Spur Gears / Cogs

Chaffinch: Fringilla coelebs

I was surprised to discover the chaffinch is the most common bird in the U.K. If I had to guess I would've said the most common are seagulls, pigeons, sparrows, blackbirds and starlings.

The most common birds are actually as follows. It looks like I need to take a few more photos to complete the set!:

1. Chaffinch ✓
2. Wren
3. Blackbird ✓
4. Robin ✓
5. Wood Pigeon
6. Blue Tit
7. Dunnock
8. Great Tit
9. Starling
10. House Sparrow

Snowflakes

This morning we had the first decent snow of winter and the first chance to take photos of individual snowflakes. Here's the best attempt so far. The trick is to pick out a snowflake with the tip of a knife and move it a cold black surface. :-)

The first was taken on matt black plastic. Photo 2 & 3 used black paper. I'm still looking for a less reflective background and a better way to control the light.