Not singing in the dead of night... by judithg

Not singing in the dead of night...

Another disappointingly frost-free morning here so instead of filling the camera with scenic beauty I took a whole load of junk from our bedroom refurb to the recycling centre. I took some clothes there that weren't fit for charity shops and was somewhat mortified when an eager assistant tipped everything on the floor for sorting. I had quite forgotten the all in one squash you in, push you up undergarment that I am officially too old to be bothered with.... In other news I had a thirty minute window of spare time to nip round the block with Monty (who had sat down and refused to budge for Adam earlier) so took my zoom lens as the only likely photo contender was another bird. It was a toss up between this one and one with a berry in its beak but the other was a bit dark.
Lovely lovely lovely.
January 5th, 2017  
Lovely crisp shot. Always love the gold ring around the eye of black birds.
You can have our frost if you like. I struggled to open my frozen car door this morning.
January 5th, 2017  
Lovely black bird with yellow beak and ring around the eye. Love your hilarious commentary!
January 5th, 2017  
@humphreyhippo I've a feeling you can tell this difference between permanent residents and migrants- presumably this is permanent (yellow beak) so the migrants must be orange beaks. Our garden is stuffed with them eating windfall apples if I could be bothered studying them. Send frost!! And a saddle warmer...
January 5th, 2017  
@ckwiseman :0) Stuck in a container with a man holding my foundation garment...
January 5th, 2017  
Monty sat down & refused to budge - Jinks hid under the table when I produced his lead!
January 5th, 2017  
Pretty bird! Great focus!
January 5th, 2017  
@judithg Will do. ;) Must warn you - it didn't half mess up the trains today. Still, I got patronised by South West Trains about wrapping up warm every 10 minutes whilst waiting for their late trains...
January 5th, 2017  
Great capture, composition
January 5th, 2017  
Long time since I've seen one of yours here, Judith! Glad to see it! My blackbirds are looking scruffy at the moment - yours is well groomed!
January 5th, 2017  
Oh goodness. That moment in the recycling centre could have happened to me, too. And I like the picture :)
January 5th, 2017  
Well I think a tip photo might have been interesting ha ha! Sounds like we are all having various senior moments Judith! I vow to get out of my bed before 8am in the morning, we have gorgeous frosty mornings & I am wasting them!
January 5th, 2017  
Good capture. Liked your amusing tale.
January 5th, 2017  
Lovely to read the story of your day which amused me. The blackbird is gorgeous and there's a berry there too, so win all round.
January 5th, 2017  
Nice sharp eye with catch light.
January 6th, 2017  
Gorgeous shot, Judith! Beautiful light and fabulous focus.
Love your recycling story. A fun (in the telling) "Oh, geez" moment. :)
January 6th, 2017  
Funny story but nice shot
January 6th, 2017  
A nice clear capture. I forgot my 'pull you in push you up' garment to wear under my black dress at New Year. I think it would have been an improvement, so no you're definitely not too old!
January 6th, 2017  
Lovely capture
January 6th, 2017  
Beautiful capture and the eye with catchlight.
January 7th, 2017  
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