The Young of 2023...Share Your Pics Here

i love robins said:

Better than none at all Linda

Normally I would agree ILR but already had 2 this year ..have 4 adults nesting in the conifers and when you see the size of woodpigeon poo ..then 2 is really plenty lol

A tad early this year....

Nice photo, is it a juvenile Bullfinch Linda ?

Thanks SM..yes it sure is ...was blessed to have 3 of them visit this morning ;-)

Never seen a Juvenile, probably only seen a Bullfinch half a dozen times. Two of those times were at Hauxley Wildlife Centre in Northumberland a couple of years ago. We went to see the Bullfinches and Red Squirrels :)

Aww really...I have had youngsters visit a few year now but they don't usually show up until middle of August...I woke up to a garden party in the rain today...Will post later as had a newbie ;-)

I constantly amazed by how photographs turn out in the most unexpected of ways. During our early morning walk, we pass a small pond, and the Memsahib insists on stopping to see the latest young birds. Lately, the usual Moorhen fledglings have been joined by a couple of Mallard ducklings, with mum.

I snapped these, and was quite surprised how the water turned out.

I think it is an artifact of my Canon 80D. I'll sometimes take the camera with me on our short walks, provided it isn't raining. I forgot that the camera does, what I consider, to be slightly odd, stark effects with water.

The effect is very dramatic, and I get the same results with either of my Sigma lenses, whether long (150-600mm)or medium (18-300mm).

Long-tailed tits are returning. My largest flock was 10 birds, last year.

I appear to have a flock of 5, this year, travelling around with blue and great tits.  I've also seen a pair, again flying around with blue and great tits.

Young Stonechat (I think)