Long tailed tit dining al fresco

[colincurry]

I saw this one deep in a willow tree alongside the River Great Ouse. The bird had just caught a caterpillar and was in the process of stunning and eating it. Some of the shots are not as good as I would like; but it was dark in the tree and there was a lot going on. I found the sequence amusing - I am not a caterpillar

Here he/she (he) has just caught his prey



Now he is stunning it by beating it on the branch



Now he prepares to swallow lunch



On its way



A bit more



Almost there




Colin

[mrs fish]

They're a good set of shots , not an easy bird to photograph

[djackso]

What an interesting series of shots - thank you for sharing these, Colin.

They are one of my favourite bird species.

[demicav]

Lovely shots there Colin. I adore these Birds and I've only ever seen them once. How great to be able to photograph one of them.

[colincurry]

Thanks everyone.

The irony is that I had just spent a fruitles half hour waiting for a pair of kingfishers to emerge from where they had disappeared on the opposite bank. Some compensation, then.

Colin

[demicav]

Originally Posted by colincurry

Thanks everyone.

The irony is that I had just spent a fruitles half hour waiting for a pair of kingfishers to emerge from where they had disappeared on the opposite bank. Some compensation, then.

Colin

Every cloud has a silver lining, so they say.

[deer boy]

Lovely sequence of shots there Colin

[Bub-les]

excellent thanks for sharing
Barbara