earlybirder: 'Little brown jobs' in close up....Buff-bellied pipit, West London

Friday, 21 December 2012

'Little brown jobs' in close up....Buff-bellied pipit, West London

More great photographs from Tony Hovell. Pipits can be a real challenge for new and experienced birders alike but whatever the species they always look much better in close up and in good light when the subtlety of their plumage can really be appreciated. This rare species for the UK has been present in Berkshire recently.

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Look at the sky, listen to the birds and smell the flowers....

Why the 'Earlybirder'? As a boy I slept in a room overlooking gardens and an old orchard. I preferred to sleep with the curtains open and as it became light in the morning I would get up and, armed with a heavy old pair of binoculars and an even heavier and older bicycle, head out to explore the Welsh Harp, Ruislip Lido or Cassiobury Park.

I like the exclusivity of early mornings. It's the best part of the day...the air is often still and fresh and the birdsong is not masked by the hum of lawnmowers or background hiss of traffic. The sun of a new day sheds a uniquely bright light which gives everything, from flowers to feathers, a lustre which fades in the less-forgiving light later in the day. The world belongs to you and you feel so alive. While others sleep the rest of the world awakes. To witness a sunrise, focus on the incredible richness of a nightingale's song or watch a newly-hatched mandarin chick dry in the warmth of a pool of morning sun is to experience life at its purest. Bed can wait...

Friday, 21 December 2012

'Little brown jobs' in close up....Buff-bellied pipit, West London

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