Masked raiders

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Sue Vincent

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I love these little bluetits… there have been several families this year raised at my son’s birdfeeders.

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While the parents have more vivid colours and the markings are more precise and distinct, these babies, with their adolescent colours, just look like little balls of fluff…

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… and the stripes over their eyes give the impression they are wearing masks. It has been a delight to watch them grow.

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Mind you, the young starlings don’t seem to approve of the competition…

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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22 Responses to Masked raiders

  2. soireadthisbooktoday's avatar soireadthisbooktoday says:
    September 12, 2014 at 07:46

    So pretty! We haven’t had a lot of birds this year, it has been so cold. We only had two days all summer of what really counts as summer. The rest has been cold and rain….brrrr! This whole global warming thing is whacked. I had to cover my plants this morning – it is snowing tonight. Ugh!

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  3. Richard Ankers's avatar Richard Ankers says:
    September 12, 2014 at 07:58

    Those lovely pics have made me smile 🙂

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  4. Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes's avatar jenanita01 says:
    September 12, 2014 at 09:01

    what lovely pictures! I have to ask, is there anything at all you do not do well?

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  6. Theophilus's avatar auntynini says:
    September 12, 2014 at 14:40

    I have a Nikon D90. May I ask, what is your lens (macro?) and settings to get such amazing shots of these gorgeous little birds?

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  7. Let's CUT the Crap!'s avatar Let's CUT the Crap! says:
    September 12, 2014 at 15:09

    Adorable. Nice captures. ❤

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  8. Marilyn Armstrong's avatar Marilyn Armstrong says:
    September 12, 2014 at 15:42

    We have a flock of their American cousins. A little less blue, more grey, but very similar. Always a pleasure to have them hopping about the deck.

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  10. Adrian Lewis's avatar Adrian Lewis says:
    September 12, 2014 at 20:28

    Beautiful shots, Sue, especially the top one! Adrian

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  11. Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
    September 13, 2014 at 04:08

    They are just the cutest things! Wish we had them here.

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