Having not found many birds in the usual places recently, Maja suggested we went to Swithland Woods and put some seed on an old tree stump by the car park. Here are the results;
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/160 @ f5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
Cheeky as ever, the Robin was the first one at the table, he looks a lot slimmer than when he had his feathers all puffed out to keep warm. He took a mouthful of meal-worms and disappeared.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/250 @ f5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
Next up was this female Chaffinch, she surveyed the area from a nearby post, before commiting herself.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/200 @ f5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
And where there's a female the male is usually not far away. This male Chaffinch had a walk round the base of the stump before taking his share.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/60 @ f5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
Following the Chaffinches, this Dunnok had a feed on the ground and never tried to get onto the stump.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/200 @ f5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
In spring you cant move far without seeing a Blue Tit and this one made several visits getting second and third helpings.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/100 @ f5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/200 @ f5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
Then along came the Nuthatch, and bullied his way in. I don't know quite how he did it but the picture on the right shows him flying without the use of his wings (although he did spread them a after I took this).
Let's hope this is the start of spring and plenty of wildlife to follow.
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