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Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted December 19, 2010147 views13 comments

Hawfinch
This bird will just not show itself properly (yet )
Taken to eating Rose hips instead of Hawthorn now. I wondered why the beak was such a mess !
Another big crop Bird exactly 47 feet away from bedroom window.
Interest more than anything More to come.
Hard job cloning a baddly blurred blue tit out of the background.
Levels
Same specs as previous one.
JR

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by John Varley on December 19, 2010 at 9:22 AM

Fascinating John, what an incredible garden you have made :

John

Registered on November 1, 2003, 4 Posts, 51 Comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on December 19, 2010 at 10:05 AM

John, I agree. Your garden is incredible. This isn't bad, but I look forward to the excellent shots that I do not doubt are on the way.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM

An excellent capture John, you must be living in the middle of a nature reserve

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Maggie Campbell on December 19, 2010 at 12:06 PM

I wish I had your garden John. Nice capture. Look forward to more. Get yourself out in that "fresh air" and get closer to them

Registered on April 15, 2009, 8 Posts, 124 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Burton on December 19, 2010 at 12:16 PM

I really love this bird, your garden is amazing.

Registered on September 16, 2010, 26 Posts, 461 Comments

Comment posted by Kim Connolly on December 19, 2010 at 1:42 PM

What a super bird to get within spitting distance of your house John. Great shot they really are handsome creatures. Can't find the Blue tit!

Registered on June 18, 2008, 14 Posts, 226 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 19, 2010 at 2:01 PM

well caught John you lucky devil look forward to seeing the one you want

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Mason on December 19, 2010 at 4:34 PM

Looks comical with that incredible beak. Looking forward to seeing more.

Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Davies on December 19, 2010 at 5:35 PM

A super job of the cloning . Tis a little busy in the BG for me but a rare find .

Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on December 19, 2010 at 6:06 PM

Thanks all.
It would have been good to get closer Maggie but would have meant building scaffolding in an impossible place and on top of that the bird was so nervous its unbelievable.
I had a blind in the window and at one stage put a cup if tea down on the sill and just the noise of that from nearly 50 feet away scared it off.,The biggest problem is that in the wild state ( not at feeders) they secrete themselves in the branches nearly all the time.
Thanks again.
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Dale Sutton on December 20, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Superb John, that beak is just masive!

Dale

Registered on December 9, 2009, 15 Posts, 84 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Jones on December 20, 2010 at 2:22 PM

Again love the natural setting John, beautiful looking bird I have never seen

The beak looks big

Registered on January 31, 2009, 67 Posts, 316 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on December 22, 2010 at 1:29 PM

Nice one John - is there anything you don't get in your garden

David

Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments