Sunday, 24 January 2016

Pennington Flash

A cold bright and frosty Saturday morning was a welcome relief after what has seemed like weeks and weeks of dark and wet ones. I headed off to Pennington Flash, for just a couple of hours. It never disappoints and is always a safe bet for something to see, no matter how common. Plus, it's just a wonderful place to spend some time away from the hustle and bustle and mundaneness of everyday life.
Lots was seen, both out on the water and along the many paths. Cold weather always brings the birds out to forage for food a little less carefully than normal. There were plenty of finches, Robins, Blackbirds and Tits. Plenty to brighten up anybody's day.

Blue Tit

Great Tit

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38 comments:

  1. Jo24 January 2016 at 18:18

    Wow Adam, what a colorful bird. I'm glad you had a good birding trip. Enjoy the rest of your day. Jo

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  2. Anonymous25 January 2016 at 06:46

    Beautiful shot. Great markings and color variations. I'm often blown away by feather patterns.

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  3. Unknown25 January 2016 at 18:54

    So beautiful !!

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  4. Hootin Anni25 January 2016 at 19:34

    Very pretty bird!!

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  5. eileeninmd25 January 2016 at 19:39

    Beautiful bird and photos! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!

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  6. Fun6025 January 2016 at 20:24

    A couple of my favourite garden birds.

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  7. mick25 January 2016 at 23:22

    Thanks for sharing your photos. Please remember that what is common for you is definitely NOT common on the other side of the world. Those birds are beautiful.

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    1. chickenruby29 January 2016 at 09:39

      I agree with you Mick, I love seeing photos of everyday things from home since becoming an expat

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  8. NCSue26 January 2016 at 03:21

    Beautiful - these are lovely little fellows! I wish I had some in our yard!
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/01/eat-your-greens-fruity-ones.html

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  9. Phoebe | Lou Messugo26 January 2016 at 10:05

    beautiful shots, such pretty birds #animaltales

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  10. lotusleaf26 January 2016 at 10:18

    Lovely!

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  11. Kristiina26 January 2016 at 12:28

    Terrific bird snaps. Cute little small birds.

    R. Täysin arkista

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  12. likeschocolate26 January 2016 at 14:47

    What a pretty bird! We get a lot of Blue Jays and Cardinals along with Doves in my backyard!
    http://travelingbugwiththreeboys-kelleyn.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-joyful-surprise.html

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  13. fredamans26 January 2016 at 17:13

    What a beautiful little bird.

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  14. Lisa from @intotheglade26 January 2016 at 18:07

    Beautiful pictures, it is such a relief to see lighter mornings isn't it? Makes such a difference to my first dog walk too x

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  15. Unknown26 January 2016 at 19:17

    Beautiful captures! We're so lucky as our garden is filled with Blue tits and Great tits.

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  16. Anonymous26 January 2016 at 20:35

    Beautifully colorful captures of the birds. Well done. Visiting from Image-in-ing.

    Lisa at Life Thru the Lens (link-up at www.liskerner-slp.com)

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  17. Silver Parrot26 January 2016 at 20:45

    I wish we had both these birds here! They are so cute! Great photos as well!

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  18. Anonymous26 January 2016 at 23:55

    Beautiful birds, and great photos.

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  19. DrillerAA27 January 2016 at 04:17

    Very nicely captured.

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  20. Powell River Books27 January 2016 at 05:12

    I love colourful birds. - Margy

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  21. Farmer's wife and mummy27 January 2016 at 05:19

    You must live right near us. I love Wigan flashes for a nice walk. So lovely yo be right on our door step and great pics #AnimalTales

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  22. Neil27 January 2016 at 07:37

    Beautiful birds.

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  23. A Green and Rosie Life27 January 2016 at 09:40

    Two birds I am confident to identify and I can even identify the call of the great tit. Lovely photos as ever and thank you for adding them to #AnimalTales

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  24. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz27 January 2016 at 11:34

    Look at those wings. Perfect shots!

    http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2016/01/multicultural-childrens-book-day-read.html

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  25. Unknown27 January 2016 at 14:46

    Yes a beautiful photo. We have those in Ky. too. Lots of Cardinals, really light up in the snow.

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  26. Light and Voices27 January 2016 at 18:11

    Perfect image composition and lighting and close-up.
    JM, Illinois-U.S.A.

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  27. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 January 2016 at 18:15

    two stunning shots

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  28. Breathtaking27 January 2016 at 18:17

    Two lovely birds that are always nice to see.

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  29. A Colorful World28 January 2016 at 00:00

    Sounds like you had an wonderful birding day! Gorgeous photos!

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  30. Rambling Woods28 January 2016 at 02:50

    I agree as it has been very drab here.... Lovely photos Adam.... Michelle

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  31. Sallie (FullTime-Life)28 January 2016 at 15:05

    I wish that beautiful color spot would fly across the pond ;).. Or else I wish I had a magic carpet! . How I'd love to see some of your birds that we don't have. http://travelingrainvilles.typepad.com/traveling_home/2016/01/joy-of-shorebirds.html

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  32. NCSue29 January 2016 at 09:37

    They're adorable!
    Nice photos. Thanks for posting, and won't you please come share at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/01/eat-your-greens-fruity-ones.html

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  33. Christina Morley29 January 2016 at 11:09

    What a beautiful bird and so well captured! I always enjoyed the titmouse birds at our bird feeder in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, but none were so colorful as your blue one! For the past 20 years I've been living in South Africa. I'm visiting from Photo Friday. My weekend blog hop:
    http://abooksandmore.blogspot.co.za/2016/01/nurturing-joy-with-weekend-linky.html

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  34. Captured by Jade29 January 2016 at 14:36

    Such amazing crisp and colourful images!

    Sharing snapshots at Captured By Jade

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  35. Rohrerbot29 January 2016 at 16:39

    These are one of my favorite birds. Beautiful captures!

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  36. Bullish29 January 2016 at 19:37

    Those feathers are such a crisp blue! Beautiful!

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  37. Ruth Daly Author5 February 2016 at 04:29

    You got some great captures. Beautiful colours, too!

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