Well, no, this Long-tailed Tit (above) wasn't migrating. It's just impossibly cute.
But at Beeston today we caught a nice selection of migrating/dispersing warblers: a load of Blackcaps (including an adult male from a few years ago), Garden Warblers, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat and - possibly nicest of all - the Lesser Whitethroat pictured below.
As far as most birds are concerned, the breeding season is finished and autumn is here. It's time for moulting and feeding, and migration's not far away. For some of these birds, the Sahara beckons...
photos taken with Canon Powershot A640
That first photo is just too cute!
ReplyDeleteAnd it's a very long journey to contemplate for many so young. Never seen a Lesser Whitethroat that close..cracking portrait Katie.
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