Reedbed jewels: Bearded tits

Despite the attrocious impending weather conditions due later in the day, I decided to pay a vist to Old Moor RSPB reserve and have a walk around. The visit paid dividends as I ended up with a small party of bearded tits feeding in the phragmites not too far from the path. The midday sun was very bright and I was shooting directly into it but I thought it made for some atmospheric images of these wonderful jewel-like birds.

male bearded tit Old Moor RSPB — A male bearded tit amongst phragmites heads

female vearded tit Old Moor RSPB — A female bearded tit feeding on phragmites seeds

a female bearded tit on reed — Bearded tit (female) on a phragmites reed head