Light was beginning to fade by the time I got round to topping up the bird feeders. There were lots of birds singing. At the top of one tree was what I think was a Dunnock so I took the camcorder out to film it singing. As usual, as soon as I set the tripod up the bird flew off to carry on singing out of sight. Fortunately about a hundred feet away there was a Robin making sure others knew where his territory was so I turned the camcorder in his direction.
The camcorder was on its maximum 70x zoom but it still managed to pick out the song amongst the 'pink, pink, pink' of a Great Tit, the constant cooing of a Collared Dove and others.
We needed cheering up John, well warming up. Happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteHello Adrian. Happy Easter to you and the scruffy one or has she had yet another bath?
ReplyDeleteI love the way he stops to look round, and then carries on. Great little singers.
ReplyDeleteThat's such a beautiful song and how nice to have it in your own backyard. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'm probably very late in saying this John, but I like the new look blog!!
ReplyDeleteLovely to hear your Robin singing. There's something very haunting about it. Robin and Blackbird - you know you're in England :D And well done for getting all the "chorus line" as well
Hello Keith. Most of the birds seem to stop singing and look round - probably checking for danger and for rivals.
ReplyDeleteHello Mick. The Robin Redbreast can have quite a varied song and range of notes which always makes it interesting to listen to. Sometimes it is singing only a few feet away from the back door.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tricia. I have had little comment about the changed look of the blog.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to escape the chorus line round here when I am trying to video one particular bird ;)
The Robin and Blackbird have such a varied range of songs they never get boring.