Yes indeed they were, but the nearest I had to an "ID" shot from that group was:
But that really lacks interest!
Just to go over the rules again...
But do you Goldfinches listen? No you don't!
Nice shot, and interesting to see a Jackdaw with such odd feathers (given they "ought" to be black and a bit of a darker gray around the head). Also, was this taken inside a food court or similar?
Absolutely delighted to see the parents and brood of pretty much adults on a town park pond. I'd not seen any of them for a while, and feared for their safety.
Reading, UK
Canon R6 + 311mm (yay, zoom), f7.1, 1/1250s, ISO1250
Reading, UK
What can I say? It creeps round trees, I rarely see it, and just look at those claws!
Canon R6 + RF800mm, ISO10000 (c.f. creeps round trees!), 1/1250s, F9
Because you presumably post here to share something you think others might like/be informed/be enlightened by and this doesn't appear to be doing that at the moment. However, if not posting for that reason, I suppose I can go hunting for the Block User option.
While I share the question "Why?" I might hazard a guess that there's almost an echo of the colours of the Sainsbury's sign with the colours of the tarmac and its white and yellow lines, or even of the pale blue car and the sky - I could almost imagine a "I like it but I don't know why" mood.
But then, same poster as "11 miles to the city" two days ago.
Ummm ... not sure of your goal with this photo and title. Perhaps viewing the bollards as an 11 in their own right, but even then I don't get "to the city".
Do you mean the nuthatch? If so, I've observed that they favour certain trees, and with patience you will possibly get lucky. I don't have that level of patience - one day, perhaps! But even then, as you say, to get the leaves framing the sky round the bird...
Yes, the first one is a sad statement, rather than technically great art.
Photos of reflections can do wonderful things, as here!
First time I've had my camera with me when seeing them hover - I'm not complaining about the angle :)
And there was I thinking "that looks made up" :)
I should have added that I'd tried that and got nothing - which surprised me as usually very good (though Sound ID can be a bit addictive)
Google suggests a Duclair Duck (and so an escapee) but I'm unconvinced.
Seen on the Thames at Reading. Canon R6 + 800mm
An alternative name for a kestrel, and definitely what this one was doing!
Reading, UK, Canon R6 + RF800mm, 1/2000s, F10, ISO1000, Exposure Bias +1 1/3
Must have knocked the dial as that should have been F9. For most of its hover, its head was in the shadow of its wing , making for less than perfect shots needing drastic post processing, e.g.
Reading, UK - today, which rather surprised me to still see a flock of Swallows around. I find them really hard to photo - they notoriously don't land, and fly fast, so this lot of photos is as good as I get.
Canon R6 + RF 800mm, 1/1250s, ISO 100 or 350 for these
Always a delight to see flitting about, even more of a delight if they stay still long enough to photo. Reading,UK
Well, one symptom of it anyway - sunlight on dew on webs. Reading, UK
Red Kite, Prospect Park, Reading, UK Canon R6 + RF 800mm
I like how the colours came out, especially as this was a dark bird on a white sky, which is always needs correction when on auto-ISO.
I'm reasonably sure this is a Chiffchaff, though it might be some other sort of warbler, and I was pleased to get such an action shot. (even if a bit obscured) Reading, UK.
Common Buzzard, high up in a tree in Prospect Park, Reading, UK
Oh they are indeed. Previous years I've seen them tucking into large thistle heads (so about head height) in sunshine which is an utter delight - alas, this years weather or something has denied me of that pleasure. The following is from 2022: