Good start

Well the weekend as arrived and I have been desperate to get out all week.

We currently have about 6-7 inches of snow which I know isn't a huge amount but for the northwest this is the most I have seen for years.

So back in the swing of blogging and taking photos here are some new shots from the past week and today, hope you like them.

The first shot is from my garden and is of a nuthatch, not in the best pose, but a bit different from the upside down shots these birds are so often caught in.

The next couple of shots where a bit of a surprise. I spotted them near my parents house one lunchtime and thought that by the weekend they would have all gone, thankfully they haven't eaten all the berries on the trees and have stayed a bit longer.

The first shot is of a Redwing, I have had these behind my house before and you can see them HERE.

And secondly a bird I have only seen at great distance a Fieldfare, who would have thought there would be 10+ on a main road. (photograph 1st)

All photos taken with a Nikon D70 + Sigma 170-500mm

I hope this isn't peaking too early and I am checking for sightings of waxwings daily, but so far nothing and it is a birds I am really hoping to photograph again.

Another task for the year is to update my gallery it is looking very dated.

Mike.