tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post7071970649472168085..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: BramblingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-36606614231823563182010-01-03T17:23:47.862+00:002010-01-03T17:23:47.862+00:00Hi Keith, they only ever come into our garden in s...Hi Keith, they only ever come into our garden in small numbers but I always look forward to their arrival. I waiting for the siskins to turn up now...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-12844001457991492372010-01-03T17:22:20.344+00:002010-01-03T17:22:20.344+00:00Best wishes for 2010 Emma. The bird was convenient...Best wishes for 2010 Emma. The bird was conveniently perched in a hawthorn tree outside one of our bedroom windows. I'm hoping a male will turn up now..........Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-56780188575504653672010-01-03T17:13:30.723+00:002010-01-03T17:13:30.723+00:00Beautiful brambling pictures, Phil. The first pai...Beautiful brambling pictures, Phil. The first pair of the winter appeared in my garden this morning.Emma Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385447781203785369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-63071167992748006832010-01-03T16:06:58.398+00:002010-01-03T16:06:58.398+00:00I've not seen a Brambling in ages Phil. Cracki...I've not seen a Brambling in ages Phil. Cracking little birds.<br />Love that last shot too. That'd drive me homeward as well lolholdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-5799233805409105762010-01-03T11:34:31.396+00:002010-01-03T11:34:31.396+00:00Hi Lesley, bramblings are really attractive birds,...Hi Lesley, bramblings are really attractive birds, the males even more so, as they have black heads and darker markings that contrast with that lovely peachy orange..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-66478296479833591052010-01-03T11:33:12.539+00:002010-01-03T11:33:12.539+00:00Thanks Adrian, many years ago I used a high-speed ...Thanks Adrian, many years ago I used a high-speed film call Ilford HPS that was so grainy that most pictures looked like they'd been taken in a snowstorm..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-31987179934677958412010-01-02T16:57:26.756+00:002010-01-02T16:57:26.756+00:00Yes, the snow really came down hard and fast today...Yes, the snow really came down hard and fast today! We had to do some shopping for my elderly parents and the traffic came to a standstill at Hunwick when we were heading home. <br /><br />The pictures are all fab. The little chubby brambling reminds me of the fluffy toy birds that the RSPB sell. :O) I LOVE the photo of the Hawthorn framing the outhouse and trees beyond.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908084484202064053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-59216091600811421562010-01-02T14:17:08.237+00:002010-01-02T14:17:08.237+00:00Phil a grand set of pictures, The last is art.Phil a grand set of pictures, The last is art.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com