waxwings on ice.....

A haw frost in Stevenage was the site for these hardy souls

more waxwings

These are the sort of birds that once seen could easily start a person off as a birder, what superb winter visitors.

Waxwing

Captured in Stevenage doing what they like to do - eating berries, not a crisp picture but a lovely pose.

Bataleur eagle

A superb eagle from Africa, my final entry in my non wild raptors section

Hawk fest

These pictures are of captive birds at the local bird of prey centre and too impressive to omit from my blog, top left is a red tailed hawk, top right is a gray hawk (I think) and bottom right is a harris hawk, I never tire of looking at raptors

Golden eagle

Not a wild bird, this was taken at the local bird of prey centre adjacent to the Shuttleworth collection, I feel compelled to add it to my blog just because it is so magnificent

Little stint

One of our smallest visiting waders and usually very approachable, however whilst they are nesting along the coast of N.Norway / Russia etc, if you approach the nest the male will hover in front of you and if you get too near he will hit you on the nose with his beak which can be quite painful. this one was at Titchwell.