Nature's little details

Cloudy days, but less cold, and no rain: more than enough to rewarding walks in the woods! Binoculars, camera, and decent clothing is all I need.

Today was a great birdwatching session! I choose a location near a small river, with a pine forest close by; I've walked these paths hundreds of times, since I come here since my childhood.

The waterfall always asks for some contemplation, but the best place for birdwatching lies a few meters ahead.

I've used one of my favourite apps (that will surely deserve it's own post!) to identify some of the bird sounds around, and look what it picked up in only 3 minutes:

It's amazing the amount of different species nearby, and although I haven't seen all on that tiny list, I was able to see a lot more species: tits, finches and a beautiful woodpecker passed in front of my eyes!

The light conditions weren't great, and I won't have my hopes up on the bird photos I took, but the morning walk had plenty of opportunities to witness nature's little details.

So many things worth of attention, right? The chestnuts, the moss on the trees, the morning ice on the tiny leaves, they all male pretty cool photographic motives.

I've been looking at some videos on how to make better photos with my bridge camera, and I've picked up a number of pretty good tips. These were all taken with the smartphone, but I'll check how the bridge camera photos are as soon as I get home. Do feel I haven't been using it as well as I could!

Tomorrow I hope to have more opportunities to enjoy more nature walks. For now, it's time to rest and enjoy the winter mood!