Beardies in Backlit Profile

During another visit to Radipole Lake Reserve Weymouth this week, I was fortunate (for the second time in ten days) to observe some of the resident Bearded Tits.

With the location of the birds and the Sun in the background this gave me the opportunity to shoot some backlit images.

At this time of year the 'Beardies' are too busy foraging for food and don't mind being viewed fairly closely by birdwatchers and the like. 

At the few locations around the UK where they exist this species can be observed all the year around.

That said, the Autumn and Winter are the best times.