Swanning About

Mute Swan

1/160 @ f5.6, ISO 400, 135mm

Black Headed Gull in winter plumage

Take off

1/3200 @ f6.3, ISO400, 400mm

Flying Heron

Heron at Thornton

1/2656 @ f6.3, ISO 400, 400mm

Peewitt

Lapwing

1/250 @ f6.3, ISO 1600, 400mm

Nuthatch

King of all he surveys

1/640 @ f7.1, ISO800, 400mm

Goosanders

A pair of male Goosanders.

1/1000 @ f6.3, ISO 400, 400mm

Grey Squirrel

Do you mind this is private!

1/200 @ f7.1, ISO 800, 310mm

Chaffinch female

What was that?

Robin singing

Chis Packham says birds only sing to attract a mate, 

so why is this one singing in winter? 

1/80 @ f6.3. ISO 800, 400mm

Reflections

Moorhen at Kelham Bridge

1/320 @ 6.3, ISO 800, 400mm

Happy Landings

Canada Geese

1/2000 @ f6.3, ISO 1600, 360mm

Nuthatch

Nuts!

1/500 @ f5.6. ISO 400, 400mm

Falconry at Bradgate Park

American Red Tailed Hawk

1/160 @ f6.3, ISO 6.3. 100mm

Hoverfly

Can I have fries with this?

1/500 @ f7.1, ISO400, 400mm

Sedge Warbler

A Warbling in the Sedge

1/8000 @ f9, ISO 3200, 400mm

Chaffinch and Damselfly

Do you mind I'm having lunch!

1/125 @ f6.3, ISO 1600, 400mm

Longhorn

Show me something red, I dare you!

1/1600, @ f5.6, ISO 800, 400mm

Tufty washing

Duck Roll

1/800 @ f5.6, ISO 800, 375mm

On the Wing

Mallard overhead

1/8000 @ f7.1, ISO 1600, 100mm

Choosy Robin

Robin throwing away the food he didn't like and taking a meal worm.

1/320 @ f5.6, ISO 1600, 400mm

Nuthatch

Posing for the camera in Swithland woods

1/320 @ f5.6, ISO 400, 400mm

The Aftermath

Ahh the rut is finally over ... I can sleep till Christmas

1/320 @ f7.1, ISO 800, 190mm

Thank You Wildlife Sightings Group

Thanks to everyone who responded and so quickly. I was seeing others getting comments and likes and my photos seeming to be ignored, so I thought I was posting pictures that weren't to the taste of the group.

Following you response I will keep posting .

1/1600 @ f6.3, ISO 1600, 160mm

More reflections

Heron at Kirby Muxloe Castle

1/640 @ f6.3, ISO 800, 400mm