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I fed them what they wanted and they came!

28th April 201510th October 2017Craig Rogers

I spotted a Goldfinch collecting small twigs in the field next door and have always wanted to get up close and photograph them so after hearing their calls for a few days I went and bought a Nyger Seed Feeder (Goldfinches love Nyger Seed) and put it with the rest of the Bird Feeders. There are now quite a few Goldfinches coming to the garden to feed.

I set up my hide late this afternoon and captured many shots, this is just one of them.

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Goldfinch - D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ f/5.6, ISO200, 1/800sec - {Flickr Link}

Aha! That’s the noise I’ve been waiting for!

28th April 201510th October 2017Craig Rogers

You might remember this photo from a short while ago where I thought it was a Chiffchaff, but as I’d never heard it’s distinctive “Chiffchaff” song I was in debate whether it was it’s almost identical Willow Warbler.

Early this morning, not too long after sunrise, I finally heard, for the first time that easily identifiable call of the Chiffchaff.

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Chiffchaff - D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ f/5.6, ISO400, 1/1000sec - {Flickr Link}

Buzzard with Dinner

26th April 201510th October 2017Craig Rogers

Had some fly overs today from a lot of Buzzards.

I managed to photograph this one and when I edited it, I noticed some grass sticking out. However, when I zoomed in, I noticed it had a catch.

It was a long way up in the sky and with only the 300mm on it was still a little too far away, however, you can clearly see in the cropped photo that it’s holding something. At first, I thought it would of been a mouse but then thinking about the size of a Buzzard, it would be bigger than a Mouse, so maybe a Rat or a small Rabbit.

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Buzzard - D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ f/4, ISO250, 1/2000se - {Flickr Link}

The Parakeets of Abbey Wood

19th April 201510th October 2017Craig Rogers

Yes, that’s Abbey Wood on the outskirts on London and they have an abundance of wild Ring Necked Parakeets. Nobody really knows why and how, but they seem happy to be there. I was here before Christmas and it was very cold, they still seemed happy enough flying around. There are a few thoughts of how they became settled in the South East, including escaped captive birds and intentionally released, however, I personally think that the warmer climate that the UK is getting means they came here naturally. It’s not just this part of the South East where they can be found, they are appearing in many areas especially the South Coast. There has also been sightings in the Midlands too.

I wasn’t there to photograph the birds, but having a weekend away in London but as took the camera to get some shots. I was woken at about 6:30am on Saturday morning to the sound of a Woodpecker in full hammer mode on a nearby tree. So I grabbed the camera and headed out to find him. As you can see, I found him (quite easily, I just followed the noise). He was high up in a large tree, so couldn’t get a close up photo, but happy with what I got, remembering that I’d only just woke up. I find it hard to function for the first hour every day!

The sunrise light was great so I wandered around snapping a few photos of the Parakeets, again, not the best photos, but as mentioned, I wasn’t there to take the photos so didn’t really have a great deal of time to spend.

The last photo of the Blue Tit just reminded me that you don’t need a great super sharp photo for a photo to work. Whilst waiting about for the Parakeets to fly over (they didn’t) I saw this Blue Tit clinging to a far reached branch and it just made a perfect frame for a shot.

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Pair of Parakeets - D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 with TC17EII @ 500mm, f/5.6, ISO1000, 1/1250sec - {Flickr Link}

Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler?

17th April 201510th October 2017Craig Rogers

I spotted a quick flash of Olive colour darting between the bushes and then it made an appearance at the Waterfall. As you can see, the Waterfall is now running at full flow as I have now cleaned it and the filters.

Normally, I’d say this is a Chiffchaff as it’s more common and normally has darker legs than the almost identical Willow Warbler. However, the Chiffchaff has a very distinctive song (which is what gives it it’s name) that I have not heard in the garden. I have however, heard a song similar to a Willow Warbler.

I will keep an eye and ear out to see if I can confirm it’s identity. I’ll be very happy if it turns out to be a Willow Warbler as they have an RSPB Amber status due to decline.

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Garden Birds

12th April 201510th October 2017Craig Rogers

Spent some time in the Hide yesterday in the garden. Saw an abundance of birds including Gold Finches, Great Tits, Long Tailed Tits, House Sparrows, Blue Tits, Black Birds and even a visit from some Pheasants.

However, not all the ones actually came to the feeding area, as they were busy collecting twigs for nests so I didn’t manage to photograph everything.

Here is some of the ones I did manage to snap though. All shot using Aperture Priority with Auto-ISO configured with a minimum shutter speed of 1/1000sec.

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Dunnock - D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ f/4.5, ISO400, 1/1000sec - {Flickr Link}

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