Not quite my first goldcrest!

[Madelinew]

But I'm still very excited.

Nearly 2 years ago, I posted this thread

My first goldcrest!

I saw my first goldcrest a week before I moved house.

Well at my now not so new house nearly 2 years later, I can report I saw my second goldcrest today! And it was just as gorgeous and just as exciting and my husband is just as indifferent to my excitement.

Imagine how I was when, half an hour later, I spotted not 1, not 2 but 3 of them.

Aren't they lovely?

[sleipnerofasgard]

What? no picture?never mind i always miss the opportunity for a good picture myself

Frank

[Wild-Woman]

Originally Posted by Madelinew

But I'm still very excited.

Nearly 2 years ago, I posted this thread

My first goldcrest!

I saw my first goldcrest a week before I moved house.

Well at my now not so new house nearly 2 years later, I can report I saw my second goldcrest today! And it was just as gorgeous and just as exciting and my husband is just as indifferent to my excitement.

Imagine how I was when, half an hour later, I spotted not 1, not 2 but 3 of them.

Aren't they lovely?

I can relate to your thrill of seeing them. They're smashing little birds.

[John]

That is a bird I would love to have in my garden. Next door had one a couple of years ago and the only benefit I had with that bird is that it flew over my garden.

Keep your eye open for them now as if you are getting three of them you might have them visiting you more often than you thought.

They are stunning little birds and a bird I have yet to get a decent photo of.

John

[Hedge Witch]

It's a great thrill to see one. But in their case, what the human eye can capture, a camera rarely does. They're so blooming fast.

[demicav]

Must be wonderful for you. Unfortunately I've never seen one . The smallest Birds we get in the garden are Wrens.

[Madelinew]

Originally Posted by Hedge Witch

It's a great thrill to see one. But in their case, what the human eye can capture, a camera rarely does. They're so blooming fast.

That's it exactly - they are very fast. Flitting is a word that describes them beautifully. Plus by the time I saw the 3, the light was fading.

It took all my effort to keep them in the field of vision though my binoculars they were so quick. I kept losing them.

[Ollie]

I agree they are great little birds and I'm pleased to hear that you have had a visit from them. They are incredibly fast little things and never seem to stand still even for a split second. This does cause problems when trying to photograph them, and they are often in the darkest most inaccessible part of the tree/bush etc.

In the three years that I have been photographing birds this is the best photograph of one that I have managed. It's not perfect but it's as good as I can ever see me getting.
Roger

[earthdragon64]

I've had one in my garden once, I agree, they are gorgeous little birds. I see them quite often in the forest nearby, but have not managed a really good photo yet. Hubby describes them as hyperactive, they never seem to be still.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by Ollie

I agree they are great little birds and I'm pleased to hear that you have had a visit from them. They are incredibly fast little things and never seem to stand still even for a split second. This does cause problems when trying to photograph them, and they are often in the darkest most inaccessible part of the tree/bush etc.

In the three years that I have been photographing birds this is the best photograph of one that I have managed. It's not perfect but it's as good as I can ever see me getting.
Roger

I think you're being unduly modest Ollie- that is a cracking photo of a Goldcrest + it's hard to see how it can be improved on!