Hello to all my Lovely Grand Children

Molly, Amy, Ellie, George, Lucy and Harry

(Molly I loved your PowerPoint)

Puddle day at Upper Common Hollesley nearly all the photo's today were in and around the puddles

First the Crossbills

Female

Male

(Ice with that Sir!!!)

Now for the Punk Male

(got a lot of feathers missing on his head)

Then the Siskin's they were showing well!!

Pity about the twig

Then a Coal Tit

Buzzard flew over

(Heavy Crop)

And finally a GoldCrest

 

First of all Hello Molly, I glad you like my Blog, I am going to give you a photo and a big hug when I see you next love Grandad and here for you a Fallow Deer

Great Saturday afternoon at Upper Common Hollesley

parked the car in the car park got out the tripod, place camera on it, went to get my coat on, just then 2 Siskin flew in to the tree in the car park that was just the start!!!

Walked through the gate then right to the large gate with the puddle, looked up into the silver birch tree and there sat one lone male Crossbill waiting to come down for a drink, so set up my camera and waited, he duly came down.

I then walked in to Upper Common further and came across 10 more in the trees down the path, they came so close I could not get in to my lens without stepping back

 (did not have time to remove extender).

Siskins also taking a drink

Now Thats More Like IT!!!!

Slightly Better Day

Wilford Bridge

Greenshank

Curlew

Black Backed Gull

Then on to Boyton

Saw Red Kite over Burrow Hill

so climb it but he never showed again

So practiced flying shots on Skylarks

Then on to Upper Common Hollesley

to find the Crossbills, I could hear them but, they were very flighty

After about 2 hours I found them or they found me!! but light was fading so pictures are not great

 

Try again tomorrow afternoon