Birds Around Me

Weighing less than 6 grams, the  Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) is the smallest bird of Britain and the Western Palearctic. The fiery yellow-orange stripe on the head of this grey bird makes it amazing. You can hear its high-pitched call from the top of the trees, and at times can be seen hovering to pick insects from the branches of trees. Interestingly, the nest is a spherical cup made of cobwebs, moss, and hair.  The nest is usually suspended in twigs near the end of a conifer branch. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) Taken on November 26, 2016 Location: RSPB Rye Meads, UK (Latitude: 51.775243, Longitude: 0.009284)   I have personally found it very challenging to photograph this bird. I see this bird almost on every walk in the UK, but hardly able to get a good shot with my kit. The photograph in this post was taken when a  Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) was around for more than 15 minutes, hopping and hovering on a grey day.  Birds Around Me - Unfinishe...

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) - Male & Female Taken on December 17, 2016 Location: RSPB Rye Meads, UK (Latitude: 51.773823, Longitude: -0.008551)   Pheasants are large, long-tailed beautiful birds but unfortunately are breeds for sport shooting.  The males are more colourful than females. I took both of these pictures at RSPB Rye Meads Nature Reserve on a wet, cloudy & foggy morning. RSPB Rye Meads is pretty close to where I live, so my default place for birding walks. But it was absolutely amazing to see Pheasant both Male & Female for long time. My Pheasant photos on Flickr   Birds Around Me - Unfinished List ( अपूर्ण   सूची )  Ashutosh Jhureley