Saturday 19 January 2019

Redwing at the Bottom of the Drive

I noticed as I walked into town today that a flock of around 20 redwing had descended on the small ornamental park near my hometo finally make a concerted attack on the cotoneaster berries that always get left until it gets cold and everything else has been eaten.

I resolved to photograph them with my bridge camera when I got back home. And after I had eaten too of course. That was important.

Luckily after prandial perambulations they were still around, so I grabbed the camera, nipped across a road parasitised by roadworks, and got a few pictures.

The light was horribly flat and grey, but contrary to expectations I got some ok pictures of these chacky little thrushes. Probably because they don't swim fast like bloody goosander do.

Si

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7 comments:

  1. justjill19 January 2019 at 14:52

    Wow - lovely!

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  2. Simon Douglas Thompson19 January 2019 at 15:03

    Thanks Jil!

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  3. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"20 January 2019 at 00:14

    Always nice to see these winter visitors, though they're not very numerous here yet. Send some down, would you?

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  4. The Weaver of Grass20 January 2019 at 02:28

    We used to have fieldfare and redwing in abundance on the farm with all the hawthorn berries. Since moving here (only two fields away) I haven't seen a single one.

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  5. Crafty Green Poet20 January 2019 at 08:14

    lovely to see the redwings (I love how their red markings are shining in the last photo here).

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  6. Simon Douglas Thompson20 January 2019 at 12:54

    THank you everybody! They were there again today

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  7. Bob Bushell20 January 2019 at 14:10

    Beautiful Redwing photos Si.

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