Thursday 23 February 2012

Birds and Squirrels

A day of mixed fortunes; trying out a new bit of kit then my battery died... fortunately I managed to get one shot before it did so...

A Grey Squirrel shot at 14mm



I then focused on the surrounding birdlife for an hour or two...

Robin

Goldfinch

Blue Tit


And finally the squirrel returned, allowing me to get some nice close-ups...



Thursday 19 January 2012

A wet day with garden birds

Yesterday I went to The lost gardens of Heligan with a couple of course mates, It has one of the best hides for garden birds that I have ever been in. All day we sat there watching the frantic action as they darted around from feeder to feeder. The light was poor but upon arrival it started to rain, I always prefer to shoot in the rain (especially when sat in a dry hide) as I feel it adds something extra to a photograph. 
These are only low-res copies and the colours are slightly off, I am pleased with the sharpness of the shots though not sure if this will be obvious on internet copies...


Male Chaffinch 
Long Tailed Tit

Female Pheasant 

Blue Tit

Great Spotted Woodpecker


Great Tit

Great Tit

Nuthatch


Blue Tit