Robin Perched On A Branch

This has to be one of my very best bird photographs to date, a Robin perched on a tree branch just before he swooped down to the ground to feed on some seed I'd put out to attract various small birds. This shot was actually taken through a window so I made sure that I cleaned it meticulously first and that there wasn't anything causing major reflections. As with all the bird photographs I've taken I've found that you have to be patient, try not to make any sudden movements and once you spot your subject be quick as it's easy to miss a shot, here for example I got just two frames fired and he was gone.

Shot at 400mm, f5.6, 1/200s at ISO 400.

Snowy Days Wildlife Photography

If you live in the UK you will know that recently we have had our fair share of snow and whilst this has caused some problems it's been great for bird and wildlife photography. I often see Robin's around and this one came pretty close as I had scattered seed on the wall to try and attract them, and with the ground being covered in snow and frozen he took the bait. I recently read that most of our small birds can only last a matter of days when it's been snowing because they can't get at the worms and insects they need to survive, so I made an extra effort to put bird feed out, and on the first day of the snow fall I captured hundreds of images of around a dozen species.

Below is one of the many Grey Squirrels that inhabit these parts, I was able to capture him searching around his log for food before he lept on to he fence and disappeared.