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I live in a camper van with a West Highland Terrier for company.
My passion is creating images but it is a work in progress.
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011

LOOK WHO CAME TO TEA (13/04/11)

I’d just settled down to an early supper when I glanced out of the window.

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I hope to be able to find internet tomorrow we are going to Pooley Bridge on Ullswater.

If I don’t post, don’t worry.

 

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13 comments:

  1. Scrappy Grams13 April 2011 at 19:18

    The last, the best! What a beauty he is!

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  2. Hilary13 April 2011 at 19:52

    What a beauty. I love seeing the different birds out your way.

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  3. TrevorW�� 13 April 2011 at 20:09

    Lovely looking bird......

    -Trevor

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  4. GB13 April 2011 at 21:58

    I get fed up of trying to find new superlatives. I'll just have to develop your patience and if I want to get those photos I'll have to resume walking in nature and not chasing balls round a lawn with a mallet!

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  5. holdingmoments13 April 2011 at 22:27

    What a great visitor to have.

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  6. JoLynne Lyon14 April 2011 at 00:03

    Pretty bird. Maybe you'll get an unobstructed view tomorrow.

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  7. ADRIAN14 April 2011 at 05:49

    Scrappy Grams, it is a wonderful if annoying bird. Did you get my triptych comment? Let me know if you have trouble.

    Hilary, I spend ages trying to get pictures of these. I can hear them but finding them is another matter. Odd problem as they are bright and colourful enough.

    Trevor, it is a beauty Pity anbout the double glazed plastic between us.

    Bob, I expect somewhere you have much better pictures.

    Graham, I've sat with the window open every day to get a close up of him. It is a he. It has red on it's head. They are very camera shy, little devils.

    Jolynne, I'll try. They are away at the first movement or sound. I'll have to go onto live view as even the mirror going up disturbs him. There are plenty about, well one or two, in Patterdale. Trouble is leaves are coming on the trees now. I'll see what next week brings.

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  8. Pauline14 April 2011 at 05:58

    You have so many beautiful birds! I often wonder about the their calls, love noisy birds.

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  9. ADRIAN14 April 2011 at 06:21

    Pauline, we have many little dull brown ones as well...If you want to know what they sound like go here.
    http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/a/
    Then just find the bird you want, they are listed alphabetically, click more. Ypou can then have a listen, photos are better than mine as a bonus.

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  10. Glo14 April 2011 at 07:49

    Wonderful close ups of your visitor ~ a striking looking bird.

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  11. ADRIAN14 April 2011 at 07:53

    Glo, he is a bobby dazzler. They are far from wonderful but he was close about ten feet away.

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  12. Midmarsh John16 April 2011 at 08:47

    Great stuff Adrian. I am really jealous now.

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  13. ADRIAN16 April 2011 at 09:26

    John, I had been sat sitting freezing for over an hour a day with the window open but as soon as I raised the camera he was away, Woodpeckers drive me mad.

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