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Starling-Fledgeling 2 Aug 2012 | 04:06 pm
The Starlings that visit my garden feeders have certainly had a successful breeding season and have just brought their latest brood(probably second) to the bird table for a free and easy feed. Starlin...
Coot Nesting 24 Jul 2012 | 11:10 pm
I spotted this Coot(Fulica atra)nesting at Rufford Country Park on a recent visit. The nest is quite substantial and I wonder if the Coot is using it “second hand.” Equipment: Canon EOS 1000D Sigma 1...
Mute Swans and Cygnets 14 Jul 2012 | 07:08 pm
This photograph of two Mute Swans and Cygnets was taken a while ago when I used a bridge camera, in this case a FujiFinePix S5000, for my bird photography. The camera allowed me to get some good clos...
Sigma 150-500mm for Bird Photography 10 Jul 2012 | 08:37 pm
If like me you want to combine a passion for birds with photography then you will soon discover that to get anything like an half decent image(other than for later identification) you can end up spen...
Creating a Natural Backdrop at the Bird Feeders 7 Jul 2012 | 09:08 pm
I don’t know about you but I do like bird photographs to look natural. Since I create many of my bird photographs for this blog in my country garden I have been trying to set up some more natural look...
Robin on a Wall 3 Jul 2012 | 06:19 pm
I entered this photograph of a Robin(Erithocus rubecula) in the village summer photographic competition. Today I got a really pleasant surprise when the organisers called to say I had won first prize...
Green Woodpecker 26 Jun 2012 | 07:46 pm
Although the Green Woodpecker(Picus viridis) is reasonably common bird, they are not easy to observe. A fairly secretive bird that will often hide behind a tree if it feels threatened, the best chanc...
Yellowhammer 20 Jun 2012 | 01:30 am
The Yellowhammer(Emberiza citrinella) is a pretty little Bunting that is fairly common throughout most of the UK. Locally here in Nottinghamshire the birds are wide spread in the hedgerows around arab...
Mandarin Duck 18 Jun 2012 | 08:05 pm
Although the Mandarin Duck(Aix galericulata) is probably one of the most colourful water birds you will see in Britain it is not truly a British bird since it has established a feral population from e...
Coal Tit 16 Jun 2012 | 09:26 pm
This Coal Tit(Parus ater) is a regular visitor to the bird feeders in my garden. Like many members of the Tit family the bird is very agile and as this photograph shows quite happy sneaking a snack wh...
