How to capture a Turdus merula - female

I always wanted to do some bird pic.`s but I`ve n`t the right equipment for it. But it`s wintertime and lots of birds visit our garden so I give it a try. Get some warm clothes on and have a quiet sit and wait for the birds to capture. After a hour and a half at last there was one , this black bird (our name `` Merel`` ) and I`ve my photo . I did wait an other half a hour and did capture an other bird for the pic tomorrow . Then I get back at the house , numb with cold and rigid bones. It takes that same time to recover.

[Yvonne]

She is lovely. I hope you have had the chance to warm up. Looking forward to seeing your shot for tomorrow.

[Tara]

Great patience Pyrrhula! This bird looks big. This is a great start. I look forward to seeing the other birds in your part of the world.

[Pyrrhula]

@tara11 The paving stone = 30 cm = +/- 1 foot.

[bruni]

Wow you were very patient to sit for that length of time in the cold but you got a beautiful shot of the female blackbird. can't wait to see your shot of another bird tomorrow. well done Purrhula.

[Joyce Wells]

Your patience paid off, Pyrrhula - such a beautiful shot! Hope you've warmed up!

[bkb in the city]

Great capture. I don't think I would have enough paitence to do that

[Shirley Chetwynd]

What a beautiful capture, it was worth the wait, i hope you warmed up quickly.

[Colleen]

Nice reward for your work, she is a pretty one

[ruth howell]

that's real dedication - would have given up after 15 min as i hate the cold - hope you had something warming when you finally went indoors :0)

[Vesna]

You are patient man, but take care of yourself because you can be ill!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture Pyrrhula. I don't always have luck capturing birds.

[scooter]

Great capture!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Carren]

I hope you got warm quick! Nice shot!

[Rachel Mackenzie]

Lovely shot! It certainly was well worth the wait :)

[alia_801]

A lovely capture of the pretty little bird! Maybe take a hot-water bottle with you next time! :)

[Hazel]

I like your natural shot and you still have snow! A true 365er to spend all that time in the cold for a photo. (Interesting: merel in Dutch and merle in French.)

[Dione Giorgio]

Haha, cool narrative, Pyrrhula. What one has to do do get a good shot sometimes. This is a pretty bird and you captured him very nicely.

[Beth]

Nice capture. Those birds are a challenge.

[Ian Fisher]

A lovely shot - birds are such hard subjects to photograph.

[tony j sisti]

Nice closeup, and detailed, looks like he is ready to fly out of the photoi!!...nicely done!

[Ann]

So well done, love the habitat too. Patience is all it takes. : )

[Vicki Dixon]

determination!

[Sheralee S]

You were so patient! Nice capture.

[Catherine W.]

So funny! Thanks for the laugh! I usually just try to get them through the window...I'm a wimp!

[Irene]

What patience you have Pyrrhic a but you got a lovely shot

[Darlene]

Love your photo and thank you for sharing it. I hope there are nice days where you can capture birds in your garden. I just snap away with my camera. Only got one clear photo today, the one I posted. FAV