CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE These two Egyptian goslings were on a quick walk away from mum and their brother before quickly deciding to head back again. sku 40017

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This little gosling was about one metre from its parents when I saw him walk towards me and I took the photo and left him to his day. sku 40018

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The duo went off on their mini adventure as usual and headed straight towards me. sku 40019

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Light is the friend or foe of the photographer. Today it was my friend. The perfect head reflection made me smile. sku 40020

So, the human eye notices the colour red even at the smallest percentage as they look at surrounding area. Look at RED BUSES, RED STOP SIGNS, RED SPORTS CARS, RED ROSES, RED TELEPHONE BOXES. So colourful birds take my eye. The finch family are a wonderful confection of colour and elegance from[...]

The red coloured male chaffinch is a very sleek little individual. He has a hover which lends to a great wing shape when photographed at the right time. gb10002

Once again the male chaffinch has wonderful wing shapes as he hovers in mid air. gb10003

The male chaffinch has an elegance which surpasses most of the garden birds that I photograph. This wing shape was a special photo for me as it shows the split second wing shape that the camera can capture. gb10004