Knatt Photography

Coot

The sun came out for a brief period and was shining on this bird. The rich black colour contrasted by the white beak and red eyes was a absolute delight to watch.
Cropped this image to to get a portrait.

Have some travelling to do during the week.Work related off-course!. Carrying my camera along. Let's see if i can spot any more of these beauties .

Long-tailed Tit

All of you would have seen and enjoyed the image featured under the caption "Image of the Month" I had little difficulty in identifying this bird since it was juvenile. Thanks to Pete for his help in identification - It is the "Long-tailed Tit" - Aegithalos caudatus(Scientific Name)

It is an absolute delight to watch these birds as they are mostly in groups swinging through the trees in tight noisy groups. Their appearance is like a tiny, fluffy ball with a great long black and white tail. Seen common during winters in woods and gardens.

These birds have a peculiar behaviour- They use their call to keep the flock together if one bird gets separated from the rest of the flock, the others will double-back to 'rescue' it.

Longing to get a photograph of the adult.

Image of the Month

Wood Pigeon

Thanks to ARVE for his comments. I did not upload

this image yesterday. Here it comes

Mute Swan

The light was fading fast, A black rain cloud was fast covering the sky
.The sun light was a glowing yellow. I was sitting by the riverside and reviewing my not so very good shoot. This bird was happily wading across the water at its leisure. The light just enough to get a fairly decent shot.

Wood Pegion

Had always wanted to take flight shots of birds.Having gone out shooting on a day which was far from ideal for such shots. Happen to see two wood pegions perch near me. All of a sudden they started to fly attacking/playing with each other on flight. I raised my camera and managed to get somewhat ok images.
I have taken a few other shots of these birds earlier all perched on a branch.

Black Bird

It was one of those typical English weather days - cloudy , showers on-and-off. Not suited for photography. The light was very poor and there was a slight drizzle. I still went on my usual walk - along the reviver side. Managed a couple of shots of the Black bird . My 80-400mm lens was struggling to get a focus under low light.

Why forget the old days- switched to manual focus and managed a few shots.