Spent a great deal of time today trying to capture Blackcap. They are a very common species in the forest, but my are they hard to photograph. I joined Chris G on the lower part of the Nagshead reserve, he had already got some cracking shots which no doubt will appear on his site (see links).
I think Chris would agree that we gave it a good go, indeed I can honestly say that my back and legs are killing me now. However the best shots didn't come my way. Here is my best effort.
We also spent time trying to crack another common but difficult bird the Wren. Spending so much time in amongst the bracken and brambles rather than high in tree branches makes this even more difficult to get a good shot of than the Blackcap. Here's my best effort of the day.
Good job it's not all about good shots on this blog, but also about how and where. We couldn't get close, not without a hide and patience.
A nice shot though was this of the Dunnock, or as I like to call it, the Hedge Sparrow.
A hard and tiring day, with little to show for it. The weather was beautiful though wasn't it?
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