Last Saturday afternoon, I was sitting quietly at home when I heard a distinctive two syllable bird song. I slowly stood up and staying well back from the window I watched as a pair of little birds flew back and forth to the feeder on the olive tree. I knew they’d be off if I made any sudden movements, but when they were out of sight I went to get my camera. They must have seen me spying on them because they stayed further away on John Downie’s budding branches, still coming and going.
I watched for half an hour desperately trying to get a decent photo, several feet inside of the window with unsettled light.
They are of course, Great Tits.
Now, Paula’s Thursday challenge this week is zoom in zoom out. So here’s a closer view of these cute, but also quite stroppy little birds.
Paula zoomed in on a beautiful waterfall in Croatia, ‘stopping’the flow to create a white curtain of water.
Lucid Gypsy 
What a treat this morning! 🙂 🙂 Stopped me whinging about the rain for 5 minutes. 🙂 Happy weekend, honeybun!
Hard to photograph these tiny birds but you have done so magnificently.
Such busy little birds. Always a treat to see them. You did very well to catch those shots.
Beautiful captures, Gilly!
Zoom in and out, you got them! Such sweet creatures. I like the light.
Patience paid off. Lovely shots.
You did very well as they flit around so quickly
Give me rocks to photograph any day. They stay still. But your patience was rewarded. Does it mean spring?
Yes, it’s arrived at last, it must have in Warsaw too 🙂
I think they do it on [purpose . . they know we have a camera so they just dart about, usually right at the moment we’ve focused on them! Wonderful therapy I always think 🙂
A sweet little bird you captured, Gilly. Well done …
Issy 😎
I love your Great Tits, Gilly. What a cute face in your zoomed in shot! Thank you so much for the lovely response!
Chickadees are my favorite and you have captured this little fellow’s perky personality!
Wonderful Gilly .. gosh they look too cute to be stroppy 🙂