Yellowhammer

By Words | Published April 24, 2010

One of the most striking of the buntings, the yellowhammer is most often seen at the edge of farmland which is where I saw this one early on Friday morning.

yellowhammer

yellowhammer

yellowhammer

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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17 Comments

  1. gdare April 24, 2010 at 5:04 am #

    I like the second one. I bet a moment later it rocketed up in the air 😀

  2. SittingFox April 24, 2010 at 9:04 am #

    I know they call butterflies "flying flowers", but these stunning birds ought to have that title too. Excellent! 🙂

  3. Vulpes vulpes April 24, 2010 at 11:04 am #

    Super photo!:up:

  4. Words April 24, 2010 at 11:04 pm #

    Adele, they're delightful little birds. I always enjoy seeing them in the early morning light. So much colour.

  5. Words April 24, 2010 at 11:04 pm #

    Vulpes, thanks!

  6. Words April 24, 2010 at 11:04 pm #

    Erwin, I see them fairly frequently, but this one was posing very well.

  7. Words April 24, 2010 at 11:04 pm #

    Darko, that's about right! That's also my favourite. 🙂

  8. cakkleberrylane April 25, 2010 at 12:04 am #

    Beautiful little bird and a nice bit of colour for springtime.

  9. Words April 25, 2010 at 12:04 am #

    Lois, yes they are so pretty.

  10. studio41 April 27, 2010 at 8:04 am #

    beautiful photos, such a pretty bird- what sort of tree does it sit in in photo number one?

    hope your ankle is all better by now. 🙂

  11. Words April 27, 2010 at 9:04 pm #

    Jill, I've no idea what type of tree. I must start to learn about them.

    The ankle is still swollen, but it's fine!

  12. Ukwildlife April 30, 2010 at 1:04 pm #

    Brilliant photos. a species Ive wnated to get a good photo of for ages, but I rarely see them let alone get close to them

  13. Words April 30, 2010 at 9:04 pm #

    Neil, thanks. They usually stay fairly well hidden in the branches. it was nice of this one to hop down to the fence. It wasn't there for long though.

  14. studio41 May 2, 2010 at 9:05 am #

    glad to hear the ankle has improved! great news. yes, the tree is beautiful, would be interesting to know if you find out the sort.

  15. Words May 2, 2010 at 11:05 am #

    I must get a book on native trees!

  16. studio41 May 8, 2010 at 8:05 am #

    🙂

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

    Lovely to see this bird(Yellowhammer) back great shots