27 March 2022 - Garden

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5 Buzzards, 2 Redpoll

Still warm and pleasant but I was feeling a bit sorry for myself having contracted the lurgy, so only had a quick walk around the lake with nothing exciting to see.  

From the garden in the afternoon, I spotted a Buzzard high up and then as I watched it was joined by three more, and then another, with five in the air together, probably a record for the garden.  Unfortunately I couldn't get all five in the viewfinder at once but managed to capture four of them.

A pair of Redpoll visited the feeders briefly at one point, and a male House Sparrow was collecting nesting material, including a Woodpigeon feather which looked a bit of a handful (well, a mouthful anyway!).

Buzzard, 1/1250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100, 220 mm

Buzzards, 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100, 220 mm

Redpoll, 1/500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800, 220 mm

House Sparrow, 1/500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 500, 220 mm

House Sparrow , 1/500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 500, 220 mm