Looking for Birds Beginning with P last week, I came upon other birds, which didn’t. What many of them did have was their being water birds. The pair in the header shot are godwits. Here are a few others:
A heron, a juvenile herring gull, and four cormorants.
They’re for Leanne’s Monochrome Madness. And, why not? also for Beth’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: On the Water – more later, in colour!
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Love the godwits and reflections xx
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They looked so peaceful, fossicking about. Still in England? xx
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Yes, till Saturday xx
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Enjoy! You’ve brought fine weather with you xx
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Great shot
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Thanks Sheree.
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I wasn’t expecting flamingos. Seeing them in monochrome makes you look properly rather than just registering pink.
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Thanks Susan. That’s rather what I thought.
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Oh I love Pflamingos, and of course pgulls, pherons, pgodwits and pcormorants too.
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Pthankyou! Though pherring gulls maybe not quite so much: they do have a somewhat evil eye as they steal the tourist’s fish and chips!
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At the fish rightfully belongs to them. Not the chips though. Never
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Try telling them that …
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Excellent photos of these water birds, specially flamingos in monochrome, and great idea for the two challenges!
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Multi-tasking rules! Thank you Nes.
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One doesn’t think of “flocks” of cormorants but they are pretty gregarious, aren’t they? I adore the first shot, with the backlighting and the reflections. — incidentally, I’ve also got birds this week.
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Great mids, Elke! Thanks. And yes – see a cormorant, and there’s another one along soon.
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Wonderful collection of water birds. I really like them in monochrome. The flamingos are my favorite. Thanks for taking part in the challenge.
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I think the flamingos worked better than I expected. Thank you Beth.
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What a beautiful set, Margaret! The opener was my favorite. Those silhouettes, reflections, and monochrome choice are top-notch!
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Thank you Egidio. Praise from you is valued indeed!
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A heron, a juvenile herring gull, and four cormorants. Makes me want to add ‘and a partridge in a pear tree’… But no! Wrong post! Love those that did make it into this collection though.
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We should compose a spring-and-summer version of The Twelve Days ….. Hang on! It was your idea, so …..
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Now you’ve got me thinking!
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Great double-dipping 🙂 I love that heron, such an elegant pose!
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