A proud gentleman!
This shot was taken at the Marker Wadden (see my previous post). It was already late in the year, and the spectacle of spring and summer was over, but it is THE place to see bearded tits (gentlemen and ladies). To have at least one decent picture was the goal.
Elsewhere they are difficult to spot, and because they always jump through the reeds at high speed, many times the results on camera look awful.
We arrived in the fog, and I brooded a bit about the chances of seeing them. Somewhere near a reed bed I decided to call on technology to help, and played the sound of a bearded tit. After just 5 seconds one of the tits decided that this intruder should be taught a lesson and he started to shout fanatically.
It was the start of a real party, because they showed up everywhere, often in groups of 7 in, on and between the reeds.
Where they are normally shy birds, here they were quite easy to photograph. And then you have the stress of choosing again, which of all those beautiful photos should you post? In the end I chose the first proud gentleman!
A proud gentleman!
This shot was taken at the Marker Wadden (see my previous post). It was already late in the year, and the spectacle of spring and summer was over, but it is THE place to see bearded tits (gentlemen and ladies). To have at least one decent picture was the goal.
Elsewhere they are difficult to spot, and because they always jump through the reeds at high speed, many times the results on camera look awful.
We arrived in the fog, and I brooded a bit about the chances of seeing them. Somewhere near a reed bed I decided to call on technology to help, and played the sound of a bearded tit. After just 5 seconds one of the tits decided that this intruder should be taught a lesson and he started to shout fanatically.
It was the start of a real party, because they showed up everywhere, often in groups of 7 in, on and between the reeds.
Where they are normally shy birds, here they were quite easy to photograph. And then you have the stress of choosing again, which of all those beautiful photos should you post? In the end I chose the first proud gentleman!