I no longer have a 'birding' lens so this is a big crop. Quite confiding little birds, a bit like robins in looks and behaviour. I once had one come and spend some time perching near me when piking.
This is the female of a pair which hang around a horse field, using the fence post as lookouts to hunt from.
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andrew_nagel wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17 2021 21:42 -I think they winter on low lying land and move to the hills to breed.Nice shot Dave. Reminds me of camping holidays in the Dales when I was a kid. Used to see a lot of them there.
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andrew_nagel wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17 2021 22:03 -Only 24mp. And a 'cheap' lens.Wow... that crops nicely. Must be high res.
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davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17 2021 21:40 -Did it catch any perch?I no longer have a 'birding' lens so this is a big crop. Quite confiding little birds, a bit like robins in looks and behaviour. I once had one come and spend some time perching near me when piking.
This is the female of a pair which hang around a horse field, using the fence post as lookouts to hunt from.
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zodiac wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17 2021 22:08 -davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17 2021 21:40 -Did it catch any perch?I no longer have a 'birding' lens so this is a big crop. Quite confiding little birds, a bit like robins in looks and behaviour. I once had one come and spend some time perching near me when piking.
This is the female of a pair which hang around a horse field, using the fence post as lookouts to hunt from.
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Nice little bird.
There are some that live on a bit of marsh where I live.
I have never seen one before ,but one actually came to my feeders this winter.
I only saw it twice feeding among the blue t*t's.
There are some that live on a bit of marsh where I live.
I have never seen one before ,but one actually came to my feeders this winter.
I only saw it twice feeding among the blue t*t's.
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phil.c wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20 2021 21:44 -That's unusual. I only ever see them on the marsh or out on the mossland.Nice little bird.
There are some that live on a bit of marsh where I live.
I have never seen one before ,but one actually came to my feeders this winter.
I only saw it twice feeding among the blue t*t's.
