Sitting up in a tree in Prospect Park, Reading, UK, calling away. Overcast day, so not as sharp as I'd like.
I know what you mean, but yew is more church graveyard than crown of thorns and/or pagan rituals!
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Reading, UK. Canon R6 + 800mm, 1/1000s, ISO12800 (AKA overcast and slightly misty as befits Halloween).
First time seeing a pair together (and not often seen at all) - though its possible both of these are females, none of my photos show the distinctive orange in the crest of the male.
Across the pond you might call them one of the Kinglet family, but to be precise, Regulus Regulus.
Mandarin Duck, Reading, UK One of a group of at least a Baker's Dozen of them on a small pond., so I guess some will be off before the Spring. Canon R6 + 800mm, 1/1000s, ISO 5000, F9
Today's shots near the Yew tree got me this Redwing flying off - though I started pressing the shutter when I thought it was still.
Reading, UK, Canon R6 + 800mm, 1/1000s
Reading, UK Canon R6 + 800mm, F9, 1/800s, ISO16000 An overcast autumn day is not the time for fast speeds and low ISOs, alas.
I'm reasonably sure this is a song thrush, but if someone wants to tell me its a mistle thrush go for it!
This is a very popular yew tree with birds and squirrels, but alas, no good places to sit with a clear view of the current feeding sites.
Yet another good scratch from, today's walk
Reading, UK Canon R6 + 800mm. Grey day, so only 1/800s, ISO4000
It always amuses me that once there were the Wren and Redbreast. Then there were Jenny Wren and Robin Redbreast (who famously got married). But then we ended with the commonest names being Wren and Robin. Tom Tit, and Maggie Pie are more of the same types of naming.
Oh, and a bonus
Patience and luck :)
It's autumn, the light is not great, and so the sharpness suffers, but this still amused me.
Robin, Reading, UK Canon R6 + 800mm,1/1000s, ISO3200, F9
For all its flying away from me, I was quite pleased with this. I saw what might be a jay land in uncut grass where I could barely see it. But I could also see a runner coming along the path and knowing the local Jays, it would fly off in ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... click!
Reading, UK Canon R6 + 800mm
Thanks, though here it's more "taking what I get" than deliberately setting up a cool angle!
Reading, UK, Canon R6 + 800mm
It didn't seem at all sure of itself!
If it didn't face down, you'd be looking at a tree creeper :)
Oh they are indeed. Previous years I've seen them tucking into large thistle heads (so about head height) in sunshine which is an utter delight - alas, this years weather or something has denied me of that pleasure. The following is from 2022:
Yes indeed they were, but the nearest I had to an "ID" shot from that group was:
But that really lacks interest!
Just to go over the rules again...
- Sit near the ground, not at the top of a mature Horse Chestnut Tree
- Sit at the Front, not at the back of the tree
- Choose a sunny day to come out to a shoot
- Don't hide behind twigs
- Don't hide your head
- Don't fidget
But do you Goldfinches listen? No you don't!
Nice shot, and interesting to see a Jackdaw with such odd feathers (given they "ought" to be black and a bit of a darker gray around the head). Also, was this taken inside a food court or similar?
Absolutely delighted to see the parents and brood of pretty much adults on a town park pond. I'd not seen any of them for a while, and feared for their safety.
Reading, UK
Canon R6 + 311mm (yay, zoom), f7.1, 1/1250s, ISO1250
Reading, UK
What can I say? It creeps round trees, I rarely see it, and just look at those claws!
Canon R6 + RF800mm, ISO10000 (c.f. creeps round trees!), 1/1250s, F9
Because you presumably post here to share something you think others might like/be informed/be enlightened by and this doesn't appear to be doing that at the moment. However, if not posting for that reason, I suppose I can go hunting for the Block User option.
While I share the question "Why?" I might hazard a guess that there's almost an echo of the colours of the Sainsbury's sign with the colours of the tarmac and its white and yellow lines, or even of the pale blue car and the sky - I could almost imagine a "I like it but I don't know why" mood.
But then, same poster as "11 miles to the city" two days ago.
Ummm ... not sure of your goal with this photo and title. Perhaps viewing the bollards as an 11 in their own right, but even then I don't get "to the city".
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Oh, and in case you just want a classic shot of this clown of a male bird: