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This image launches my new interest, actively seeking small bird targets with the adoption of a new lens at the weekend. This will also give me shooting opportunities out of my usual (insect) season. This first shot slightly 'soft' which spoils the image. I did better when I returned the following day: May 3rd. 2023
 
 
May 3rd. 2023
 
 
I am now shooting from a distance I could never have considered before: May 4th. 2023
 
 
May 21st. 2023
 
 
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May 22nd. 2023
 
 
The male returning with caterpillars not flies but I won't say anything if you don't: May 26th. 2023
 
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May 1st. 2024
 
 
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May 1st. 2024
 
 
I had not planned a video production. On the day I saw an opportunity, however brief and snatched it. Female Pied Flycatcher in the process of nest building: May 2nd. 2024
 
 
May 2nd. 2024
 
 
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June 1st. 2024
 
 
This and the next, a pair at the first of my bird boxes installed in the wild: April 28th. 2025
 
 
April 28th. 2025
 
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