Lesser Whitethroat
When I return home after spending an hour outside and start checking the photos I took, I feel sometimes so disappointed as I have to delete a lot. I am too hasty, not checking the settings, I end up with many horrible images. But if among them I have some good ones, than I know it was worth the exercise. Yes, I am still practising and trying to learn from the mistakes I make.
The best photos from the last days are of this little bird - The lesser whitethroat.
As you can see, the bird has no fancy colours or attractive features. Very often I was mistaken and thought I see sparrows. Now I know there are different small birds that we see in the park and keeping my eyes peeled, I look for the flycatchers, warblers, anything new that might show up.
While walking I was carefully looking for any movement. This is how I saw the bird landing on the top branch. The sun was almost behind me, perfect for the shot. And the whitethroat looked at me, isn't it a curious look?
Don't think the bird was posing nicely all the time. But still it looks cute even from behind.
I did not realize that there is a nice shadow upon the bird until I downloaded thd photos.
I am not sure, but I think it was a second bird on lower branches.
So, the whitethroat saved my day and I end up with some nice images. Soon this little bird will be gone and will come back next spring. I would be expecting the return of the migratory birds then. The pelicans and the raptors are on the move and we still see the flocks, just they are too high for a decent photo. I think the nightingale has gone too as I don't find it on its usual spot. I couldn't capture the bee-eaters, they were very fast, but unmistaken by the noise they made.
Today is officially the first day of the autumn. Goodbye summer, welcome golden lady.
I hope we will have nice sunny days ahead and I wish you wonderful day!
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I love that curious look the bird gave you!!
I get hasty, too. Or I'll track a bird from the shade into the sun and vice versa and completely forget that I have to change the settings. Sometimes, though, I can salvage a few of the dark ones if I turn them into black and whites and bump up the temperature, but I'll just say I'm glad I don't use film anymore!
Thank you!
Oh, how easy is now with the digital photos. We can make infinite number and later to sort them out.
You shouldn't worry, you get good photos.👍
Eh, autumn ... many insectivorous birds begin to eat berries.
Thank you very much!
This is good to know and to look at the berry bushes.
I some times make that mistake too, when i get too excited on spotting some bird.
great images there.. you've captured that shadow so well.
Glad I am not the only one. 😀
Today is a holiday and I am not working. I wonder what I will see on my walk.
Waiting to see what you'll sight today.. enjoy your holiday.. have a lovely day!
Thanks Sophie, have a lovely day too!
Great photos. Birds are always very difficult to photograph. Especially when they are not sitting still.
But you did well.
Thank you very much for your comment.
It seems I chose the most difficult genre of photography. 😀
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It is definitely not easy snapping birds, they do not stay still for long and often when I click I find that the little feathered friend decides to fly off a second before and all I get is a bird in flight or a blank screen. It always makes for a good laugh.
They are not very cooperative, aren't they?
I have many photos with blurred images of what should be a bird or just leaves and branches. 😄
Sometimes I have to delete a lot of photos because even though they look good on the camera, when I transfer them to the laptop I realize how horrible I took them.
These are very nice, you can see how beautiful that bird is, they were great shots!👍
Thank you! Glad you like them. 😀
I am thankful to the digital cameras, allowing to make as many photos as we like and to choose afterwards what to keep.
This little bird looks like it has a big personality :) I think it knew you were taking pictures!
Little birds have big personality and they are such characters.
Sometimes they do cooperate 😀
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I thank you for the post, it made me smile :)
I will definitely be looking in the community more often :)
Glad I put a smile on your face.😀
We have wonderful entries each week for the Show Me A Photo Contest, and many other posts outside the contest about the birds that are worth viewing.
You are very lucky to have caught these images and thank you so very much for sharing all this on here.
I absolutely know about selective photography when I have to take a big huge pile of pictures just to get some good ones of my puppy dog and he is always in action so it's very hard.
Thank you very much for sharing and I can't wait to see more of your content!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
I am lucky but at the same time I keep my eyes peeled.😀
That's the only way that you can end up capturing these amazing moments.
You definitely have to be on your toes that's for sure