Thursday, 4 February 2016

Reed Bunting

I spent a couple of cold icy hours doing the rounds at Pennington Flash a couple of weeks ago. It was one of those where after a few minutes the tips of your fingers begin to hurt. No pain, no gain as the saying goes, so I braved it for as long as I could.
I actually love a cold frosty morning. Birds are more active in their search for food and far less secretive. Gloves, hat and several layers are a necessity though.

Reed Buntings were the most abundant bird this particular morning, which was good because I'd not really paid them too much attention recently. So I sat particularly still in a couple of the hides to do them justice. They didn't disappoint, with some lovely poses for me.




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18 comments:

  1. Breathtaking4 February 2016 at 08:47

    Hello Adam!:) Your endurance paid off with these wonderful captures of the Bunting. That last image is so beautiful!:)

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  2. Anne Hagman-Niilola4 February 2016 at 13:51

    I love this bird.

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  3. sami niilola4 February 2016 at 15:37

    Hello . Amazing pictures of birds.

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  4. Findlay Wilde4 February 2016 at 20:06

    Fantastic pictures. When we had that cold snap a few weeks ago, we had 2 Reed Buntings in the garden.

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  5. Unknown5 February 2016 at 09:26

    They are so cute! I love the colours you captured in the final photo - it really highlighted the details in his feathers.

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  6. Unknown5 February 2016 at 09:26

    They are so cute! I love the colours you captured in the final photo - it really highlighted the details in his feathers.

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  7. NCSue5 February 2016 at 10:20

    I came late to birding so perhaps have seen buntings before but wouldn't have recognized this little darling. Thanks for sharing his photo here, and I hope you'll also drop by http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/02/abstractions.html and share!

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  8. Jutta.K.5 February 2016 at 17:16

    What a wonderful drawing of the small bird in his feathers!
    a sweet Birdie
    Greetings from Germany

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  9. Anni 6 February 2016 at 22:45

    Adam, thanks for adding this post link to I'd Rather B Birdin' this week....

    The buntings are so darned cute...and their personality shines in your photos....really!!!

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  10. eileeninmd6 February 2016 at 23:28

    Hello, the Reed Bunting is a beautiful bird. I assume the last two shots are of the male? Wonderful photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

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  11. Betsy Brock7 February 2016 at 20:26

    How sweet! And very similar to some of our sparrows!

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  12. Kristiina8 February 2016 at 23:49

    Amazing bird photos. Worth all freezing, don't you think?

    R. Täysin arkista

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  13. DeniseinVA9 February 2016 at 00:08

    Great photos of sweet little birds.

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  14. A Colorful World9 February 2016 at 01:51

    Bird ice skating! :-) Really nice shots.

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  15. Bethany Carson9 February 2016 at 05:17

    Great captures of a beautiful bird!

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  16. Rhonda Albom9 February 2016 at 10:11

    Nice bird photos. That last one is a great capture, looks like he is staring right at us.

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  17. A Green and Rosie Life12 February 2016 at 21:24

    Aren't they just beautiful and thank you so much for suffering frozen fingertips to get these pictures. #AnimalTales

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  18. chickenruby13 February 2016 at 10:08

    what gorgeous patterns their feathers form

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