Cold Feet
18th January 2021
At last we had a winter wonderland in Norfolk, albeit for about three hours. The light was appalling and the snow soon turned into sleet and hail but the garden birds and I made the best of it while we could.
The Blackbirds were the first main focus, not so many as last year as the European Blackbirds don't seem to have arrived in such numbers as in previous years. Maybe it's due to paperwork issues at the borders or they have self isolated?
The resident Blackbirds have begun in earnest to claim the dominance on the best perches and feeders making for a few photographic oppotunities in the inclement weather.
Black on white isn't always easy and I had forgotten the problem of snowflakes in front of the focual point, usually the birds' eye therefore spoiling the shot.
So what I really need is a few days of snow to do get both myself and the blackbirds better accustomed to the conditions but alas I think we may not get another opportunity quite yet.
The Blackbirds were the first main focus, not so many as last year as the European Blackbirds don't seem to have arrived in such numbers as in previous years. Maybe it's due to paperwork issues at the borders or they have self isolated?
The resident Blackbirds have begun in earnest to claim the dominance on the best perches and feeders making for a few photographic oppotunities in the inclement weather.
Black on white isn't always easy and I had forgotten the problem of snowflakes in front of the focual point, usually the birds' eye therefore spoiling the shot.
So what I really need is a few days of snow to do get both myself and the blackbirds better accustomed to the conditions but alas I think we may not get another opportunity quite yet.