blackcap

Blackcap; adult male. Guret,my garden; this morning.

Taken in a Rhubarb Patch

Hot off the press. The Blackcaps have been around again today in the garden but keeping very well hiden. However, this afternoon, Mrs Blackcap decided to take a bath |=)|

This was the third juvenile Blackcap of the family. S/he was experimenting with short flights and sitting in the sunshine |=)|

Yesterday was a thoroughly dark, rainy, miserable day....until late afternoon.....when the sun came out briefly and a family party of Blackcaps visited my garden |=)|. This shows 2 of the 3 juveniles being fed by their mum. I didn't see dad around although I'm sure he was there somewhere. Taken...

From the Reservoirs yesterday. I'm not sure if this is a female or a juve male. It looked like it was calling for food, but I can't be sure. Oh, unrelated, but the second brood of Starlings has arrived; so back to wet youngsters that can't fly. I think I've stopped the Cat this time, unless it...

Not a breeding bird in Shetland but a Migrant blown there by Easterly Winds, They only stay till the Weather improves then contiue there migration.

Well I got to the Reservoirs, didn't manage to take many pics, but I'm still glad that I went. Hopefully, I'll be back a bit later with more pics.

I really love the Blackcap, so I was "over the moon" to get this image of a female, thanks goes to Terry N W & his bird garden paradise.

Don't you just hate it when the bird you've been trying to get close to pops up with the sun behind it, lol! I stood and listened to this fellow singing his heart out in the scrub. He then made his way up to this perch and let rip through the woods.

A pair of Blackaps are nesting down the track close to my house - I'm delighted - they are one of my favourite birds. The male sings all the time and I have caught a couple of glimpses of the female. Very hard to get a photo though.

This is one of those pictures where I couldn't decide on a close or distant crop. In the end, I opted for the distant, woodland scene. I guess I loved all the different greens and shapes etc surrounding the Blackcap.

I went for a walk through the small woods about half of a mile away from our house yesterday. It was great to just stand and listen to the birdsong. Several of these wee beauties belting out their tunes.

A lifer for me!