Greenfinch
A very handsome male Greenfinch from my garden back in December
Goldfinch
A very Happy New Year and wishing you all a fruitful 2022 with lots of photo opportunities
Blackbird & bokeh
One of my resident male Blackbirds in the garden with some nice bokeh in the background
Great Spotted Woodpecker
A female Great Spotted Woodpecker in my garden a couple of week ago.
Robin
An Autumn Robin from my garden this week, looking rather splendid.
Siskin ♂️
A male Siskin, one of a pair showing well in my garden at the moment
Siskin (female)
A first for me in my garden, such beautiful birds, I’m hoping they hang around for a while.
Goldfinch (juvenile)
There are good numbers of juveniles of varying species in my garden at the moment including this Goldfinch flying around.
Greenfinch (juvenile)
Another juvenile in my garden recently.
Coal Tit
Another welcome visitor to my garden during lockdown. I hadn’t seen much of them recently, hopefully raising a brood somewhere nearby.
Robin
Having built myself a feeding table for the garden I’m quite pleased with the results so far. First up the obligatory Robin.
Greenfinch ♂️
A rather handsome cock Greenfinch from my garden vigil this week. I’ve built a new bird table to get some different shots other than bird-on-a-stick so watch this space.
Chaffinch ♀️ (Explored 1 April 2020)
Here’s a female Chaffy to go with the male I posted previously. Lots of Finches in my garden at present.
Goldfinch
I’m finally back in the saddle after a long break from using my camera so I thought I’d get some practice in with the garden birds before the Moorland birds return
Chaffinch ♂️ (Explored 20 Dec 2019)
Watch out for this on the RSPB Instagram feed.
Happy Christmas to all my followers.
Bullfinch ♂️
It’s always nice to see the Bullfinches in the garden, this one from November was giving me an inquisitive look as I sat in my hide.
Goldcrest
I’m lucky to have these lovely little birds frequenting my garden (this one back in November). There were at least 4 flitting around yesterday but couldn’t get my camera in time.
Jay
A recent visitor to my garden, a bird I’ve been wanting to get a decent shot of for sometime now.
Jumping Robin
One of my resident Robins from earlier in the year.
Looking forward to some time out with the camera in 2020. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
Coal Tit
Some nice background bokeh from the Snowdrops in my garden to set off this Coal Tit last week.
Bullfinch ♂️
A rather handsome male Bullfinch from my garden back in February
Bullfinch ♀️
Lots of activity in my garden this week and some good light to go with it. Best of the bunch was this lovely female Bullfunch, accompanied by two suitors!
Greenfinch ♂️
Another shot from my archives, a garden visitor that’s always welcome after their problems with Trichomonosis.
Goldfinch in the snow
A Goldfinch in my garden during the brief spell of snow last week.
Treecreeper
Lots of snow around Dartmoor this week but highlight for me was this very obliging Treecreeper that landed right in front of me in my garden
Bullfinch ♂️
One of two male Bullfinches in my garden recently
Goldfinch
I was chuffed this week to be awarded Gold in the monthly Wildlife competition in the Societies of International Photographers, my second award in 2 months, the first was for my Treecreeper.
Happy weekend to all.
Long-tailed Tit
A LTT from last year, although there were several flitting around in my garden today but I wasn’t able to get any new shots.
Nuthatch
One of my resident Nuthatches from last week
Goldfinch
Wishing all my Flickr friends a wonderful Christmas and a New Year full of photo opportunities
Long-tailed Tit
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Marsh Tit
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Bullfinch (male)
Apologies for my recent absence, I’ve had very little time with my camera recently. Here’s one of my resident male Bullfinches in my garden back in July.
Goldfinch (juv)
Staying with the theme of juvenile birds, here’s a delightful Goldfinch not long fledged and still being fed by it’s parents (missed the shot of that unfortunately)
Blue Tit (juv)
Still lots of juvenile birds in my garden, the Blue Tits are particularly numerous
Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv)
Couldn’t resist posting another shot of one of my two resident juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers posing beautifully for me in the rain last week.
Greenfinch (juv)
Lots of youngsters in my garden at the minute and lots of shots to show you, here’s a starter for 10 – a very handsome juvenile Greenfinch
Bullfinch ♂️
My resident Bullfinch is still visiting my garden regularly, hoping they will bring Juveniles soon
Battling Goldfinches
A minor altercation between two Goldfinches in my garden recently.
Bullfinch ♀️
The female Bullfinch made a brief appearance in my garden this week.
Bullfinch ♂️
Another shot of my resident male Bullfinch posing nicely for me.
Bullfinch ♂️
One of two resident male Bullfinches in my garden at the moment.
Great Spotted Woodpecker ♂️
Finally managed to capture a fleeting moment with the male Great Spotted Woodpecker in my garden in decent light.
Long-tailed Tit
Another shot of one of my resident Long-tailed Tits during a brief spell of half decent light!
Goldfinch
I managed a brief spell in my garden hide over the weekend in some decent light for a change. Pleased to see the Goldfinches returning along with Greenfinches and a single male Bullfinch (pics to follow hopefully).
Happy Christmas
A very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all my Flickr friends, see you all in 2018.
Coal Tit
These little guys are regular visitors to my garden but I haven’t posted a shot of one for a while so here’s a Coal Tit posing nicely for me.
Long-tailed Tit
Another angle on one of my resident Long-tailed Tits.
Sorry for the lack of comments recently but my Mum is in hospital at the minute so I’ve not had much time. Hopefully she’s on the mend.
Long-tailed Tit
These little chaps have started coming to my feeders recently, only had one chance to capture them so I was pleased this one landed and posed for me!
Nuthatch
A third shot of one of my resident Nuttys, not had much time to catch much else recently but I’ve seen a male GSW occasionally!
Blue Tit (Explored 16 November 2017)
Some nice Autumn colours around over the last couple of weeks which set off this Blue Tit rather nicely
Nuthatch
A pair of Nuthatches are visiting my garden feeders regularly at the moment with lots of photo opportunites, this shot a typical Nutty pose!
Landing gear down (Explored 30 October 2017)
One of my resident Nuthatches coming in to land
Robin (Explored 16 October 2017)
A Robin from my garden this week, still waiting for the Woodies and Jays to start coming to the feeders!
Apologies for the lack of comments recently, I’m having to spend a lot of time with my elderly Mother whilst she settles in her care home.
Great Tit
It’s that time of year again to get my garden bird setup up and running again. Hoping to get the Woodpeckers and Jays back but for now here’s a Great Tit.
Juvenile Nuthatch
Another juvenile from my garden this week, a Nuthatch this time.
Greenfinch (j)
Lovely to see this juvenile Greenfinch, along with at least 4 adults, in my garden this week
Great Tit
Not had much time with the garden birds recently but here’s a Great Tit on a new perch!!
Be sure to view this full screen!
Goldfinch
Another shot from my Small Garden Birds in flight project, a Goldfinch this time, hoping to catch these in a mid air battlle!
Goldfinch (Explored 3 April 2017)
No joy with catching the Goldfinches squabbling in mid air yet so here’s one posing nicely for me.
Long-tailed Tit
From my garden last week.
Female Chaffinch
Female Chaffinch
Another shot from my Small Garden Birds in flight project.
Chaffinch
I spent some more time in my hide this week with the garden birds in flight project, a few keepers including this one of a male Chaffinch.
Goldfinch
A single Goldie has finally decided to visit my garden feeders and posed nicely for me.
Hopefully he becomes a regular so I can attempt some flight shots!
Goldfinch (Explored 12 February 2017)
Another angle on the Goldie in my garden this week.
Nuthatch
Another shot from my last visit to Norsworthy Bridge, Burrator Reservoir.
Worth viewing full screen.
Long-tailed Tit
Just recovered my PC from a serious outage so to celebrate being able to edit photos again here’s a LTT taking flight in my garden.
He went that way!
A shot from my garden birds in flight project, not strictly in flight but quite liked the way the wing is pointing!!
Still a big challenge to get pin sharp shots and already many hours spent in my hide.
Blue Tit
A shot from a little while back in my garden hide with the evening sun lighting up the backdrop nicely.
Robin
Still no decent light so here’s a non-flying Robin from yesterday in my garden hide
Long-tailed Tit (Explored 21 January 2017)
A shot from a couple of weeks ago, these are visiting regularly at the moment, hoping to catch one in-flight but proving tricky!!
Happy weekend all
Chaffinch landing – Happy New Year
My last post for 2016 a male Chaffinch coming into land.
I’d like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and say a BIG thank you for all your faves and comments over the year.
Hanging on
A Long-tailed Tit demonstrating it’s acrobatic skills. At one point the bird was hanging on with one foot whilst holding a peanut in the other!!
Have a great weekend, I’m hoping for some decent light to try and catch these in flight.
Coal Tit landing (Explored 29 December 2016)
I’ve set myself a new project to capture some small garden birds in flight with my new garden setup.
This is the first successful shot of a Coal Tit coming into land, hoping to get some more over the holidays.
Stand-off in the rain
A Great Tit and Chaffinch captured in the rain a couple of weeks ago. Hoping to get some more action shots over the holidays.
He’s behind you!!
Another shot from back in December, a male Chaffinch and Coal Tit in the rain.
Pushing the ISO to the limits on this one!!
Long-tailed Tit
Another from my garden recently, lots of LTTs visiting regularly now!
Best viewed full screen!
Nuthatch (Explored 16 December 2016)
Another shot from my new garden setup
Nuthatch
No decent light this week for flight shots so here’s a Nutty from back in December.
Have a good weekend all.
Blue TIt
My new garden setup is starting to work well now with lots of regular visitors. Hoping to attract the Bullfinches that are coming into the garden daily!!
Great Spotted Woodpecker
This female GSW has been visiting my garden regularly and finally managed to get some shots of her.
Blue Tit
I’ve been moving things around in my garden this week to get some different backgrounds and lighting, here’s the first shot from the new setup.
Jay
From a frosty day in early December in my garden. I’ve been hoping to catch some more shots of these but they are conspicuous by their absence at the moment, hopefully they’ll return soon.
Great Spotted Woodpecker (headshot for Macro Mondays theme “It’s Alive”)
Another shot of my resident female GSW cropped for #MacroMondays theme “It’s Alive”
Great Spotted Woodpecker (f)
Taken back in November in my garden this female has been visiting regularly. The male has now started coming down too so hoping to catch these in-flight when I get time and the right light.
Long-tailed Tit (Explored 27 November 2016)
Another of my recent garden visitors and one of my favourites.
Robin
Another shot taken from my garden hide.
Wren (Explored 30 January 2017)
A Wren doing a very good impression of a Treecreeper, from my garden back in November
Collared Dove
Another visitor to my garden whilst waiting for the Jays and Great Spotted Woodpeckers
House Sparrow
Continuing with shots from my garden hide, here’s a male House Sparrow posing nicely for me!
Jackdaw
Spent some time in my garden hide recently hoping for Jays and Great Spotted Woodpeckers to show, all I got this time was 14 Jackdaws!!
Worth zooming in on this one and at ISO 4000!!!
Goldcrest
I find it tricky to get clean shots of these little fellas, hoping to get one down to my feeders to get a better shot with a good background!
Coal Tit
A quick snap of a Coal Tit from my garden this week, more birds are starting to show now the temperature has dropped.
No posts for a few days now, hope to return with something different!
Chaffinch (male) (Explored 30 October 2016)
After a week away I’ve not been out much with the camera recently so another shot from my garden last week.
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Robin
Another from my garden, taken this week
Robin (Explored 21 October 2016)
I’ve not been able to get out much recently so here’s a Robin from my garden back in September
Willow Warbler
From my garden back in August
Blue Tit (Explored 28 September 2016)
Up close and personal with a Blue Tit in my garden.
Jay (Explored 10 July 2016)
I have a family of three Jays visiting my garden regularly at the moment, one of them is presumably a youngster but not sure if this shot is him/her or not! Lovely to watch them flying in and landing on the tree near my kitchen window.
Nuthatch
A Nutty on a rather damp day in my garden last week
Blue Tit (juvenile)
One of the youngsters in my garden last week
Blackcap (male)
I couldn’t resist posting another shot of the Blackcap, he’s regularly coming down to my fatball feeders now but still haven’t seen a female, here’s hoping!!
Blackcap
A very welcome visitor to my garden this week, this male Blackcap has regularly visited my feeders and posed nicely for me in my Witch Hazel tree.
Goldfinch
A very brief visit from this Goldie whilst waiting for the Blackcap to show. Not sure what he’d been eating, his beak is very red!?
Robin
I haven’t posted a Robin for a while so here’s one from my garden a couple of weeks back.
Great Tit
Not had much opportunity to get out in the field recently so here’s another shot from my garden setup.
Dunnock
Some rather nice light recently in my garden and a Dunnock posing well for me.
Nuthatch
A classic Nutty pose from this guy clinging to my Silver Birch
Mistle Thrush
The first time I’ve seen one in my garden, a very handsome bird.
Long-tailed Tit
The wind was causing havoc with his hairdo!!
Coal Tit
Some lovely bright light recently but not so many birds coming to the feeders, this Coal Tit being an exception.
Happy Easter to all 🙂
Greenfinch reflection
Several Greenfinches in my garden this week, this one was enjoying a drink from my pond.
Long-tailed Tit
Another LTT, this time from my garden.
Long-tailed Tit
A shot taken on my recent visit to Lincolnshire
Goldfinch
Taken in deepest, darkest Lincolnshire last week.
Happy weekend everyone, let’s hope for more great light!
Bullfinch (female)
The Bullfinches are now visiting my feeders regularly, here’s the female sitting nicely for me.
Bullfinch (female)
One more shot of the Bullys from my garden, this time the female, looking at me rather suspiciously!
Female Chaffinch
Another from my Witch Hazel tree in the garden, looking rather splendid!!
Great Spotted Woodpecker
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A shot of a male GSW taken back in February in my garden, perched nicely in the open on my Witch Hazel.
Great Spotted Woodpecker
This male GSW is a regular visitor to my garden and was very obliging landing in my Witch Hazel tree and posing for me!
Thanks to all for the recent comments and faves, much appreciated.
Coal Tit
Another shot of a Coal Tit on my Witch Hazel.
Bullfinch (male)
I had another good session with the Bullfinch in my Witch Hazel at the weekend, this is one of the resulting shots.
Bullfinch (male)
Back to the Bullfinches from early Feb, here’s a rear view of the male
Bullfinch (male)
Delighted to have my resident Bullfinches coming down to my feeders on my Witch Hazel this week. I’ve seen 3 males and a female and this male came down for me but refused to sit in the open. Hoping they come back once all this rain clears next week.
Robin
A very wet end to the week so here’s a Robin to brighten it up a bit.
Goldcrest
The same bird in the same tree as my previous post but this time in a more open position albeit at high ISO.
Thanks to all who’ve commented and liked my shots this week, enjoy your weekend.
Goldcrest
The star appearance during my Big Garden Bird Watch at the weekend. I see these little chaps regularly but rarely in an open location.
I missed more shots than I got, this one I managed to get in focus, disappointed it’s slightly obscured but at least it’s sharp.
Blue Tit
I haven’t posted a Blue Tit for a while so here’s an uncropped shot from my garden at the weekend. A total of 16 species counted for the Big Garden Bird Watch
Coal Tit
Another shot from my Witch Hazel, this time a Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit 2
A second shot of the LTT on my Chinese Witch Hazel tree
Long-tailed Tit on Witch Hazel
I had a good session with the LTTs in my garden at the weekend on my Chinese Witch Hazel, this is my favourite shot (more to follow)
Long-tailed Tit 3
Another shot of the LTT in my Witch Hazel tree.
Thanks for all the likes and comments recently.
Dunnock
From my garden
Mrs Blackbird
Another from my garden in January.
Thanks everyone for all the likes and comments, wishing you all a great weekend.
Best foot forward
Some half decent light in my garden recently to catch my resident Nuthatch
Mr and Mrs Sparrow
A pair of House Sparrows from my garden
Long-tailed Tit
A small flock of half a dozen LTTs are visiting my feeders at the moment, lovely to watch them flitting around.
Great Spotted Woodpecker
WIshing you all a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.
A nice finish to the year for me catching my resident GSW in reasonable light. Hope to see them more frequently if and when the temperature drops a bit.
Thanks as always for your faves and comments, always appreciated 🙂
Goldfinch
Playing around with backgrounds to produce a high key look to this Goldfinch. Any comments or critiques welcome as always.
Thanks for your comments and faves as always gratefully received.
Blue Tit
Shot last week in poor light but not raining for a change.
Thanks all for your comments and faves and wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas.
Long-tailed Tit
The LTTs have started coming to my feeders again despite the mild and wet weather. This one was trying hard to hide from me.
Blackbird
The indifferent weather recently has meant no decent light. This Blackbird was one of very few opportunities.
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Another recent shot in poor light and rain in my garden.
Thanks to everyone who takes the time to fave and comment on my images.
A little sun and a little rain
A busy week this week so here’s a male Chaffinch from back in November. Hope to get some time with the camera next week.
Thanks to all for your faves and comments.
Coal Tit
Another regular visitor to my garden.
Blue Tit
Another from my garden.
Thanks to everyone for commenting and faving my images.
Nuthatch
Another recent shot from my new garden setup before the rain set in!
Thanks to everyone for your comments and faves on my previous upload and in advance on this one.
Robin
My stream is looking a bit brown at the moment so here’s a Robin to brighten it up a bit!
Robin
Taken in my garden in nice evening light
Coal Tit
Another from my garden setup
Great Tit
From my garden again
Goldfinch
Almost finished his moult for this year! Hoping to get these down on my feeder station but nice to see him in the vicinity
Nuthatch
One of my resident Nuthatches is visiting my feeding station regularly at the moment so lots of opportunities for nicely posed shots like this one.
Dunnock
Another shot from my new garden setup
Blue Tit
Another shot from my new garden setup.
Greenfinch
Taken back at the start of September in my garden
Coal Tit
From my new garden setup with a touch of backlighting in the rain
Nuthatch
Experimenting with a new setup in my garden. Quite happy with it and that this Nuthatch was one of the first visitors!
Blue Tit
Another shot from my new garden setup
In the rain
A female House Sparrow in the rain. The backdrop is a beautiful Magnolia in full bloom
House Sparrow (male)
A quick snap from my backdoor!!
Long-tailed Tit
Lots of opportunities recently to capture these little beauties in my garden, tricky to choose which shots to post so here’s the first of them, I liked the eye contact in this shot particularly.
Female Bullfinch
Finally managed a half decent shot of my resident female Bullfinch, still picking at the buds on my neighbour’s tree
Greenfinch
From my garden last week
Blue Tit
I haven’t posted a Blue Tit for a while so here’s one from the beginning of March
Chaffinch
Another from my garden, playing around with backlighting!!
Bullfinch (male)
Taken in my garden this week
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Taken in my garden last week
Blackbird
This male was displaying rather aggressive behaviour, tail spread and bobbing it’s head, towards something but not sure what!!
Long-tailed Tit
Can’t resist photographing and posting these little chaps
Cheeky Chaffinch
Sorted out my feeder and shooting position now, got the background I was after (Smeardon Down) in gorgeous evening light!!
Greenfinch (male)
Lots of these in my garden at the moment, nice to see they’re making a comeback. Caught this one in nice evening light, still playing around with the position of my feeder got a bit low so only had the evening sky as background!!
Long-tailed Tit
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Male Bullfinch
My resident Bullfinch male appeared briefly this morning, not the best light or background but quite liked the pose!!!
Male Chaffinch
Taken in my Devon garden this week
Long-tailed Tit
From my garden at the weekend
Female Blackbird
From my Devon garden
Goldcrest
Just in time for this years RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch I finally managed to nail some shots of my resident Goldcrest!! Happy weekend to all
Goldcrest
Couldn’t resist posting a second shot of this little cutey, not as sharp as I would like and high ISO too, but not bad with the 7D Mark II.
Robin
Same branch different bird!!!
Long-tailed Tit on Corkscrew Hazel
My first post with my new Canon 7D Mark II and 100-400mm IS Mark II, loving the speed and sharpness of the camera/lens combo and the high ISO performance is impressive (this was shot at ISO 5000!!!)
Great Tit in the rain
From a rainy day last week in my Devon garden
Male Bullfinch
Finally got a half decent shot of this male in my garden, taken through my downstairs bathroom window. Hope to get the female too soon.
Long-tailed Tit
Time to get back to posting for 2015 so I thought I’d start the year as I finished with the old one with a LTT from my garden
Long-tailed Tit
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year
Nuthatch
My last post before Christmas, my favourite garden bird to finish off 2014. Wishing you all a fabulous Christmas and New Year and thanks for all your support during 2014.
Peek-a-boo
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Female Blackbird
A shot from my garden, I quite liked the bokeh with the sun shining through the wet shrubbery from behind
Greenfinch
Taken through my kitchen window
Robin
Another shot from my garden
Coal Tit
A regular visitor to the feeders in my garden
Acrobat
A Wren showing his acrobatic skills
Treecreeper
Taken in my garden this week
Dunnock in the hedgerow
Spotted in the hedgerow on a walk the other day
Robin
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Blue Tit
Gradually getting back into shooting Birds after a seemingly long break, here’s a starter for 10 from my new garden setup (work in progress)