Watch the Birdie!

By Words | Published February 11, 2010

Strange day…. we had a 5 minute blizzard, cloud, sun, a touch of light snow. :smurf: The birds didn't seem to mind though.

There were blackbirds…

And a thrush, singing in the trees…

Out near the fields I saw a great tit…

In the woods, a robin…

And in a garden at work, a grey wagtail…


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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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14 Comments

  1. gdare February 11, 2010 at 5:02 am #

    Spring is coming your way, definitely!!! 🙂

  2. RobinL February 11, 2010 at 7:02 am #

    Lovely shots!

  3. anonymous February 11, 2010 at 7:02 pm #

    TBR writes:

    Ahhhh – the grey wagtail (in flight, with yellow vent) makes it worthwhile Words! (But you know I love your wagtail photographs!)
    TBR

  4. Words February 11, 2010 at 10:02 pm #

    Robin, thanks!

  5. Words February 11, 2010 at 10:02 pm #

    Thanks Doug! Seeing the grey was a really nice surprise. I plan to try to get more shots… The netting is up there to keep the pigeons, gulls, and occasional sparrowhawk out (not always successfully in the case of sparrowhawks).

  6. Words February 11, 2010 at 10:02 pm #

    Darko, the weather has gone really cold again. At this rate we'll have spring in July! But the birds like it 🙂

  7. cakkleberrylane February 12, 2010 at 12:02 am #

    What a lovely variety of birds!

  8. SittingFox February 12, 2010 at 8:02 pm #

    Always nice to see the grey wagtails! They add colour to any scene.

    We've had heavy snow but it hasn't settled much because the ground is so wet. However, I was out walking yesterday and thought it felt like -10c in the breeze; I dismissed that as crazy, but the local weather station did register a windchill of -13c :smurf:

  9. Words February 13, 2010 at 1:02 am #

    Adele, the windchill was extreme. It felt much colder than when we had the heavy snow in January. Not comfortable at all. The wagtail seems to be a regular. It was there again today.

  10. Words February 13, 2010 at 1:02 am #

    Thanks Lois! It was a good day for birds.

  11. Words February 13, 2010 at 1:02 am #

    Thanks Erwin!

  12. Ukwildlife February 20, 2010 at 9:02 pm #

    Great thrush photos, that first balckbird especially.

    Love the wagtail in flight too

  13. Words February 21, 2010 at 9:02 pm #

    Neil, thanks! That blackbird was cute.

  14. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Lovely Shots