Thursday 24 January 2013

Splish! Splash!.............................. my garden Blackbird enjoying the birdbath


Blackbird bathing in my garden... it looks like great fun



These images of the Blackbird were taken by a friend while she watched the birds in my garden.

She also captured a record shot of a Great Spotted Woodpecker as it made a brief visit... 
...I was out and missed it.
At least I now have proof of a bird I have only seen once in my garden... thanks to Mandy.

Skywatch Friday

18 comments:

HansHB said...

Lovely photo!

TexWisGirl said...

sorry you missed the woodpecker, but at least she took a pic! your blackbirds are so cute.

Sylvia K said...

What fun, delightful captures, Andrew! Love seeing the bird playing in the water!! Have a great weekend!

LV said...

Birds can be very entertaining to watch. Very nice shots of these.

Oakland Daily Photo said...

He's definitely having a good time.

Light and Voices said...

Oh my goodness, that bird is having fun taking a bath. Laughter is the best medicine.
JM Illinois
U.S.A.

Meoww said...

What a shot! With the drops of water all around. Super :)

holdingmoments said...

Great shots of the bathing Blackbird Andrew. They always seem to put a lot of effort into it.

Bob Bushell said...

Beautiful, the Blackbird taking a bath, and, thanks Mandy for the GS Woodpecker.

Brian King said...

She got some great photos! You have a nice looking bird bath.

Pantherka said...

Beautiful photos.
Greetings.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

Eloisa said...

Unas fotos realmente preciosas. Saludos

Smalltown RN said...

Fantastic photos...I just love the black bird...

MadSnapper said...

the blackbird photos are awesome, the color and all the droplets, fantastic super shots

Anonymous said...

So cute! Love the action and water spray.

Tanya Breese said...

those are super!

Arija said...

Love the bathing beauty!

Shona Martinez said...

These were sincerely amazing shots! The moment was really captured, and nothing can be better when it comes to photography. Do you always have bird visitors in your garden? You wouldn’t run out of interesting subjects then. :D You would have to keep the water fresh and clean for them to come back though, if not to keep the mosquitoes from breeding there.