What's Buzzing or Flying near You Today..?? Mark 2..!!

Namaste!

You can see, from the picture, why I was called Big Ears when I was a kid

 

One I took this morning

 

Hi Strongy thanks for that my friend,I knew you would help me out with its ID I hadn't noticed them I thought they were black

 

Hi Strongy I can see them now,thanks for that info

 

As usual, all of you, you capture brilliant shots

An amazing thing happened just half an hour ago. I went out in the garden to take a photo of a mushroom/toadstool growing on our statue and I was then going to fill up the bird feeders.

I took down the smaller bird feeder and filled it up and, as I was just about to hook it onto its holder a greenfinch landed on my hand and then hopped onto the feeder. It didn't seem the least bit bothered by me.

I hooked the feeder back up and, as I had my camera dangling round my neck I very very slowly took the lens cover off and lifted the camera. I was standing just over a foot away from it and it occasionally looked at me. I quickly snapped loads of pictures and hoped some would come out OK. I wanted to zoom in even closer but the camera was set on automatic and said I was too close to focus.

After taking the shots I then lifted the big feeder down (which is above the other one), filled it up and put it back and the bird just continued to eat.

I think it's a young one.

Here are some of the shots










In this shot you can see how delicate the feathers are and its tiny feet gripping the bar

 

Hi Shiney cracking shots,easy on the eyes

 

When you're hungry, you're hungry, I guess, Shiney!!! I think you were privileged for the bird to be so bold and unafraid of you

 

Strongy, it was just one bird. The others (about 40 of them) were waiting on the willow tree. They make quite a racket whilst they're waiting

ARMANDII, I really did feel honoured and I was with him for about five minutes. I left and he carried on eating. I was thinking that he was either very bold, very clever and had worked out I'm a 'goodie' as I always fill up the feeder or a bit dim