whitethroat

This bird was taking a break from gathering food for its young giving me a rare opportunity to get a close shot.

At last.........I've bagged myself a Whitethroat.

Well, sort of ;) Took my new 1.7 teleconverter out for a trial run this afternoon. The bird which prompted me to shell out for the extra reach was the ever distant Whitethroat. It's appropriate, then, that the first proper outing should contain said bird ;) Once in a while (for me anyway, lol)...

While sat in my car I spotted this Whitethroat, managed only two shots before it flew off, this image shows it just taking to the wing.

The road to Buckenham Marshes runs alongside a railway line. On the far side of the tracks there are lots of hawthorn and bramble bushes which on Saturday contained quite a few Whitethroats. This is as close as I could get to this little chap without running the risk of becoming a railway...

Down the coast today tried my best with this attempt of Whitethroat against the the sun cheers now.

Another one from last weeks visit to Dungy.

This cheeky Whitethroat peeked out from the bush giving me just the one shot.

Came across this Whitethroat singing in the bushes. I sat on the grass on the bank, watching it sing and move about deep inside the scrub. The conditions were a nightmare for photos (the wind making everything 'unstable') but I got a few shots of him when he eventually came closer to the...

A beautiful Whitethroat photograph taken at Pulborough Brooks, West Sussex - I hope that you like him!

The other one of my Whitethroat shots from a couple of days ago. It landed on its singing perch, looked at me and proceeded to turn around, put its back to me, and sing, lol.

I think this is a Whitethroat, but I would appreciate confirmation from you guys. To my eyes it could be a "Lesser" Whitethroat .

Singing in the sun

they say a picture paints a 1000 words so I guess nothing else needs saying lol

Can't quite tell at this distance. Can anyone clarify pls?