For those of you who know these things, you will have realised that it is actually a Whitethroat in the image above. I went to Welsh Moor to try and make some images of Meadow pipits, but got side tracked due to the presece of a few Whitethroats in the Gorse bush next to where I parked my truck. Meadow Pipits were around, but I stayed with the Whitethroats as I already have some images of Meadow Pipits. I slowly moved closer to their favourite perch over the period of about two hours, so they would get used to my presence and tolerate my approach.
When dealing with any bird or animal subject, I try and start making images once I feel the subject is large enough in the frame to provide an environmental view. If I waited till I was closer and just tried to make a closer, tighter image, I would probably never make many images as it is always an unknown as to whether the subject will tolerate me and the sound of the camera shutter firing. After a while with the birds, you could see that?they had a routine and as a result I could pick out their favourite perches for singing. This was also confirmed by the presence of white patches made by their droppings which shows that the perch has been used regularly.
For those Pipit lovers amongst you I have put the above image in the post as well which shows a tree pipit on a gorse bush. It is a bit of a long shot and not very inspiring, but I didn’t want to move from my location?next to?the Whitethroats.
