Watch the Birds

By Paul Cecil | Published February 16, 2008

It's been a strange week for wildlife watching. I've had precious little time during the day to get out with the camera, so have had to grab the few opportunities that have presented themselves.

One of my favourite of the smaller birds is the male chaffinch. It's a wonderfully bright bird, and relatively bold.

The female is much less spectacular, but just as comfortable as the male with human company.

Another of the smaller species is the sparrow. These tend to congregate in small flocks, and there's a sheltered garden at work where they are guaranteed to gather and flit among small decorative trees.

I'll catch up with news of the foxes over the weekend. We've had numerous sightings as the week has progressed.

Camera note: First and third shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. For the middle shot I used the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS.

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6 Comments

  1. Vulpes vulpes February 16, 2008 at 4:02 am #

    Nice shots!

  2. SittingFox February 16, 2008 at 8:02 am #

    Nice shot of the female chaffinch peering over the branch 🙂

  3. anonymous February 16, 2008 at 9:02 am #

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  4. Words February 17, 2008 at 12:02 am #

    Thanks all! The female chaffinch was definitely showing off!

  5. chthoniid February 17, 2008 at 10:02 pm #

    The female chaffinch is a nice novel perspective on the classic bird-profile shot :up: The blue sky behind it helps.

  6. Words February 17, 2008 at 10:02 pm #

    Brendan, thanks. Slightly too much shadow on her face, but otherwise I was pleased with it.