I looked around for the Spectacled Warbler after its disappearing trick, but no joy. A few minutes had passed, when i caught sight of him again, flying just above the ground and away from me, then up and over a high bank of rock, disappearing out of sight. But all of a sudden three birds flew across the skyline, down across the rocks, furiously chasing one another. I discarded the idea that they were Barthelots Pipits, because they communally feed in small numbers at this time of year. That just left the Spectacled Warbler, [no other small bird would have been in this habitat at this time of year] i reached for my binoculars, put them to my eyes, and sure enough they were the S.W.`s. they were arguing over feeding territory.So i walked over, climbed halfway up the rocky embankment, when one of the birds sat for a rest, right on the highest stone, with a lovely blue sky making the Warbler standout. It was a fair distance away but i took a photo anyway. What i did`nt realize is, that there were two birds. I was that far away i could`nt see the other one from where i was. One cropped picture. Then another one landed to my right a bit closer, and to my surprise, started singing. Now thats what you call luck, and that was my last photo.[what a way to end]
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The biggest thrill i got from this holiday was seeing and photographing the Creamed Coloured Courser, getting close enough to both the Canary Island Chat and the Spectacled Warbler to get a picture, and last but not least, seeing the Greenish Black Tip butterfly, my biggest regret was not being able to photograph it.
Here are a few pictures of the smaller birds, insects and the Stone Curlew, before i cropped them, to give you an idea on the distance i was from the subject,
making focusing difficult, especially taking in the wind factor. Which was quite strong at times and would blow my camera about. I would also like to thank everyone who took the time to help with id`s, and those of you who made very generous comments about my work, photos on this thread, thankyou all again,
Nick.