Kicking off this year's odds and sods with Starlings in a rainbow on that extreme rarity: sunshine.
It was early morning, with the sun barely cresting the tree line. We were able to get out for our morning walk as it wasn't raining. This photo is my trusty Canon 80D and Sigma 18-300mm lens zoomed in at 300mm.
Pulling back a bit.
And finally all the way back.
Oh, 2024 got off to a good start with this.
So far my cat, perhaps two neighbouring cats visiting our garden, a local fox and Tawny owl, and this trap have accounted for at least five of the beasties. Sightings of rats in our garden are getting rarer, so I think I'm winning. Two rather timid and wary rats, that I know of, are proving more elusive to catch. I've resorted to buying a lethal trap. The trap was triggered, yesterday, but no rat, sadly. Though a mouse might have triggered it, and was small enough to be within the kill bar.
90% luck, 5% field craft, 5% camera skills.
Thanks BD, I normally see Song Thrush :)
SnappyMac said:Would this be a Mistle Thrush, it seemed quite a big bird ?
A super photos SM. Those upside down hearts and thorns are never clear enough, the BTO info might be helpful for future ID
https://www.bto.org/sites/default/files/u23/downloads/pdfs/thrushes_01_2012_low_res.pdf
Mike
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Thanks for the info Mike.
I say Mistle too as the colour is quite a washed out brown not like the warm rich tones of a Song Thrush!
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As the saying goes .. Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue ... or in this case seagull ...
Infrequent visitor...but had 2 adults and one juvenile a couple of times last week
I had a couple of Goldfinches last week. First time ever. I hope they return ...
Beside the canal in Worcester. It isn’t often that I manage to see more than a fleeting glimpse of a Reed Warbler, never mind take a photo I was very lucky yesterday.
Well done Kevin ...