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Published: 2007-02-07 16:03:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 1953; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 40
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Description With the cold a freezing weather were having just recently
i decided to switch from the waters edge and go into the woods for a change, im glad i did. I managed to cover quite a few species of the smaller birds especially the Tit family. this ones a Blue tit
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Comments: 46

mentaldragon [2008-11-09 00:11:45 +0000 UTC]

lovely detail

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THEDOC4 In reply to mentaldragon [2008-11-09 16:16:13 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks

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Maieth [2007-03-19 23:13:09 +0000 UTC]

and of course someone has to say it...

you've got some really great pictures of tits here.

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Maieth In reply to Maieth [2007-03-20 23:31:22 +0000 UTC]

rofl

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THEDOC4 In reply to Maieth [2007-03-20 21:36:52 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou yes im partial to photographing some tit action

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Maieth [2007-03-19 23:12:31 +0000 UTC]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

i think the bluetit will always be my favourite bird
i'd kinda forgotten about them since childhood (where you could always see them in the garden), until i went photographaming in the woods this winter. I guess there's something to be said there about the change in numbers and presence of birds nowadays...
anyway, they're so uber cute and there something kinda playful about them, even down to their swooping flight


yaya for the humble (and oh so cute) blue tits.

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THEDOC4 In reply to Maieth [2007-03-20 21:39:03 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful little birds, i have hundreds of shots of them and never get board of them. so much busy activitie to capture

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shuk [2007-02-25 20:31:37 +0000 UTC]

stunning shot, great detail and color

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THEDOC4 In reply to shuk [2007-02-26 10:38:40 +0000 UTC]

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tazoftazmania [2007-02-20 08:59:28 +0000 UTC]

I love how you've caught the texture of the feathers all fluffed up

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THEDOC4 In reply to tazoftazmania [2007-02-20 15:34:38 +0000 UTC]

Cheers!!!!!! i think he was having a few second to sort himself out LOL

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Cillana [2007-02-15 00:57:20 +0000 UTC]

Lovely!

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THEDOC4 In reply to Cillana [2007-02-15 13:08:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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pcoppolo46 [2007-02-10 00:30:39 +0000 UTC]

Such a proud looking fellow!! Like the yellow.

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THEDOC4 In reply to pcoppolo46 [2007-02-10 00:55:22 +0000 UTC]

Yes they are probaly the most common of them all, bossy lttle birds

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pcoppolo46 In reply to THEDOC4 [2007-02-10 20:51:38 +0000 UTC]

Our Chickedees are not bossy. They are very friendly though. It is my desire to make friends with a few this summer and get them to sit on my hand. It is possible but I am not sure if I will have the time to do it. Takes patience and time. I have the patience.

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THEDOC4 In reply to pcoppolo46 [2007-02-11 21:53:28 +0000 UTC]

Well im sure if ya have some of there favourite food for them, they might hop over and save you time!!!!!!!!!

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pcoppolo46 In reply to THEDOC4 [2007-02-12 22:57:28 +0000 UTC]

I plan on having their favorite food very "handy"!

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TheRaveonette [2007-02-09 21:47:59 +0000 UTC]

I love it, just love it! +fav

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THEDOC4 In reply to TheRaveonette [2007-02-10 00:01:24 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much, they are adorable little birds and each seem to have there own personalities

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nitsch [2007-02-09 21:28:36 +0000 UTC]

Hehe! Superb shot of the puffed up little fatty! Well done David! A definate fave.

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THEDOC4 In reply to nitsch [2007-02-10 00:22:04 +0000 UTC]

Cheers such friendly little birds.

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xsfizzix [2007-02-09 17:31:17 +0000 UTC]

Cute little guy! Great timing to catch such a good profile of him.

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THEDOC4 In reply to xsfizzix [2007-02-10 00:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou a rather wide profile LOL

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GeraldWinslow [2007-02-09 05:59:39 +0000 UTC]

Feather perfection. Great series!

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THEDOC4 In reply to GeraldWinslow [2007-02-09 13:28:02 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much, im glad you like them

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maplekokob [2007-02-09 01:22:58 +0000 UTC]

Lovely!

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THEDOC4 In reply to maplekokob [2007-02-09 13:27:26 +0000 UTC]

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FLuKee [2007-02-08 16:49:33 +0000 UTC]

what a lovely little poofball

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THEDOC4 In reply to FLuKee [2007-02-09 12:47:45 +0000 UTC]

I'll 2nd that one!!!!!!!!

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Zarafa [2007-02-08 03:11:49 +0000 UTC]

I love this photograph TD4 I think it is perfectly beautiful. The colour and detail is heavenly, and the beautiful little bird looks so fluffed up against the cold. The detail in the feathers is wonderful. You must have so much patience to get such wonderful images, especially out in the woods. :woship:

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THEDOC4 In reply to Zarafa [2007-02-08 11:18:21 +0000 UTC]

Cheers!!!!!!! it has certainly been very cold and my feet have been blocks of ice to LOL but well worth the effort. i felt like the pied piper with these little guys, as i walked through the woods they would spot me and
follow me along chirping as i shake a tin of seed, FEED ME NOW is what it sounded like

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Zarafa In reply to THEDOC4 [2007-02-11 10:40:30 +0000 UTC]

the Pied Piper I can just imagine it! Always worth the effort, regardless of the suffering! Do you really shake a tin of bird seed? Do you give them any?

This is one of my all time favourite photographs.

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THEDOC4 In reply to Zarafa [2007-02-11 21:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes i have a tin of mixed seed on me at all times, i put it down for wild birds regardless they will eat it especially in winter. but at the moment at Rufford especially people put lots of seed down
anyway, the birds expect it LOL. for sure as i enter certain parts of the wood and shake my tin i get all sorts of birds following knowing they will get fed

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Jacques2 [2007-02-08 01:51:15 +0000 UTC]

Call me childish, but I can't help but read the name and snicker, ah well, childish comments aside, Great Tits... or rather photographs of Tits, and by Tits ofcourse I mean the bird which in short name is called, the Tit, with no real connection to the common slang for human breasts.

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THEDOC4 In reply to Jacques2 [2007-02-08 11:01:59 +0000 UTC]

HAHAHA well count me in aswell, took quite a while to decide how to describe how i've been shooting lots of tits and the names don't really help out either LOL Glad you like them

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KJSummerfield [2007-02-07 20:35:15 +0000 UTC]

Another Gorgeous shot..

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THEDOC4 In reply to KJSummerfield [2007-02-08 11:18:53 +0000 UTC]

many thanks

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Earth-Hart [2007-02-07 18:30:47 +0000 UTC]

A right little fluffed up gent. Nice one

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THEDOC4 In reply to Earth-Hart [2007-02-08 11:06:34 +0000 UTC]

Cheers!!!!!!! i like to think of them as flying mice LOL

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vdds [2007-02-07 18:19:28 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful Blue Tit in lovely winterlight!

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THEDOC4 In reply to vdds [2007-02-08 11:43:33 +0000 UTC]

We have had some excellent days with crip morning frosts and very good light, perfect for these little fellows

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mialythila [2007-02-07 16:53:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh this one's colourful!

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THEDOC4 In reply to mialythila [2007-02-08 11:54:41 +0000 UTC]

we have had a spell of good clear skys and good light, i was eager not to miss the chance to shoot them in it, does them all proud

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Tellaro [2007-02-07 16:06:21 +0000 UTC]

very nice photo, im glad you went to the woods as well!

+fav

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THEDOC4 In reply to Tellaro [2007-02-08 13:19:53 +0000 UTC]

Cheers!!!!!! yes made a very nice change, i tend to concentrate on one area to get the best out of it. while in the woods i've also spotted a woodpecker to that im really hoping to get a shot of
sooner or later too, i've clocked his pattern and times he seems to use quite regular. so im gonna put some time in and see if i can capture him too.

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