Jay Fest and Bank Vole

Although it was a dull afternoon, especially in the shaded area where I sat in a hide, the modern DSLR made photos possible with the capability to handle high ISO values. The lowest ISO was 720, the highest 10,000, most were around 2000-2800. Close proximity to the targets did help, even for the very wary Jays.

One of the very wary Jays, it took a lot of work and patience before they made very short forays into the open where I could get a photo

I like this one, simply because it was a difficult photo to get through a gap in the undergrowth

Bank Vole, spoiled by the faint green of some grass in the foreground. I'll snip some of it away if I go back and may trim the plants impinging on the path to prevent ticks, if the are still active

An aaawwhh photo for some (Claire)

Likely the same Dunnock in different light

This wee fella spent a lot of time hopping about my feet inside the hide

One of the few places where a Wren will dwell in the open

I was too busy with the Jays to try for a Blue Tit on something more natural looking than a feeder

I think this is the 10,000 ISO photo, it's a male Chaffinch

It makes me wonder just how many Coal Tits are visiting the hide, I mean how many peanuts can a wee bird eat, and they seem to be all of the time

Great Tit

Buzzard at Balgavies where the Willows in front of the hide have been cut to ground level. The feeders were empty which may have been why there were few birds. A male Sparrowhawk passed through three times in 20 minutes, surely that and the Buzzard having an affect on the birds