Impressive Hawfinch

Searching for food!
A nice close up of a male!

Female Hawfinch!

Good numbers of Hawfinch were showing really well at a site in Cumbria recently, so a trip was planned to get the chance to see these elusive birds.Usually you cannot get any where near to them, but this last few weeks the birds had been reported constantly feeding under the Hornbeam trees amongst the leaf litter.

Using my car as a hide I managed to take numerous close range shots without disturbing the birds.They blended in really well with their surroundings and coupled with the low light under the trees, these few shots were the best I could manage!