Days Birding or Not !!!

One of my many few and fare between days off today , with a planned trip to the Wirral with camera by my side. Opened the curtains and this is what greated me, ah well another day.

Moore NR 4th Jan.

I made an early visit this morning to a frozen Moore NR in hope of seeing one of the two Bitterns reported feeding on the ice yesterday.On arrival it was still foggy, but didnt take to long to clear. I only had a few hours to spare as iam due into work later .There was no sign of the Bitterns but a little light entertainment was had with a very tame Robin. Even to the stage where it was taking food from a friends mouth .

Happy New Year .

Happy New Year to all my friends , and everybody that follows this blog . Looks like the Dunlin below he had a good one, as he was still asleep at mid-day . These are just a few images taken on the Wirral on a cold and frosty start to the new year.
Dunlin.

Sanderling.

Ringed Plover.

Redshank.

Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Take a walk in any wood this time of the year and Great Spotted Woodpecker,s should be quite easy to find . Watching these stunning birds going about their daily duties is a real pleasure , and getting close to photograph them makes it all worth while .

Lesser Redpoll.

The Lesser Redpoll can be found around our parks and gardens during the winter months . They favour birch and alder trees , but are also at home feeding in low vegetation and even on the ground . Compared with the Linnet , it is a smaller dumpier short-tailed finch . More heavily streaked both above and below , and lacks the white primary and tail flashes of the Linnet. These photo,s below taken during the winter months show it as being an adult male.

To Busy.

Iam to busy at work this time of the year, basicly working seven days a week. So unfortunatly my photography is suffering . Hope to get out as soon as the new year comes. Below are three images of a very confiding immature drake Long-tailed Duck taken at a small pool in Derbyshire during winter of 2007.
Long-tailed Duck.

Long-tailed Duck.

Long-tailed Duck.

Where's Santa

Is he searching out last years dropped mince pies, or has Santa come early .