Just Some Garden Birds

These were all taken in the garden over the past few days…

Starling

Starling

Robin and blue tit

Robin and blue tit

Woodpigeon

Woodpigeon

Great tit

Great tit

Goldfinch

Goldfinch

Goldfinches

Goldfinches

Blue tit

Blue tit

Blackbird (female)

Blackbird (female)

Buzzard

Buzzard

Cold but bright start to the day forecast for tomorrow. 🙂

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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Swan Preening at Seven Sisters

Just a very small sample of some shots taken at Seven Sisters today. Two beautiful mute swans were gliding along the waterway, pausing to graze beneath the surface and occasionally stopping to preen their feathers.

swan preening

swan preening

swan preening

swan

swan

swan

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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Winging it – at Seven Sisters

Just a few shots today, from Seven Sisters: a cormorant, a grey heron, and a little egret:

Cormorant

Cormorant over the water at Seven Sisters

Cormorant

Cormorant over the South Downs

heron

Grey heron flying across the fields

little egret

And a little egret flies by

Three rats

Plus three busy rats over at Falmer

The temperature has fallen away and is hovering just above freezing, so nothing from the garden tonight.

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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