Mikepércs: Siskins Again

Unfortunately it's been overcast this morning, though I prepared for actions.

I'm waiting for the siskins in the hide, paying little attention to the tits. Soon a male siskin arrives and starts to eat the sunflower seeds. The tits also want to get close to the seeds, the siskins are smaller however more aggressive:

Great Tit And Siskin

A female siskin appears too, ...:

Siskin (female)

... just like a few tree sparrows:

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Siskin (male)

Siskin (female)

The lights are still poor, and there are nice scenes. Though I managed to catch these ones:

Blue Tits

Great Tit And Blue Tit

A woodpecker appears too, it rarely visited the feeder this winter:

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

Great Tit

Great Tits

Mikepércs: Siskin

I expected a sunny day today and I prepared for actions, instead I got a steamy, foggy morning.
The birds are very active at the hide, beside the tits a few siskins are also feeding from the sunflower seeds. Well then, I have a chance to catch them when they return. Only tits are coming for long, but now I don't pay much attention on them. A jay is landing too, but it doesn't stay long. Soon a sparrow-hawk strikes in as quick as thought, the small birds are spreading with alarm. I haven't see this time either if it has caught something or not as it flies away at once after the attack. The birds are soon calming down and return. Soon I can hear the sounds of siskins. First a sparrow then a siskin appears. It doesn't stay long but later others are landing too. One of them selects my landing branch to have a short rest:

 Siskin (female)

Siskin (female)

Later a few scenes are on the way among the tits:

Great Tit And Blue Tit

Some Action

I expected some sunshine for today, but I got some frost in the morning.
While dealing with the window heating in the hide, half inside and half outside, a sparrow-hawk strikes in among the small birds. If it has been successful or not I don't know as I could hardly see it.
The photography starts with the tits, but the sparrows are nearby too.

Marsh Tit

The jarrings come next:

Blue Tit And Great Tit

Tree Sparrow And Great Tit

Great Tits

I can notice a few chaffinches, moreover a few bramblings too. Of course they don't step on the "stage".
A pheasant cock walks under the feeder to pick up the seeds, but leaves shortly.

It appears again, this time it's interested in the frozen pool where the small birds are coming and going. With a light jump it appears on the pool, here I can take a portrait:

Pheasant

Frost And Sunshine

The Hoarfrost lasted for today, which meant I started the day with photography.
I placed a frosty plant near the present landing branch:

Great Tit

Great Tit

Marsh Tit

Blue Tit

Marsh Tit

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Blue Tit

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Mikepércs: Frosty Day

Nowadays the forests nearby are beeing cut. Among the trees there are scotts pines as well and I feel sorry especially for these ones. In the place of the trees there are only the cut branches and twigs. Last time I chose a few nice-looking ones, today I've used these ones for photography.

A thick hoarfrost have been developed during the night on the twigs and the tits are not very difficult to lure on them:

Great Tit

Great Tit

Great Tit

Marsh Tit

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Great Tit

Great Tit

Marsh Tit

Mikepércs: Snow-frosts Again

This morning I started again the photography with the snow-frosts on the window of the hide:

Then come the usual tits:

Blue Tit

Unfortunately the forests nearby are beeing cut, these branches are their remains:

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Marsh Tit

Marsh Tit

Mikepércs: Snow-frosts

Mornings the thermometer shows very low temperatures, still I'm always very curious to know what's happening at the feeder.

When I look into the hide I discover these snow-frosts on the side window:

Then the birds come:

Great Tit

The pheasant cock comes too with his inaudible paces, but I'm unable to take a decent shot of him because of the vegetation. Moreover he settles under a bush to have a rest. I can see him well but the plants and the grass in front of him prevent me from taking a good shot of him.
Later the Sun starts to shine:

Blue Tit

Marsh Tit

Marsh Tit

Mikepércs: Fog

By this morning the neighbourhood has been covered by heavy fog. I didn't plan any bird photography for today, only to fill up the feeder. In addition I went to see how the Vekeri lake looks like in the fog. I was welcomed by this sight: