Would the Fieldfare stick around? - the answer was yes - it was there again the next day! I had probably already exhausted my photographic good will for the weekend, but a quick grovelling explanation that it wouldn't be there the following weekend (it wasn't!) resulted in another short visit to the hide - and another set of Fieldfare photos.

The snow was already melting quite fast - ironically this was a positive thing as it revealed the bird's legs (none of the images from the previous day show the bird's legs). The light on the other hand was poor, needing ISO 800, and only that low because of the reflective nature of the snow.

This time I placed three apples in different locations and the Fieldfare came to each in turn. One in particular meant it came really quite close. A combination of low light and the snow resulted in very high key images, completely different to the day before, but just as pleasing - another great day!

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For more images of this Fieldfare please go to the thrushes gallery here