Gavin Vella

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Waxwing & Urban Backgrounds

I mentioned in my last blog about the flocks of Waxwing making their way west into Wales, but I didn't have a picture to show you what they looked like! Partly because, I'd never seen them before! So I made the effort this morning to catch up with a flock in Cardiff, in such a random place.. KFC on Newport Road. The grey sky today didn't help with the photography but I was very happy to see / hear them for the first time. In my usual setting, there is greenery all around me, so framing the shots to get a nice background is usually fairly easy for me, but today, surrounded by cars, buses, people and man made objects next to a KFC, there wasn't much to work with. 
I did try my best though...I'll let you decide if you like it or not.

Waxwing, Grey Building Background

Redwing KFC Sign Background

Waxwing Blue Sign Background