Birds at Fairburn Ings

by granddadjohn

With the arrival of the New Year the weather has taken a turn for the better. A lack of rain is much appreciated and temperatures around 10° positively springlike. It won’t last but while it does it is very enjoyable. Here’s a few birds which are busy fattening themselves up for chillier times ahead.

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Goldfinch

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He looks as if he has spotted something interesting

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Greenfinch

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Siskins searching high in an alder tree for seeds in the cones

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Great Tit

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Chaffinch watching me very closely

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Mute Swan

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Coot

Thank for stopping by and I hope that you enjoyed it.

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3 comments to Birds at Fairburn Ings

  1. Green Cathedral of South Africa says:
    07/01/2013 at 14:49

    Hi John,

    Love your bird pictures!!! Just wonder what lens you use for all these close up or are the birds not that shy in your part of the world that you can just use a standard 50mm lens?
    Keep on posting them!!!

    Herman

    • granddadjohn says:
      07/01/2013 at 15:45

      Hi Herman

      Thanks for your comment. The lens I used was a 70-300mm Nikkor zoom with vibration reduction, hand held on a Nikon D7000. The images were heavily cropped. I find it a really super lens.

      John

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