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Published: 2014-03-01 22:02:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 709; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 0
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Description This male Bearded Tit was watching me very intently from the safety of the reeds..

Closed aviary at Pensthorpe Wildlife gardens.www.pensthorpe.com/

Panurus biarmicus also known as a Bearded reedling..A brown, long-tailed bird, usually seen flying rapidly across the top of a reedbed. Males have black 'moustaches' rather than 'beards'. They are sociable and noisy , their 'ping' calls often being the first clue to their presence. They are particularly vulnerable to severe winters and their population has declined in recent years, making them an Amber List species.

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Comments: 34

Guard-of-the-Citadel [2014-03-02 20:55:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh!  Wow!  That is wayyy cool!!!!!

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quaddie In reply to Guard-of-the-Citadel [2014-03-02 21:10:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Cyn ..I am rather pleased with the way it came out...

I am considering an alternate square,closer crop too,what do you think?.

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Guard-of-the-Citadel In reply to quaddie [2014-03-03 05:38:32 +0000 UTC]

I think I would, if I were you. 

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Earth-Hart [2014-03-02 14:48:09 +0000 UTC]

Lovely shot, Martin
Do they have a breeding programme there?

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quaddie In reply to Earth-Hart [2014-03-02 21:09:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Will .

Yep,they have a breeding colony there,the UK`s largest i believe.

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Earth-Hart In reply to quaddie [2014-03-02 22:17:39 +0000 UTC]

Great news

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natureguy [2014-03-02 12:45:56 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done Martin! I love how you have the Eye crisp and the rest of the shot in an abstract pattern. wonderful natural frame here!

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quaddie In reply to natureguy [2014-03-02 21:08:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks George,that catchlight was a blessing ..

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WhirlingBlue [2014-03-02 12:29:11 +0000 UTC]

What a smashing capture!

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quaddie In reply to WhirlingBlue [2014-03-02 21:07:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Margaret ..smashing is a compliment we dont here enough nowadays ..

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WhirlingBlue In reply to quaddie [2014-03-03 07:51:37 +0000 UTC]

Daww now i've shown my age  

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Aspens5Stars [2014-03-02 03:33:03 +0000 UTC]

Daaang, nice focus!

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quaddie In reply to Aspens5Stars [2014-03-02 21:07:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks,it was a bit tricky with all the  reeds in the way ..

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Aspens5Stars In reply to quaddie [2014-03-02 21:39:21 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome~ You're a very good photographer :3

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kayaksailor [2014-03-02 02:22:53 +0000 UTC]

excellent handling of a very tricky focusing issue  Love it!

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quaddie In reply to kayaksailor [2014-03-02 21:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Ruth,it was manual focus all the way..the AF was just having a fit ..

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kayaksailor In reply to quaddie [2014-03-04 03:23:58 +0000 UTC]

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crazygardener [2014-03-02 00:29:13 +0000 UTC]

WOW!! Excellent capture!!!

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quaddie In reply to crazygardener [2014-03-02 21:05:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Dave ..

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crazygardener In reply to quaddie [2014-03-03 01:01:00 +0000 UTC]

your so welcome

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Shirley-Agnew-Art [2014-03-01 22:44:10 +0000 UTC]

This is really cute Martin!

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quaddie In reply to Shirley-Agnew-Art [2014-03-02 21:05:36 +0000 UTC]

They really are Shirley,like little Old Men sat there ..

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Shirley-Agnew-Art In reply to quaddie [2014-03-02 21:32:18 +0000 UTC]

He reminds me of the way my dad used to keep
an eye on what was going on in his street lol!

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quaddie In reply to Shirley-Agnew-Art [2014-03-02 21:34:54 +0000 UTC]

Was your dad a curtain-twitcher ? ..

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Shirley-Agnew-Art In reply to quaddie [2014-03-02 21:40:12 +0000 UTC]

He had blinds but yes. The guy across the road used to dump his
garden waste in an area across from dad's house, but dad busted
him and told him what he thought. After that the guy told everyone
 that dad was the "scourge" of the street lol!

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quaddie In reply to Shirley-Agnew-Art [2014-03-02 21:57:01 +0000 UTC]

Good for him(your dad,that is)..

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Shirley-Agnew-Art In reply to quaddie [2014-03-02 22:32:47 +0000 UTC]

Yep, luckily he got on with everyone else in the street
and they appreciated the fact he kept an eye on things!

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AdrianDunk [2014-03-01 22:37:05 +0000 UTC]

Excellent photo and capture.

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quaddie In reply to AdrianDunk [2014-03-02 21:04:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Ade,its a really good walk-through aviary they are in,which allows them to exibit natural behaviours.

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Inuala [2014-03-01 22:13:04 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I really love this picture.

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quaddie In reply to Inuala [2014-03-02 20:59:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Hannah ,it turned out quite nicely .

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Inuala In reply to quaddie [2014-03-02 21:03:24 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

I love going outside and draw what I see.  Sometimes I even take my camera with me and take some pictures.  It's fascinating, what can be found in the nature

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quaddie In reply to Inuala [2014-03-02 21:26:03 +0000 UTC]

Photos are great as reference material,and as a record of your trips ..

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Inuala In reply to quaddie [2014-03-02 21:27:10 +0000 UTC]

Indeed

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