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highlight of today’s bird outing must surely be this gorgeous kingfisher. i was hurrying home at this point so i didn’t get as much time as i wanted, but a local birder told me it perches here more often. so i’ll check back on some other days for some more shots.
#birds: Common Kingfisher / IJsvogel
Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/500s, f/5.6, iso 4000
birds flying away from you generally don’t make v nice photos, and this is no exception, but i did enjoy seeing the water droplets jump off the bird’s back. plus seeing a bird take off from the water never gets old.
#birds: Great Cormorant / Aalscholver
Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 6400
#birds: Dunnock / Heggenmus
Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/500s, f/5.6, iso 5000
#birds Long-Tailed Tit / Staartmees
“i’m a real bird!”
#birds: Great Tit / Koolmees
Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/500s, f/5.6, iso 2000
#birds: Eurasian Blue Tit / Pimpelmees
Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/500s, f/5.6, iso 1600
if only this were sharp… i found out much later that there was a dust partical on my sensor, making autofocus wonky. i had been wondering about that, many photo opportunities lost 
#birds: Gadwall / Krakeend
Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 1000
#birds: Great Cormorant / Aalscholver
400mm, 1/500s, f/5.6, iso 8000
#birds: Song Thrush / Zanglijster
400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 4000
#birds: Great Tit / Koolmees
400mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, iso 5000
#birds: Eurasian Goshawk / Havik
400mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, iso 2500
#birds: Eurasian Goldfinch / Putter
346mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, iso 5000
visited another local bird spot, it has a lookout hut, which was especially great on a day like today: -1ºC and windy.
got very lucky spotting this gorgeous hawk!
#birds: Eurasian Goshawk / Havik
400mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, iso 2500
look at all those chickens!
#birds: Greater White-fronted Goose / Kolgans
400mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, iso 2500
not entirely sharp, but after fifteen minutes of faffing about i’m rather pleased i got a photo of this eurasian wren at all.
#birds: Eurasian Wren / Winterkoning
400mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, iso 5000
we went for a v cold walk out near some lakes and spotted two of these woodpeckers! we had never actually seen a woodpecker peck wood so that was exciting! happy to be back inside now 
#birds: Great Spotted Woodpecker / Specht
400mm, 1/400s, f/5.6, iso 2500