Jay in the woods

A Jay scaring off the smaller birds to get to the food.

1/500 @ 6.3, ISO 1600, 400mm 

Seasons Greetings

We started with frosts turning everything white.

Snow soon followed

If we were clever we had laid in the fuel, ready for the cold weather.

The birds puffed themselves up to keep out the cold

And what other bird suited the season but a Robin

Well a Jenny Wren of course (Ok that surprised me as well)

So we trimmed up for the great day and the dog got in on the act as well

Turkey eaten presents opened and it was time for a bit of fun

We all remember Mid Winter Festivals like that, don't we?

We perhaps wish they still happened?

Well the good news is these pictures were all taken within the last four years so they do still happen and will happen again.

Have a Happy Mid-Winter Day and Good new Year.

Up in the Air

Birds have bullies to, look at the body language in this picture, the belligerent Nuthatch really seems to have the blue tit worried. It was on the stump in Swithland Woods.

1/400 @ f6.3, iso 800, 400mm

This Coal Tit seems to have found an invisible perch.

1/400 @ f6.3, iso 800, 400mm

This Coal Tit just cannot find the invisible perch.

1/500 @ f6.3, iso 1600, 400mm

These three are more interested in the food

1/500 @ f6.3, iso 1600, 400mm

1/640 @ f6.3, iso 1600, 400mm

1/640 @ f6.3, iso 1600, 400mm

All taken on Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L series lens

Let it snow - 20 January 2013

With this recent spell of snow and cold, don't forget to put food out for the wildlife. 

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens.
1/250 @ f5.6, iso 400, 260mm

Robins like this one may look fat, but he's fluffing out his feathers for added insulation.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens.
1/500 @ f8, iso 400, 400mm

A wren might be a rare sight at your bird table and very small, but they need as much food as the others.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens.
1/1600 @ f5.6, iso 1600, 400mm

You may not be a fan of the Grey Squirrel and he may not be an indigenous species in the UK, but he doesn't deserve to freeze or starve.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens.
1/100 @ f5.6, iso 400, 400mm

They're nice to see and the Robin is never backwards in coming forward.