A few weeks ago a juvenile Common Redstart was at Ferry Meadows, a nice bird in any ones book, but I had already seen one earlier in the year, so didn't rush down to see it. The bird continued to stay and so I thought it was my duty to get a view of this fine little bird and see if I could get a photo of it.
I am posting these photos a little late, I don't really know why, perhaps it is due to the fact that they aren't really that great.
This bird was a juvenile male, obviously from this years young and stopping off on his long flight to central Africa where he will spend the winter.
Nice pictures John of a bird I have not seen this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike,
DeleteI have been lucky and seen two locally, obviously both passing through on their way to and from breeding grounds further west.
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They are much better than mine John.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say that Roy, but 'Thank you'.
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Very nice John! Sweet looking bird! Its so amazing to think of the distance these little birds can travel!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy,
DeleteIt never ceases to amaze me of the journeys these birds take. We moan if we have to walk to the shops! ;)
J
The second photo is particularly good John. Always well worth publishing something like that!
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Thanks Bazza, glad you think so.
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Lovely, juvenile Common Redstart, I haven't seen one this year. Cheers for that.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob, as I said, I am lucky in seeing two, some years I go without.
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Lovely shots of one of my favourite birds :-) We have a small breeding population of Redstarts up on the Yorkshire Wolds but I have never been able to get any pictures as good as these.
ReplyDeleteThanks Wold Ranger,
DeleteYou are lucky to have a breeding population, we have to rely on migration for our views of this lovely bird.
J
What a sweet little bird, John! Lovely shots! I'd be interested in seeing your camera gear (especially the scope that allows you to capture birds closer, I assume?)
ReplyDeleteThanks Liz,
DeleteIt's a spotting scope that is used for viewing the birds which I then point a camera through to take a close up shot, known as 'digiscoping', although I haven't been doing much of that lately, I have been using my new Canon Powershot SX40 HS, which has a terrific 35x zoom on it, allowing me to get quite close.
J
Lovely bird and nice captures.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gillian, it was a lovely little bird.
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