islands, but this one was only three minutes drive out of town, so hardly qualifies as going out of my way. And yes, for the record it would have been far better had it been on the home island, preferably on my patch, and better still that I'd found it... but that's to take nothing away from what's a gorgeous bird, a summer Lesser Grey Shrike:
Am absolutely kicking myself that I've left my scope at home, so no chance of getting a good picture through handheld digi-binning, despite the bird sitting up on wires for extended periods of time in good light. Will bring the scope in tomorrow and see if I can't improve on the above (not difficult I know!).
Now feeling suitably inspired again to find something good closer to home.
Posted by Stercorarius at August 18, 2004 12:33 PM