Tuesday 5 May 2015

Garden bird species No. 40.................................................................... Goldcrest

I was in the garden taking pictures of my weekend handywork (scroll down to yesterdays post) when I spotted a flash of yellow in the bushes... it turned out to be pure gold

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

I managed to capture a couple of record shots when it landed on one of the bird baths

The smallest British bird... and a new garden visitor.
Species No.40 in or seen from my little garden... and a wonderful little bird to boot.
The yellow blobs behind the bird are dandelions... I need to start weeding.

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13 comments:

  1. ADRIAN5 May 2015 at 12:35

    Brilliant and to show it's appreciation it lit it's halo in the last shot.

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  2. Simon Douglas Thompson5 May 2015 at 13:55

    the black line gives it a very characterful face to go with its milliweight antics!

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  3. TexWisGirl5 May 2015 at 15:42

    wonderful! they are very much like our golden-crowned kinglets. tiny, tiny things.

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  4. Silver Parrot5 May 2015 at 19:10

    Such a cute little bird!

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  5. Karen5 May 2015 at 19:14

    Oh it's sweet, such lovely markings.

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  6. Margaret Birding For Pleasure5 May 2015 at 19:30

    That is a special bird to have come visit you. I hope hecomes again.

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  7. Bob Bushell5 May 2015 at 20:59

    Oh yes, not ina tree, but, drinking from a bird bath, magnificent Andrew.

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  8. mick5 May 2015 at 21:06

    I really like your new garden work and your new little garden bird is really beautiful. Congratulations on 40 garden bird visitors. They all must like your garden!

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  9. Adam Jones5 May 2015 at 21:23

    Fantastic Andrew. So difficult to get good shots of these little birds. Always on the move. Great shots

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  10. eileeninmd5 May 2015 at 21:23

    Adorable bird and photos!

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  11. cedarmerefarm6 May 2015 at 01:45

    What an adorable little bird. (BTW, I actually like the addition of the yellow blobs in the background.)

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  12. Pat6 May 2015 at 21:20

    Such a cute little bird!

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  13. A Colorful World6 May 2015 at 23:12

    How lovely! Such a marvelous little bird!

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