The wind was howling real bad today.....

this poor Dikkop had his feathers blown in all directions.

[Carole G]

Never heard of a dikkop, but he's cute

[Elyse Klemchuk]

What a fluffy bird! Look at his yellow legs!

[Joy's Focus]

Great shot of a bird I've never heard of. Fav!

[Connie Little]

Cute shot. I like how the bird is looking over its shoulder at you. Fav.

[Poppo Livy]

Well don't just stand there, help me smooth them down

[gloria jones]

Great capture of that expression :)

[PhylM-S]

Beautiful shot. Ruffled feather and all. Sharp clear! Very cool looking little guy too!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

terrific clarity when the wind is blowing!

[April]

These birds are such fun to look at ... I love his expression and feathers.

[Helen Sanderson]

great eyes aren't they!!!

[Babs]

He is so cute, love the focus on his eye and his ruffled feathers.

[Lynda McG]

Lovely - fav

[Denise Wood]

FAVtastic :)

[Joan Robillard]

He looks roughed up

[sally agnew]

He looks very unimpressed with the wind :)

[Hazel]

Just right!

[Henri Russell]

He does look disturbed by the wind, or is it perhaps the photographer?

[Suzanne]

He doesn't look a very happy dikkop

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Diana]

@yorkshirekiwi @kchuk @joysfocus @littleconnie @terryliv @seattlite @elatedpixie @koalagardens @aecasey @hrs @onewing @lyndamcg @gilbertwood @joansmor @hermann @quietpurplehaze @henrir @suzanne234 @elisasaeter Thanks for the great comments, fav's and putting it on the PP. Very muchappreciated.

[Diana]

@yorkshirekiwi @joysfocus They are actually called Thick Knees. I post them quite regularly as they are in my backyard. ;-)