4 November 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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several Goldcrests, pair Siskin, Redwings, Song Thrush

A nice sunny clear (and quite cool) morning today.  Several Goldcrests were around again this morning, though I couldn't capture any showing their crown;  the most interesting thing about the photo here is the appearance of buds on the Sycamore (and the Little Egret-like feet!)

A pair of Siskin were feeding unobtrusively in the top of an Alder, but remained in shadow most of the time; the resulting photo of the female is the best I could manage and this looks washed out after bringing out the shadows.

Better behaved was a Song Thrush that perched briefly in the bushes overlooking the reserve.

Goldcrest, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 3200 (view full size image)

Siskin, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 6400

Song Thrush, 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 4000 (view full size image)