Baby It's Cold Outside

[John 2]

I find the way that birds fluff up their feathers in cold weather to create an insulating layer, quite fascinating.

 

[Jeff15]

Lovely shot....

 

[PJM]

Nice image.

 

[slat]

Wonderful shot.

 

[jeffashman]

Wonderful shot! Beautiful bird, and a much better way to have it "under glass" than the typical meaning.

 

[MitchP]

Beautiful light, nice shot!

 

[ApertureF11Sniper]

Looks like dinner lol.....Love the way it pops from the background. It was nice of it to land there for you.

 

[John 2]

Thanks all for the comments.

@ApertureF11Sniper, you will almost certainly know that you can't chase wildlife, you have to wait for it to come to you. I was sat on some steps that had been built into a bank of undergrowth when I heard some rustling. I hardly dared move to raise the camera but needn't have worried. The bird just continued on its way.

 

[ApertureF11Sniper]

Thanks all for the comments.

@ApertureF11Sniper, you will almost certainly know that you can't chase wildlife, you have to wait for it to come to you. I was sat on some steps that had been built into a bank of undergrowth when I heard some rustling. I hardly dared move to raise the camera but needn't have worried. The bird just continued on its way.

Tomorrow if I get the chance I will post a pheasant shot that I have... Wildlife shots I know you have to wait or as in the case of almost all of mine they happen right in front of you and it's by chance.