Thursday 29 April 2010

Shropshire - April Gropper

Short and very sweet this post! Several Grasshopper Warblers have dropped into Shropshire this April!

A chance encounter with one individual bird, reeling late one evening led to one of those 'once in a lifetime' events. I was suddenly face to face with a Gropper - showing through a clear hole in the dense foliage!






It lasted 4 or 5 seconds and about 8 images, most of which were blurred! I think these two will more than do for keepers :-) .....






Told you it was short and sweet......