A new chapter, a new camera, and what bird is this?

It's been a very long time since my last post. That's essentially because I didn't really keep my blog updated at all really. It must happen to a lot people. I mean, that's why you see a blog that has only a few posts or has stopped completely about a year ago. But who cares, this is my own spot for writing stuff and now I feel like writing so I'll write. And yes, my new camera (Olympus SZ-31MR) has arrived from Amazon. I've had it about a week now and I am so impressed with it. It has 14 megapixels which is far too much to actually be useful, but what I am really anxious about, or was, is the picture quality. It's very very good. I actually bought it for £105 with free delivery on Amazon's Black Friday deals.

So I have been busy taking pictures of the birds outside in my back garden and I'm not bad a photographer, so attached are some results:

So this little bird you can see above is one I have not seen before, but it was hopping around the branches of my apple tree and looking nice and fluffy so I thankfully got some relatively clear shots when it was standing still, which wasn't very often :-)

Unfortunately there's not a shot (out of about 7 in total) with it facing my camera and it's beak visible, as a twig always got in the way. I went on the RSPB website to find what species it might be and after entering the details of its feather colours etc. it seems it's either a brambling or a whinchat. But I'm still not sure so if you know, please tell me.

The photo above is the only one I snapped before the little fluffball fluttered away (wow, unintentional alliteration). As you can see, that stupid twig is blocking its beak. I think on the RSPB website it said a thick beak (even though it is small) would mean it's a Brambling and a thin beak would make it a Whinchat so that twig is actually more annoying than it thinks it is. I'll snap it off my tree tomorrow. It's the best one I've got of its face, so it will have to do. I'm sure someone knows.

I don't want to make this post too long as you'll lose interest, but I think now after not really knowing what this blog should be about, I'll dedicate it to my photography. And I like nature and landscapes so expect photos of the outdoor environment. And birds, because I've also put out some bird feeders this afternoon with peanuts and sunflower seeds so... we shall wait and see. But definitely more photos to come, definitely!