They're already coming in with Goldfinches and House Sparrows. As the cold weather continues flocks of different finches will join together and hopefully I'll get some Siskins coming in with them.

It's both. The bird is real and not created with AI. I am very lucky to be able to use my kitchen as a hide or blind and because of it's position the lighting is perfect. By editing in Photoshop I've enhanced the original photograph to give it even more impact. Photography is an art form.

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Thank you

Thanks

Thank you. I'm so lucky to have them visit my garden. This was taken through my kitchen window ( I keep it very clean).

Now you see it, now you don't! It's a really good skill to learn and a lot of the heavy lifting is now done automatically. Thankfully I usually only use it to remove minor distractions like twigs.

Siskins are a bit of a rarity in my garden. They only appear with flocks of other finches and only stay for a week or so. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding

What a shot!!! Well done

Thanks. The parents have to be especially alert as they have nesting Marsh Harriers, Herons and Buzzards nearby.

The wire can be removed in photoshop. Great capture.

Thanks Alan.

Thanks, at first I thought it was a goose. 😆

Thanks Alan. Captive birds make great subjects for photography and any reservations I had about captive birds are completely gone when you realise they are part of a captive breeding program to help the birds in the wild back in their own country. Hats off to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

Thank you. Never thought I'd be photographing Hobbies so close to the city centre.

Thanks Rob

Thanks Rob.

The first picture is a Mistle Thrush and the second is a Song Thrush. The easy way to tell is the dark patches at the top of the breast, only found on the Mistle Thrush. If you zoom in you can see the difference in the shape of the spots, the Song Thrush has spots that look like upside down hearts.