I don't know why but the lakes seem empty at the moment, unless they're all hiding around their nests. The smaller birds are still active though. A blue tit was the first to visit the feeding post at the car park, but he was so fast I couldn't get a focus on him.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L lens
1/80 @ 6.3, iso 400, 400mm |
This Dunnock was the next visitor, he nipped in before too many birds assembled and didn't come back once he'd had his fill
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L lens
1/80 @ 6.3, iso 400, 400mm |
A magpie flew in skimmed the post with his feet, scattering the feed, and flew away again. I don't know why he did that, it looked like a clear case of bullying to me. But the Robin made the best of it and collected the spilled mealworm from the ground. I like the way the feathers, at the ends of the wings, stack like lolly sticks on this pic.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L lens
1/100 @ 6.3, iso 400, 400mm |
The Chaffinch was next and for once he stood up to the Robin and got a good feed.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L lens
1/125 @ 6.3, iso 400, 400mm |
I don't know if it was the same Blue tit as came first, but this one dropped something and stopped looking for it, long enough for a picture.
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Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L lens
1/100 @ 6.3, iso 400, 400mm |
The Great Tit is another fast food addict who slowed down and even sat on the fence for me to get his picture.
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