This morning as I made my breakfast Ray D’Arcy on Today FM announced that they were looking for photographers for their “Odd One Out” quiz. I rushed for the phone and as I was about to dial, looked out the window and saw this little bird feeding.
Should I ring, or should I take a picture? I decided on the latter, rushed upstairs for my camera and 75-300 zoom and snapped off 40 shots through the kitchen window!
Sorry Ray! Jacinta and I have been watching this little bird for the past few weeks and I was dyign to get a good shot of him! Besides the local crows, he’s the only bird who’s figured out that there are peanuts in the feeder. Hopefully the robins will notice the source of food as the weather gets colder.
13 Comments
Eric (6 comments.) on September 16, 2005 at 10:27 am.
That’s one cute little bird. And a great timing also. I wonder what the other 37 shots look like
Donncha (1707 comments.) on September 16, 2005 at 10:48 am.
They’re much the same, but because I was shooting through a window some of them had a very ugly shine on them. Others were just too blurry because I was shooting at the maximum zoom, and handheld. Even IS can do only so much for hand shake!
Hassan Voyeau (1 comments.) on September 16, 2005 at 3:37 pm.
Now, how is the bird suppose to get the peanuts out o that thing?
Donncha (1707 comments.) on September 16, 2005 at 4:50 pm.
*Peck* *Peck*
ryan (11 comments.) on September 16, 2005 at 6:54 pm.
I was listening to the radio on the way to Enniscorthy and heard your name mentioned. I was wondering for a while alright if it was in fact you..
I had every intention of ringing in for the odd one out but I chickened out cos I figured I wouldn’t be able to stand the humiliation of only getting about 3 right.
James (6 comments.) on September 18, 2005 at 1:28 pm.
Good choice… you’d have a firld day with teh crazy looking parrots we get in teh suburbs down here!
James (6 comments.) on September 18, 2005 at 1:28 pm.
will learn how to type over the half term too…
Matt Worth (6 comments.) on September 19, 2005 at 7:18 pm.
Donncha. You wanted to know what sort of bird this is. It’s a Great Tit. A Great Tit.
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Anonymous on April 26, 2007 at 3:20 pm.
great pics
Anonymous on July 31, 2007 at 2:47 am.
my bird dide
laura on July 12, 2009 at 3:51 am.
is it not a yellow finch
ADRIANNA on July 29, 2009 at 2:16 pm.
GOOD JOB