Bunting On Bracken
It’s NOT a snow bunting but it is in the snow. It’s NOT on reeds but it is a reed bunting! Bird watching can be ever so confusing 😉
These were taken on Friday morning in Bushy Park, with a smattering of snow. The bracken is a hiding place for lots of small insects that the birds are feeding on. There were bunting, wrens, robins, great tits, blue tits, chiffchaff and stonechats all flitting in and out of the bracken near Heron Pond. They can be hard to spot! I listen for the song and look for movement to find my subjects, but sometimes you don’t know they’re there until you’re almost on top of them and they take flight.
Well, you’ve confused me alright, Sarah!
Haha 😂 I thought I’d have a bit of a laugh with the wordplay around bird names! I’d have to go way up north to see a snow bunting. The little reed bunting are such sweet birds and fun to watch 😊 Thanks Sue!
😊
They are truly well camouflaged. Love you photos.
Thanks Colline 😊 The patterning on the wings is so like the brown fronds of the bracken isn’t it? Lots of our ground feeding birds are a similarly coloured and patterned to blend in.
God that’s well camouflaged…lovely image and well spotted.
Thanks Mark 😊 Yes, they’re really well camouflaged! You really have to watch a large area and look for telltale movement.
Having encountered biting midges in the bracken, this is by far my favourite version, adorned with a beautiful bunting.
Thank you Ardys 😊 In Scotland, at particular times of year, those midges get everywhere! The birds make a wonderful adornment and a bunting is just perfect for a bit of wordplay too 😊