{"id":888,"date":"2013-03-24T19:20:04","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T19:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zogspat.tk\/blog\/?p=888"},"modified":"2013-03-24T19:20:04","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T19:20:04","slug":"sandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-plot.com\/blog\/?p=888","title":{"rendered":"Sandy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t been in Sandy in an absolute age. The last couple of times it was very busy, and a smattering of dogs and toddlers isn’t very conducive to bird photography. We had some heavy snow overnight and I thought I’d give it a go. As it was snowing horizontally while I was there it was duly deserted. A couple of new species for me, starting with this fella, which I think is a redpoll:<\/p>\n

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Redpoll?<\/p><\/div>\n

For a British bird, it has quite striking colouring. Having grown up in Northern Ireland I am predisposed to expect all wildlife to be brown :). Next up I think is a juvenile goldfinch. Focus is a bit soft but, given the size of the subject matter, this really is on the limit of what my camera and lens can do:<\/p>\n

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Goldfinch<\/p><\/div>\n

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Siskin<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pheasant<\/p><\/div>\n

My final offering, a great spotted woodpecker. A *sharp* picture of a woodpecker still eludes me, and this is another one to add to the ‘almost’ collection:<\/p>\n

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Great Spotted Woodpecker<\/p><\/div>\n

I wonder if the bloke with the 500mm bazooka had better luck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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