black redstart

I haven't seen these little birds on my local patch this year yet, so I may have to have a look for them soon.

Young black redstart, photo taken from my study window

that's why the background is red, a wall was behind! :eek!: But the dandy didn't stay there waiting for me to change my angle. I still like it though and it's a very long time since I upload one of these, so here it is for all of you! o:)

More of record shot that anything special, as she refused to move from her lofty perch on a warehouse roof. Glad I went to see it though, as they're such lovely birds.

There were a few females around the dunes but were very shy and didn't want to get to close to the camera

This is the elusive little guy everyone was chasing around the sluice at Minsmere on the weekend.

Haven't been along the beach to check on these guys recently, maybe a job for me next week, weather permitting.

I don't know if there were less females or if they were better at hiding. This one from the hilly area by Aphrodite's Bath. [She wasn't there!]

These birds were very common. They seem to like the open wasteland between the hotel strip and the sea/ cliff area - but were also seen in the hotel gardens. Very difficult to photograph in sunlight.

Another shot of one of my fave small birds.

After several failed attempts to get a decent photo, the sun finally shone, and the bird came within range. Unfortunately, the building site he was inhabiting is surrounded by 7 foot high solid steel walls, and this shot had to be taken through a 2 foot square viewing panel covered with 1&quot...

Thank goodness!

One from a beach walk last october.

I'm back! Three weeks of lovely sunshine, seemed to have missed all the snow:eek!: Good timing or good luck;)

One of my Favourite wee birds

Rootled out a couple from a beach walk last October.

Taken at El Rocio Spain This is a fairly large Town with no paved streets it resembles a scene from the American Wild West with streets of Sand and Horses everywhere, Very good for birds and a must visit place if you visit Southern Spain

I hope these guys breed along the cliffs again this year, after a blank year last year.

Male Black Redstarts tend to get all the press.. "stunning/cracking" birds they certainly are but in their own way, the females are equally attractive. And in the case of this lady here, certainly as sociable! Maybe she was just appreciative of my efforts to meet her at her level :)

I have to post my pics and run today. Hazel's daughter has all her girlfriends coming over here to have their Christmas party, and they are taking over my office space. I dont mind, as they are all pretty young ladies in their twenties, and they have asked me to take some pics of them too. So...

I saw a good number of these birds in the Algarve but in Spain they were everywhere this was taken outside our accommodation in El Rocio. El Rocio is a must visit place when visiting Donana a Town with streets paved with Sand Hitching Rails for Horses outside every House, Horses everwhere...