The weather has been a bit murky lately, so when I woke up with bright sunshine through the curtains I knew it was time for an early morning trip in my Landrover to see what was about. I had a great morning. Some of the common birds were about but they seemed to be posing nicely.
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| Great Tit |
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| Blue Tit |
They were beautiful to catch up with even though they are quite familiar.
This Great Spotted woodpecker caught my eye as it landed down on this trunk. I knew it was there but it seemed to spend an age out of sight around the far side of the trunk. I even wondered for a minute whether it had flow off as I got down to look through my viewfinder. Eventually it popped its head up allowing to me to quickly capture this image.
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| Peek-a-boo |
Heading up the hill one of my favourite birds was sat on a thorn bush. I was so pleased when it took no notice of the Landrover and allowed me to stop and get the window down. I put my bean bag on the glass to steady the camera and began getting some images. It seem oblivious to my presence.
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| Juicy work lunch |
It dropped down on a worm and flew back up to devour it. I had to reflect on how resourcefull they have to be as the winter comes on. Being flexible with their feeding must really help them survive in hard times.
I really enjoyed the proximity to the Kestrel and it made my morning, but on the way down to home a few Roe deer were out to complete my little foray.
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| A buck enjoying remaining greenery |
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| Roe Deer Doe |
That was my sort of morning. Now back for breakfast!
