chaffinch – Mark Avery

Oscar Dewhurst – Chaffinch

Mark July 26, 2015July 12, 2015 Comments Off

Oscar writes: this Chaffinch was singing from the top of the gorse bushes in the car park at Minsmere. I was able to find a spot to photograph it from with a tree behind it, giving a nice clean green background. Nikon D800, Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S II, Nikon 1.4x TC Mark writes: it’s not…

Fun, and well worth the effort

Mark January 31, 2012September 12, 2021 15 Comments

It was more of a challenge than usual to fit doing the Big Garden Birdwatch into a busy weekend but I am glad that I did. Looking out the window and eating crumpets and Marmite whilst drinking tea isn’t the most arduous form of field work I have known – and there is always the…