May 13, 2007
A red Red Phalarope!!!
I didn't intend to go birding this weekend, really I didn't. But when news broke of a breeding-plumaged Red Phalarope (Phalarope a bec large) at Saint-Quentin, what was I to do? The bird was fairly mobile over the two hours I watched it, and was something of a nightmare to photograph (distance, poor light, strong wind - all the usual excuses), but still looked pretty stunning through the scope. Here are the best (or should I say least bad?) shots that I managed.
Flycatching
Off she goes
Although it stayed far from the shore, it certainly wasn't shy around the armada of sail boats!
