Bullfinch.

Wednesday I spent a very pleasant couple of hours photographing some Bullfinches. Initially the birds were fairly high in the trees with this male being the closest of a group of four birds.

A better view as it dropped down a couple of branches.

There was no concern about my presence as they munched their way through the buds on the trees.

The female birds seemed to keep their distance but occasionally one would work it's way past me...

...munching all the way down the branches.

Getting to the ends of the branches is the key to a good meal.

It was a real treat to see these birds at such close quarters.