Tricia's Tales: Long-tailed Tits visiting!

Friday, 7 August 2009

Long-tailed Tits visiting!

Following on from my previous post, a group of 7 Long-tailed Tits were visitors at the Bird Party. I managed to grab a few shots, but the light was dreadful and I had to wack up the ISO more than I wanted.

I also wanted to experiment with Flickr - herewith the results.

09-08-06 Bds Young Long-tailed Tit and Blue it

18 comments:

The Quacks of Life said...: nice pics; 7 August 2009 at 20:32
Unknown said...: Lovely shots Tricia, nice to see you have one of my favorite birds visiting :-); 7 August 2009 at 20:47
ShySongbird said...: Delightful Tricia, maybe the LTTs will come back to my garden soon, I think it was around this time last year they returned.; 7 August 2009 at 20:47
Tricia Ryder said...: Thanks Pete.

Thank Paul - they're such pretty birds.

Jan - I hope they pay you a return visit. Experimenting with Flickr I noticed that I had uploaded a trial picture of a LTT dated 14 Aug 2007. August must be the month!!; 7 August 2009 at 21:22
Anonymous said...: You did a great job Tricia.; 7 August 2009 at 21:39
Tricia Ryder said...: Thank you Roy :D; 7 August 2009 at 21:43
Liz said...: Lovely photos Tricia, LTT's are always a very welcome sight to any garden!; 7 August 2009 at 21:49
Linda Yarrow said...: Hi Tricia, how do you link flickr with your blog? Lovely pictures, seeing your Long-tailed tits hopefully will mean that I will see them soon also, they are delightful little birds:-); 7 August 2009 at 23:48
holdingmoments said...: Cracking shots Tricia.
I hope that means they'll be back visiting me soon. They really are lovely little birds.; 8 August 2009 at 00:51
Richard said...: CUTE BIRDS :); 8 August 2009 at 01:02
oldcrow61 said...: Wonderful shots Tricia. What do you have in that feeder, looks like peanuts but seem a bit small.; 8 August 2009 at 09:21
Yoke, said...: I'm oh so green with envy! The local flock never comes to my garden.

I admire your patience; they are such difficult birds to photograph.

Then again, getting food in return for a quick pose, might be just the ticket in their minds.; 8 August 2009 at 11:32
Midmarsh John said...: Lovely photos Tricia. I am still waiting for mine to come back.; 8 August 2009 at 11:37
Janine said...: Awwww! They are so cute. These are great photos!; 8 August 2009 at 14:33
NatureStop said...: Great captures!; 8 August 2009 at 14:41
Tricia Ryder said...: Liz - Thanks - most welcome visitors indeed.

Lynmiranda - thanks and hopefully you'll have some soon. Re: Flickr - I've sent you an email.

Keith - thank you; they seem to be summer visitors to most gardens.

Richard - aren't they just!

OC - thank you. They are peanuts and I agree, some of them are rather small. Size seems to vary depending on supplier :)

Yoke - aw I'm sorry to don't get them to visit - one day peraps.

John - thank you - I'm sure your patience will be rewarded.

Janine - thanks - yes, real cuties!

NatureStop - thank you :); 8 August 2009 at 18:11
karen said...: Just love the pics of the long tailed tits, you are so lucky! I have only ever seen 2 last year on a fleeting visit!! Love all your other pics too, a great post as always x; 8 August 2009 at 21:55
Tricia Ryder said...: Karen - thank you. I think I'm very lucky to get the great variety of birds that I do.; 9 August 2009 at 21:09