It's that time of year when the adult birds are looking a bit the worse for wear. A hard time feeding the youngsters and the annual moult combine to increase the tattiness
although the nuthatches seem to remain ever dapper.
But it's the youngsters who have appeared who draw the attention - not least through the incessant begging:
Nuthatch
chaffinch
great spotted woodpecker
the slightly jaundiced looking great and blue tits
robin
dunnock
and a new one - goldcrest.
A few more new woodland visitors:
Chiff chaff
wren
and at our table top 'pool' a treecreeper.
A few more snaps - can you tell which of the snaps in this post were taken at ISO 1600?
My new toy is a canon 5DIII, and so far I am distinctly impressed, much as I still love my 1DIII. The latter is just not the right camera to have on holiday, the 5D does seem to have good low light tolerance (although perhaps the in-camera standard noise reduction is a bit heavy) so complements the set and the full frame does actually allow a fair crop for use on the web at least. Imagine what the 1DX must be like - better than both combined. Where did I put that lottery ticket?
