Flocking together…

Grey skies today. In the distance, just to the north west of the garden, a lone sparrowhawk hovered, watching.
Sparrowhawk

The garden birds spooked, and took to the wing.
Starlings swirling

Pigeons heading south

And turning eastward

Tonight, all is calm again…

garden at nightclick to enlarge
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Camera note: all the bird shots were taken with the Canon 40D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens. The night shot was taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM at f/5.6, ISO 1000 with a 20 second exposure.

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  1. gdare

    24 Dec 2009

    Garden photo looks so unreal 😀

  2. Words

    24 Dec 2009

    Darko, that's how it always looks to me :right: 😀

  3. SittingFox

    24 Dec 2009

    There is totally different atmosphere in a night photo :wizard:

  4. cakkleberrylane

    24 Dec 2009

    I love the garden photo. After the birds flocking photo, it is an amazing contrast!

  5. Flying Red Fox Blog

    24 Dec 2009

    Nice photos. 🙂

  6. Words

    27 Dec 2009

    Mark, thanks!

  7. Words

    27 Dec 2009

    Adele, thanks! I like the unreality of the night shot, and the overcast sky.

  8. Words

    27 Dec 2009

    Lois, thanks! I like the contrast in colour between the day and night shots.It's somewhat counter-intuitive that the colours are richer at night.

  9. Ukwildlife

    29 Dec 2009

    That last night shot is rather good. I took a few in the snow, but through the window, so they didn't come out too great

  10. Words

    29 Dec 2009

    Neil, a cloudy night this time, but it adds a nice sense of mystery to the shot. The camera is just placed on the ground, partly propped by a torch (hence the odd angle).

  11. Words

    29 Dec 2009

    Thanks!

  12. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Nice

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