Another bird in the bush and some shadows

This shy individual is a Fieldfare, attracted by the particular berries on this tree.
In late summer the tree looks like this, but the birds have stripped it almost bare.

None of the regular visiting birds ever touch these berries, apart from the occasssional pigeon.  Sparrows, robins, blackbirds etc all ignore them, but they attract Redwings and Feildfares to come into our garden, when we otherwise would never see them.

And now for something completely different...
Another shadow that amost makes the TV look as if it is switched on.

Winter continues

 We had a little more snow again today and I quickly snapped a few pictures (in poor light) in order to capture them before the snow melted. The birds were making the best of our bird feeder and we had quite a collection in the garden. I was unable to snap every kind that arrived looking for food, they tend to act camera shy and vanish as soon as I have got them in shot.

Twisted Hazel with two visitors in there somewhere

 

All the smaller birds disappear when he arrives

 Magpies will take baby chicks from smaller bird's nests in spring, so he is not very popular with them.

Robins are regular visitors and are very territorial, so he may be the same one we see most days

The snow did go mostly during the day, but there is still a little left and the temperature is falling rapidly this evening so it could be icy tomorrow.