There is a tree stump in the Swithland Woods car park that the birds have been used to feeding from. I spread some bird food on it and sat in the car to wait. It was while before any thing happened, then a chaffinch did a fly-past. It didn't stop on the stump, just had a look and flew up into a tree.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm Lens
1/1600 @ 5.6, iso 400, 390mm |
Then a Nuthatch did the same thing, flew by and settled head down where he could watch the food.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm Lens
1/320 @ 5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
There was a lot of interruption from people in the car park, and it wasn't until Maja got back with the dog that I really started to see some results from the free food.
A couple of tits flew in at speed and out again before I could get a picture, then this Coal tit landed.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm Lens
1/320 @ 5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
The Nuthatch returned, chasing the Coal Tit away as he usually does. He's more belligerent than the Robin that followed him in, you can see him back pedalling as soon as he sees the Nuthatch.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm Lens
1/500 @ 5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
But Robins aren't cowards so he went in for some of the bounty, I don't know what passed between them.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm Lens
1/500 @ 5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
But the Robin didn't stay long.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm Lens
1/500 @ 5.6, iso 400, 400mm |
Then the Nuthatch flew off with a nut, that's one fast bird.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm Lens
1/320 @ 5.6, iso 400, 390mm |
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