It’s not often I get to see these lovely birds but yesterday I got lucky.  I woke before dawn and I could see in our trees that there was no wind.  I admit that I wanted to go back to sleep but Joanne said I should go down the marshes because this was likely to be the best weather for the next couple of weeks.  Then at the last minute I decided to try the Sea Wall Car Park end because I wanted to try for the Marsh Harriers.  Yet again, no Marsh Harriers but the light was good and I stayed put.  After a short while I spotted the male Bearded Reedling and fired off a few shots.  It disappeared but I used the opportunity to position myself in a better place.  Both the male and the female came back out within just a few metres from me and seemed very content and unbothered by my presence. 

I love the blue head and moustache of the male but the female is very pretty with her soft pastel colours.  I’m running “The Art of Nature Photography Workshop” in the spring and I would love to show the delegates the Bearded Reedlings because they can be lovely subjects but you need to know how to control depth of field to give them a lovely soft background.  If you would like to develop your wildlife photography then please get in contact and I will see what I can do for you.