Hawfinch, from Charly & Giliell. It’s Charly’s first sighting, and I know how exciting those are: Extreme luck. This is the first time in my life I have seen this bird live, and I managed to get a picture. Unfortunately only one. The bird was quite patient and struck a good photogenic pose for relatively long time, but I struggled to get him into focus for a closer picture (it was raining again and the light was crappity crap) and when I finally found him, he whooshed and did not return. Even so, I was excited to get one good picture. I hope he returns and brings some companions, they are beautiful. Click for full size:
© Charly, all rights reserved.
And from Giliell, click for full size:
© Giliell, all rights reserved.
Two different people, 400 km apart.
The same bird species.
And by the looks of it the same crappy weather.
You beat me, Charly!
I got some somewhat better shots today, but I hope that it will get closer once the weather gets worse and the food much more tempting.
Those damn birds are fucking distracting.
A rainy day bird for both of you. I’ve seen this one around, but it’s a rare visitor for us.
A distinguished wee birdy.