Thursday 29 December 2011

WOOD WARBLER-ACRES DOWN NEW FOREST-APRIL 2011

The Wood Warbler has brighter oliver green plumage than the Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff, it is also slightly larger but I can only distinguish them by their wonderful song. A very tricky bird to see as they are generally to be found in mature woodland where the males will sing in the tops of trees. They are a real challenge to photograph, under the woodland canopy the light is generally poor. It took some time to identify some territories that had clearings to allow good sunlight to filter through. It was my first attempt to photograph these birds this year so achieving some reasonable shots was a real bonus. I would still like to get a good clean shot !!











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