Chiffchaffs
Thursday, 13. August 2009, 22:34:57
One of the more striking small birds we see at this time of year are the chiffchaffs. They are very easily mistaken for willow warblers, and indeed I'm never really certain which one I've seen. But I'll stick with chiffchaffs for now, and wait to be corrected. I noticed them when I was back at the whitethroat haunt, which overlooks the buzzard field, which happens to be where the martins and swallows also gather. It's a good little spot 
The chiffchaffs were flitting around in the branches of the trees, every now and then emerging for just long enough to grab a photo.
There's a chiffchaff there, somewhere
Taking off from a perch
Sitting pretty
Preening
A young chiffchaff, photographed through the undergrowth
There were numerous butterflies about, but I'll just post this shot of afemale meadow wall brown which thoughtfully posed on my camera bag.
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM, except (quite obviously) the butterfly which I grabbed with the Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG macro lens.
The chiffchaffs were flitting around in the branches of the trees, every now and then emerging for just long enough to grab a photo.
There's a chiffchaff there, somewhere Taking off from a perch Sitting pretty Preening A young chiffchaff, photographed through the undergrowthThere were numerous butterflies about, but I'll just post this shot of a
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM, except (quite obviously) the butterfly which I grabbed with the Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG macro lens.
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