goldcrest

One of the pair that spend hours mooching around my garden each day.

Well my BF friends, Its post and run for me this morning. Today we are off to Heathrow Airport, flying into Philadelphia, later tonight. We will be staying in Reading, Pennsylvania with my daughter and two granddaughters, the youngest I havent met yet. We will be there until mid May, then moving...

Another shot of one of the tiny pair of characters who feed from my garden daily.

One of a pair that visit my garden to feed amongst the plants and trees.

Watched a pair of these wee birds from the same mooring as the previous post.

Well Peeps, Spent over four hours up Ally Park in some glorious sunshine yesterday. Lots of birds around, some co-operated and some didn't, so not as many shots as I would've liked, but great to get out in the field again. We have company tonight and tomorrow night, as Hazel's brothers band will...

The formula 1 of birds, such lively characters, making it extremely hard work to photograph!

Another Goldie for you.

Just to explain the tree species in this picture.....the conifer is an offspring from a few trees in house across the road from the entrance to this little wood. The Goldcrests seem to love the tree and I think they'll be setting up home in it pretty soon, judging by the way they were in and out...

I've been waiting for a chance to bag one these beautiful little birds and it finally came at the weekend.

Mooching amongst the needles of the pine tree in my garden.

Managed to get one off these wee guys to sit still for a few seconds

I followed this Goldcrest through the woods at Strumpshaw Fen for about 15 minutes as it fed amongst the brambles. Eventually it popped up just long enough for a single reasonably unobscured shot. Nice to see its smart yellow socks. Ron

I finally managed to bag my first Goldcrest last weekend, and whilst not the pose I was looking for, I'm dead chuffed all the same.

A very tricky customer for a good photo.