Reed Buntings

We spent a couple of hours yesterday photographing Reed Buntings - always one of my favourite birds and I was not disappointed.

Some of the males had very black heads, others were more mottled. I particualrly like the brown head of the female plumage and this bird was very photogenic as it kept lifting its head feathers.

I wanted to get the birds in flight but didn't manage one that I was pleased with - Phil has a great shot on his blog. It is a good excuse to go back again (and again ......)