I’ve shot a couple of birds in the Ballymena area recently.

I spotted this goose on Sat 8th February 2025 when I was helping with the photos at the Parkrun held weekly at Ecos Park. Try clicking this link to see the Parkrun photos:

https://www.facebook.com/100064392203516/posts/pfbid0CgwSJiuiR9kBHoXGjjypcuNsDg82EJWzyM7MrZqmHjhhcmSyf5FeRE7TiVm8WSNJl/?app=fbl

On a smaller scale,

This wily old bird sits on the barrier at Tannaghmore Service area, on the A26 road between Antrim and Ballymena, and stares at motorists eating in their cars, knowing that eventually someone will cave in and give it a morsel or two.
(Ok, I’m not an ornithologist, so I’ve been informed it’s a Rook, or whatever!)

But I do know it was photographed with the Fujifilm X-T5, F=300mm, f/5 @ 1/500th sec on ISO400/