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Our Little Feathered Friends

nilhg · 2008-11-28 13:19:57

I've had my bird feeders out for a few weeks now and am starting to see a few different species come in, luckily enough most of them pay no attention to my van so I've been able to get reasonably close for some shots. Blue Tit Robin Great Tit Coal Tit Greenfinch Chaffinch Sparrow I've also seem a Goldcrest and Dunnock…

28-11-2008 1:19pm

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I've had my bird feeders out for a few weeks now and am starting to see a few different species come in, luckily enough most of them pay no attention to my van so I've been able to get reasonably close for some shots.

Blue Tit

Robin

Great Tit

Coal Tit

Greenfinch

Chaffinch

Sparrow

I've also seem a Goldcrest and Dunnock hanging about but not managed to get a decent shot yet.

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#2 28-11-2008 1:27pm

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i live in a mobile home over looking a nature reserve near the coast in the uk if i ever manage to work out how to post my photos i will post them .we have many rare water birds its a twichers paradise

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#3 28-11-2008 1:33pm

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Didn't think that i would have interest in these but i actually like them - nice stuff and well taken.

getz - as it happens the OP has a wonderful primer in the FAQ's as to how to post your images in a thread. So come on - no excuses now!

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#4 28-11-2008 1:51pm

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great shots and well captured. The Robin on the ground is my favourite

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#5 28-11-2008 1:53pm

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Gorgeous shots, I presume you use a telephoto lens?

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#6 28-11-2008 2:00pm

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Weidii wrote: »

Gorgeous shots, I presume you use a telephoto lens?

Sorry, should have said, all taken with an Olympus E510 and Zuiko Ed 70-300 lens. Its not horridly expensive though, cost me €230 last year in Malaysia but can be got for roughly €300 here.

The best part of feeding the birds is that the feeders are just outside my kitchen window, I get free entertainment at lunch time.

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#7 28-11-2008 2:58pm

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Got a feeder the other day to try and get some shots, but boy do they munch through the seed! Waste an awful lot of it as well!

Oh yes, and great shots.

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#8 28-11-2008 3:21pm

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Gorgeous shots! Am jealous!

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#9 28-11-2008 3:27pm

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Some great shots there I love the contrast of colours in the photo of the robin

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#10 28-11-2008 3:28pm

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I love these pictures, I have a cheeky robin that flys in and out of the chicken coop for food. Must get some pics up.

No fancy camera though, just a cheapy digital, but hes so dam cute. Hes always getting in and giving the hens hell.

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#11 28-11-2008 3:46pm

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Nice tits

(I'll get me coat)

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#12 28-11-2008 3:48pm

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Great photos, I really like the one of the Robin.

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#13 28-11-2008 6:29pm

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l'v tried in vain to capture some of these birds, they are quick little buggers...l love them all....:D absolutley Crystal clear.

LP

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#14 28-11-2008 6:35pm

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trooney wrote: »

Nice tits

(I'll get me coat)

I was waiting for that lol.

The shot of the Robin if my fav followed by the Chaffinch.

Good shots!

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