Ring Ouzel, male. Fluffed up, quick scan around, mid preen. Stanage Edge, Derbyshire Peak District. DSC_9178.jpg
I'd been tracking a female Ring Ouzel feeding in open ground below the Edge with a male bird in close attendance, obviously a pair, but I'd lost track of her as I lay in wait for her to come into view for a shot.
I scanned the immediate area and found this, the male perched up on this heather clump, looking good, so crawled up to get closer, which was quite tricky in such open ground with only clumps of marsh grass, heather and the slightly uneven ground for cover. He must have been sat for 10-11 minutes all told as I closed in as far as I could and then watched him sit quietly looking around, scratch, preen, stretch various limbs, have a little flap and survey his world again, before he decided it was time to rejoin his partner foraging. A super experience.
Thank you for the comments and faves, out all day today and now knackered!
Ring Ouzel, male. Fluffed up, quick scan around, mid preen. Stanage Edge, Derbyshire Peak District. DSC_9178.jpg
I'd been tracking a female Ring Ouzel feeding in open ground below the Edge with a male bird in close attendance, obviously a pair, but I'd lost track of her as I lay in wait for her to come into view for a shot.
I scanned the immediate area and found this, the male perched up on this heather clump, looking good, so crawled up to get closer, which was quite tricky in such open ground with only clumps of marsh grass, heather and the slightly uneven ground for cover. He must have been sat for 10-11 minutes all told as I closed in as far as I could and then watched him sit quietly looking around, scratch, preen, stretch various limbs, have a little flap and survey his world again, before he decided it was time to rejoin his partner foraging. A super experience.
Thank you for the comments and faves, out all day today and now knackered!