{"id":1256,"date":"2008-12-05T23:12:14","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T23:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1256"},"modified":"2013-11-18T23:44:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T23:44:00","slug":"birds-birds-birds-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/birds-birds-birds-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Birds Birds Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

For some reason I don't associate winter with birds, but today proved me wrong. Very wrong. They were out in number. Here's a very small selection.<\/p>\n

The first two shots were taken in the early morning light. The woodpecker was doing its level best to avoid being photographed and I'd all but given up when I managed this shot.
A green woodpecker hides in a tree<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The kestrel emerged from the woods as I was heading to work.
and a kestrel hunts for breakfast<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

By lunchtime the sun was out. It was one of those beautiful early December days: cold but not icy, with just a light breeze.
The gulls were out at lunchtime<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

and the pied wagtails watched for passing insects<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The jackdaws were at their splendid best<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

But nothing compares with the buzzard….
Buzzard in the distance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Buzzard overhead<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Several more shots from today are in the December Birds<\/a> album.
\"Nature<\/a><\/span>
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[990,980],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-1256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bird-of-prey","category-birds-2","tag-birds","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t