Monday 13 April 2009

A rainy day...!

Yes, it was an awful day weather wise, but birds deserve respect and to be observed and admired whatever the weather. In fact, even more so on a day like today. We (humans) take so much for granted. Next time you are stuck in the warm car, in a traffic jam, tired from a hard day at work, having got wet running to your car and desperate to get back to your nice warm house and a cooked meal, just look around you... find a bird (because there will always be one within sight) and just consider the journey they have in life... and in fact some of them do have incredible journeys...

Some pics I have taken today:-

Dunnock at Stithians

Wren at Stithians

Chaffinch at Stithians

Willow Warbler at Stithians

Mute Swan at Stithians

9 comments:

  1. Thanks Duncan. I forgot to crop that one!!!

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  2. Nice shots!!
    chaffinch and wren pics are great!!
    Ash

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  3. Good to see your photos on the Stithians blog today, your photo of the Mute Swan sums up todays weather really well

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  4. dont think it needs much cropping, i like the way the foreground is out of focus, it gives it brilliant depth of field.

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  5. Thanks Ashley... Even in the rain it is idyllic!
    Thanks Keith... It was an awful day for the birds, that is for sure and I have a long way to go before I understand the technicalities of using a camera enough to do them justice! The camera settings are down to the helpful people I have met on my JOURNEY!

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  6. Thanks Duncan. I'll remember that !

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  7. The Chaffinch and Swan would have looked good on the stiths blog...

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  8. Whoops! It was a rush. I took over 300 shots today and narrowed them down to around 80!

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