Subtle
For several weeks now I’ve been hoping to catch a photo of one of the Siskins at Hillers away from the ground or the feeders, and as soon as I sat down in the hide this lunchtime I spotted this … Continued
Close quarters
The weather improved slightly today, inasmuch as the wind dropped and the cloud cover thinned, and I fully expected to be making an afternoon trip to the owl field, but the closer I got to my usual departure time, the … Continued
Too early?
I went up to Hiller’s this morning in search of lamb stock – at least, that was my excuse. My sis is coming for dinner this evening and I’m slow-roasting some shoulder of lamb, to a recipe requiring stock that … Continued
Sleight of beak
I don’t know how you do prestidigitation without opposable thumbs, but there was a definite hint of a magic trick about this. I had the camera trained and focused on this Wren for several seconds, shooting on burst, during which … Continued