A day of surprises…

By Words | Published March 12, 2009

A kestrel stopped by early this morning

And a long-tailed tit posed graciously at lunchtime

The cattle were grazing

…grazing

A pair of mistle thrushes appeared

A green woodpecker joined the fun

And another flew by…

And so there were two

One then flew off into the distance…

While the female made friends with a rabbit!

And finally a sheep appeared at the top of the hill
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Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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14 Comments

  1. gdare March 12, 2009 at 5:03 am #

    Rabbit and woodpecker seem to be very tolerant to each other 😀

  2. SittingFox March 12, 2009 at 5:03 pm #

    LOL, the Woodpecker and Rabbit – sounds like a pub!

    Great series 🙂 Very nice post indeed.

  3. Words March 12, 2009 at 9:03 pm #

    Darko, yes they seemed completely at ease. It's not a spot I get to that often, but I may head back over there.

  4. Words March 12, 2009 at 9:03 pm #

    Thanks Adele… it was one of those days when everything is just so easy. I just strolled around and the photos appeared in front of me.

  5. cakkleberrylane March 12, 2009 at 11:03 pm #

    A very profitable day for great photos!

  6. studio41 March 13, 2009 at 7:03 am #

    what a fun adventure, that green woodpecker is something! nicely composed is photo number one, lovely!

  7. Flying Red Fox Blog March 13, 2009 at 7:03 am #

    Lovelly photos, 😀 The longtailed Tit looks so sweet!

  8. Ukwildlife March 13, 2009 at 8:03 am #

    marvellous photos

  9. Words March 13, 2009 at 9:03 pm #

    Lois, thanks! Not every day can be like that, but fun when they are!

  10. Words March 13, 2009 at 9:03 pm #

    Mark, the long-taileds are absurdly cute. I think it's because they're so round and have such tiny beaks.

  11. Words March 13, 2009 at 9:03 pm #

    Jill, thanks! I took a number of shots similar to that one. The early morning light really helped bring out th ecolours.

  12. Words March 13, 2009 at 9:03 pm #

    Thanks Neil!

  13. ojsnascimento March 16, 2009 at 9:03 pm #

    Fantastic series, Words !

  14. Words March 16, 2009 at 10:03 pm #

    Orlando, thanks!