Tintree

Road, Horizon, Hills in Distance. You just have to stand in the middle and do it really.

That beak is about 5cm long and he stands (I assumed it was a ‘he’) about 60cm tall. He was very cooperative even though I was very close. Well actually far too close as it happens. My last shot was the one below..

It is unwise to forget that a bird with a 5cm beak can get really really close very fast if he chooses to, especially if your lens is actually touching the cage. Thankfully my skylight filter is quite strong and I now also know its shatter-proof as well. As the beep of the autofocus sounded he moved, when the mirror came back down all I could see was a blur of beak and feather and the camera jumped back hard against my face. I honestly thought he had cracked the lens. That will teach me to be a bit more respectful in future.

Having spent about 20mins with him I forgot to get his name!

It was cold, 1C or thereabouts, and the sun had just dipped below the horizon. You can just see the reflection in the sky from the high ice crystals. Magic.

Got a new lens so had to go photograph something to see if it worked. I’m such a kid sometimes.
[It does work tho but its going to take some getting used to]