Sunday, 4 December 2016

Winter Thrushes

I've had a couple of walks over this weekend. It was very cold on both days, but Saturday was grey, miserable and overcast. So no pictures on days like this. That said, I was mightily impressed by the numbers of winter thrushes that were on my patch in Woodford. It seemed as though every hedge, bush or tree had Fieldfares, Redwings or both in them.
So I returned today when the sun shone, and this time managed a few pictures. They were all so skittish though. Anything closer than 30 yards and they were off. So I turned to stealth mode. This meant I was stood close to, but not in, a hedge for quite some time, not moving. I was happy with the Fieldfare shots I got. Could have had a few less branches in front of it, but it's better than nothing.




Redwings were not so accommodating, and very flighty. This was taken at quite some distance.

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8 comments:

  1. Fun605 December 2016 at 21:44

    Despite being a little way off you still got a good photo of the redwing.

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  2. NCSue6 December 2016 at 00:53

    Gorgeous shots of delightful little fellows!
    Thanks for joining the party at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-church-of-transfiguration.html

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  3. mick6 December 2016 at 01:02

    Beautiful birds and the color and lighting is really great.

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  4. Linda7 December 2016 at 05:29

    Love the warm glowing light!

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  5. carol l mckenna12 December 2016 at 23:18

    Excellent bird photography ~ so creative ~

    Wishing you peace in your week ~ ^_^

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  6. rupam sarma13 December 2016 at 05:38

    Awesome pics :)

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  7. Kay L. Davies14 December 2016 at 19:07

    The light on the redwing's head is lovely, and the red berries are very seasonal!
    Kay
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  8. Rambling Woods15 December 2016 at 19:02

    The photos look like you are right on top of them Adam....Wonderful...Michelle

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