Scozmo's Photery

January 5th 2026

Actually, it snowed before this day but today, it really snowed, I love the snow, even though we probably can’t get back up our lane in the car right now so, it stays put for a day or two. When it snows properly, the birds flock to the garden and the feeders and, as happened today, the Brambling drop by. Of course, I took a few shots ….. few!? 🙂

So, here we go.

The first Brambling I noticed in the morning, mixed in with the Chaffinches which is normal.

Most of the birds here are with us all year round, only the Brambling makes special appearances in Winter, the others just turned up in numbers during the snow fall.

The Greenfinches have been with us since the end of Summer, the nesting period, they’re in trouble over here, I heard from an old buddy darn saff that he hasn’t seen one in years!

A male Greenfinch on the branch outside my window as the snow fell.

A female Greenfinch looking a bit cute on the branch.

It got chaotic out there for a while, a fair bit of scrapping for access went on but, there was a semi-orderly queue on the branch 🙂 A Chaffinch female, male Greenfinch and female Greenfinch.

That male Greenfinch looked great. I guess you can work out how these guys got named? 🙂

I tried getting group shots off the branch right outside my window but chaos won out for the most part.

The Starlings formed a disorderly clump below a suet feeder, waiting for suet to fall. 🙂

The Brambling started getting adventurous and foraging on the feeders, they generally stay on the ground foraging.

I liked the set above which shows different birds watching or trying to join the Brambling. A Tree Sparrow, Great Tit then Tree Sparrow and Great Tit 🙂

You may have noticed that I quite like the Brambling 🙂 As I said, they’re fairly rare visitors. They have beautiful colouring and markings.

There are two in the garden today, both males.

Of course you just have to photograph a Robin in snow.

And as for Blue Tits!!!!!

I’m still trying to get a shot of all three of our common Tits in one shot. Coal Tit missing today.

The Starlings also gave up waiting for suet and jumped onto the feeders ….. until I went out to top up 🙂

There now follows a gratuitous Robin in snow shot 🙂

Starlings also look great against snow, in my opinion 🙂

I spotted a group of Tree Sparrows queuing for the suet ball

And last but definitely not least one of the Great Spotted Woodpeckers popped round the tree trunk to check what i was up to.

And that was that! I sat at my Mac, editing, listening to music and enjoyed watching the snow falling and the bird mayhem right outside. The snow is slowly melting, for now and the birds are drifting off to find natural foods 🙂

Until next time … stay safe and well.

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