They are pretty flighty birds and are spooked easily. So this was a game of patience.
I had to wait and let them come to me. They duly obliged.
Saturday, 2 March 2019
Fieldfare
Fieldfares had been pretty elusive for me in the last few months, until a few weeks ago when I went for a local walk at Woodford. I came across around 40 birds in a snow covered field. The berries on the trees had long been eaten and so the search for food was on the ground.
They are pretty flighty birds and are spooked easily. So this was a game of patience.
I had to wait and let them come to me. They duly obliged.
They are pretty flighty birds and are spooked easily. So this was a game of patience.
I had to wait and let them come to me. They duly obliged.
Hello, pretty series on the Fieldfare! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteFieldfare and Redwing are two species I have never succeeded in seeing during my visits to Europe. Always there at the wrong time of year I guess. Maybe one day.....
ReplyDeleteYou did well there Adam. I'm not expecting to see a Fieldfare now until November time.
ReplyDelete...these look a bit like the Pacific Golden Plover that I see here on Maui. Enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful series of Fieldfare photos. Well seen and captured.
ReplyDeleteSeeing a big flock like that is very exciting! And what a beautiful bird too! Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning the Fieldfare, brilliant photos.
ReplyDeleteLovely photography of our feathered friends ~ glad you were patient!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
They are adorable! Thanks for visiting. They almost look like our juvenile robins.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a great weekend!
finding a photographing an elusive bird, always a thrill!! your images are beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThey are on their way to the north...I will see them in Finland in my surroundings soon.
ReplyDeleteNice shots!
Wow...glorious images of them in the sunshine!! I like All-out photos.
ReplyDeleteI want to send along my thanks for linking in & sharing your post with us birders at I'd Rather B Birdin this week!
All out = ALL
DeleteGreat reward for your patience. Pretty birds.
ReplyDeleteYour patience paid off!
ReplyDeletenice shots. your patience was rewarded.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. the last one shows like the bird is a little pissed at being photographed.
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
They look so good against the snowy background. Thank you for being so patient.
ReplyDeleteThey are such a pretty understated bird ...I like seeing great pictures of the ones you have to look at a bit more carefully in order to see the beauty. (As opposed to, for instance, your goldfinch or our cardinals, whose bright colors make me gasp immediately.). Patience is the name of the game in birding...I pray to receive the blessing of that trait (and I want it right now ;)). Glad you already possess it ... and great photo talent as well.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteHello. They are pretty birds. Great photos.
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