The last holdout…
Golden Week 2024 #25
Tag: Common Crossbill
Golden Week 2024 #23
Really must be no pinecones left…
Golden Week 2024 #5
I took many 000’s of photos of this species these last few months but not many with my 500 f/4 lens…
Golden Week 2024 #3
Early morning in a park just outside town…and a few crossbills were present.
I had my big lens this time.
Golden Week 2024 #1
A sedate start to Golden Week, don’t think I’ll be doing too much this year.
So this is what they eat when they run out of pinecones…
Quiet just west of town today; Vega Gull, Red-breasted Merganser, Gadwall, Russet Sparrow, Little Ringed Plover, Chestnut-eared Bunting…and this small flock of crossbills…
Before they left
After a few minutes the flock moved on…some different individuals briefly came to ground.
Worries
I hope this one is more wary of predators than it was of me…
Still not tired of them
Still my fave bird…
A bold one
Most of the flock stayed up in the trees this morning; but not this one…
Recommended
Not that you can see from these low resolution images but I can highly recommend the RF 600 f/11 if you’re looking for a cheap lens. Just bear in mind you’ll need good noise reduction software and a powerful PC to run it…
More Thursday xbills
A dozen or so of these today…
Arrivals
A typical early spring local arrival…
And in some years some of these. As you probably noticed.
