Everything has it's beauty, but not everyone sees it. - Confucius
Sometimes the picture doesn't have to be perfect; it's the captured moment that counts. - me

Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Long Tailed Tits

I had a visit a few weeks ago from these delightful little birds. A few minutes in the garden, and then they were gone.









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55 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

utterly enchanting little fuzzy things!

Giga said...

Ptaszki przyfrunęły, zjadły coś pysznego. Później usiadły i rozglądały się, aby zapamiętać miejsce, gdzie wrócą. śliczne zdjęcia. Pozdrawiam

Gary said...

Wow They're beauties!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Andrew said...

Wonderful birds to see at anytime Keith.. Fantastic images of a real favourite.

Bob Bushell said...

And, they are handsome. Beautiful photos.

Tim James said...

Beautiful birds, beautiful shots. The 'pyramid' shot is particularly compelling. Fabulous work.

Gabi said...

The last one is gorgeous!!! :)
Beautiful pictures about a little sweet bird!

Linda said...

Oh wow! That last shot is fantastic!

Tracey N. said...

They are adorable little birds. I have never seen one before. Lucky they visited you, even if it was briefly.

grammie g said...

HI Keith...How could they get any cuter than in these photo's!
I do wish we had them here ..I have said it before and I say it again "they are my very favorite small birds you have there"!
The second, third, and the last ...OMG...just adorable!!
Precious all of them ♥!!

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Theresa. they certainly are.

Dziękuję Giga. Jeden z moich ulubionych ptaków.

Thank you Gary

Thanks Andrew.

Thank you Bob

Thank you Tim

Gabi, thank you.

Thanks Linda

Thank you Tracy

Thanks Grace. :-)

Hilke Breder said...

Awesome shots, Keith! Long-tailed tits are so active and so much fun to watch!

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Hilke :-)

NatureFootstep said...

a little while...but they did pose for you. Great shots of those lovely birds. :)

heyBJK said...

Awesome shots, Milton! Those are cool looking birds. I've never seen them before.

Bobbster said...

Brilliant birds, wish I had them in my garden, jealous!!

Pieces of Sunshine said...

Brilliant photos! So much definition and great angles.

Hilary said...

They're adorable. Love that last shot in particular.

Martha Z said...

Delightful indeed, and they sure know how to pose.

Springman said...

What a couple of minutes that must have been! You can see the kinetic energy bursting through in these amazing pictures. Great stuff Keith!

Barb said...

Now if that just isn't the sweetest little bird I've ever seen! wonderful photography!

mick said...

Beautiful little birds and how nice that they visited your place. Great to get such good photos!

Larry said...

These shots of the Long Tailed Tits are marvelous Keith and in my humble opinion, that last photo is simply stunning! The pose and the bokeh, beautiful!

The Herald said...

Wow... Keith, what a fantastic set of images. I bet you're really pleased with them?

Great little birds with a character all of their own, and real posers, if they sit still long enough!

They're all excellent shots , but for me the last one is a real stunner, with that 'look at me I'm beautiful' pose... well captured Keith...[;o)

holdingmoments said...

NatureFootstep, thank you. They certainly know how to pose ;-)

heyBJK, thanks for your comment.

Cheers Bob. They don't come very often, but great to watch when they do.

Pieces of Sunshine, thank you.

Thanks Hilary. My favourite shot too :-)

Thank you Martha.

Thanks Springman.

Thank you Barb. Yea, lovely little birds.

Thank you Mick.

Thanks Larry. The birds do the work; I just press the shutter :-)

Cheers Trevor. Yea, they're little beauties aren't they. Always welcome visitors.

Arija said...

Love their downy wind-swept look and that last shot is a real charmer.

Roy said...

Lovely shots of a sweet little bird Keith.

Stewart M said...

They are delightful little birds - always seem so busy.

Would not mind a few more species of gull down here - we really only have 3 species - the silver (which is beyond common), the Pacific, which is huge and the Kelp gull which is very restricted in its range. An hour working though a gull flock often yields only 2 species - Silver and Pacific. So I do miss the variety.

Cheers SM - Australia

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Arija. :-)

Thank you Roy.

Thanks Stewart.
3 species of gull? That'd suit me lol
I have trouble trying to ID the ones we get here; I think 3 I could handle :-)

Nature Rambles said...

Such fabulous captures! A treat to see your photos!!

Midmarsh John said...

A brilliant series of photos. LTTs aren't exactly known for staying still long enough for decent photos. Haven't seen one in my garden for a couple of years but they stay such a short time I could have missed any visits.

ladyfi said...

Such adorable shots! Love the way they are hanging on...

holdingmoments said...

Nature Rambles, thank you :-)

Thanks John. Yea, their visits are usually brief.

ladyfi, thank you.

CameraCruise said...

Great shots!
Love the last photo!

missing moments said...

Love their poses and you have captured them beautifully!

Pat Ulrich said...

Such lovely little birds -- great shots!

holdingmoments said...

CameraCruise, thank you.

Thanks Reena :-)

Thank you Pat

Modesto Viegas said...

Nice bird!

holdingmoments said...

Modesto, thank you.

Hillary said...

Very cute!!

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Hillary :-)

Little Brown Job said...

Brilliant series of images Keith :-)

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Paul

Gillian Olson said...

Excellent photos. These are such cute little birds, the final photo is just precious.

Pat said...

They are the most adorable little birds! Lovely captures!

Jean said...

OH.WOW! What great shots of a the major cute bird. I am smiling.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Gillian :-)

Thank you Pat.

Thanks Jean.

Debbie said...

that last shot just melted my heart!!

your header photo is really special!!

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Debbie :-)

Robin R Robinson said...

The Long Tailed Tits were adorable! Are those new fledges or do they just always have that scruffy look? We don't have them here, in Maine. Nice post. Love the trotting pheasant and the quote, and the confusus quote. It sums up my whole blog!

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Robin. These birds have a knack of looking dishevelled, yet beautiful, at the same time. lol

Gail Dixon (Louisiana Belle) said...

These are such adorable little creatures!! The tail reminds me of a scissor-tail...I wonder if they're in the same family. Gorgeous shots.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Gail. A long tail, but a different family.

Dominic Gendron said...

Wonderfull bird! Great shot you got here ;)

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Dominic.