dunnock prunella modularis

another pic of the beginning spring...

It was already dark when we arrived in Helensburgh but the weather was great on our second day and I took lots of pictures. On the third day there were high winds and quite a lot of rain. I didn't get as many pictures but it was very exhilarating. :-)

We had a great time visiting my dad in Scotland. And the weather was much better than expected. There was some rain but mostly it was dry and we even had some sunshine. Not bad for the west coast of Scotland at the beginning of November. :-) I only usually see Dunnocks in the far south of...

Please let me know if I got the ID wrong. I've never seen a juvenile Dunnock in Sweden and not very often in Scotland.

Dunnock (Prunella modularis) ssp. mabbotti A bird, on the top of a bush, singing

Scruffy-looking juvenile

Back to Sweden tomorrow.

But I'm off to Scotland for a few days on Friday so I might well get some more.

Well almost. I resized it to fit a 4:3 format. It's just about to launch itself into the air and I only got 1 shot.

Well, a Dunnock on a hedge at any rate.

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Bit of luck with the timing :-)