Dragon fly

Came across a couple of these while out walking this morning.They were on a fence sunning themselves, so had plenty of time to get some pix.Taken with...
 

redshanks having a mothers meeting

redshanks waiting on the tide @ 1200mm hand held...
 

black tailed godwits at 1200mm

both with 300mm f4 +2xtc hand held large crops...
 

turnstones close up

Both with 300mm f4 +1.4 tc...
 

Heritage Open Day - week 2, part 2!

A bit further to travel this time, although back on familiar territory - I'd started by going back to St Ives (Huntingdonshire) - my home town, and finished...
 

Linnet 0 - 1 Sparrowhawk

I spotted this Linnet in a bush at Lowestoft North Denes yesterday and by gradually edging closer and sideways I eventually managed to get an unobstructed...
 

Yesterday's Trackrod Rally

I took my recently purchased 12-100 lens with me and am both really pleased and slightly disappointed at the same time...

In the past I would...
 

Leaf Hopper

OM-1 with Olympus 30mm F3.5 Macro Lens with SmallRig Led Cube for light

1 shot @ F3.5


9 shot focus stack @F5.6
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Heritage Open Day - week 2, pt 1

Still somewhat disappointed that I didn't manage to get anything in Cambridge or Ely - they all had to be booked and were full long before I looked. Instead...
 

Other birds by Herdsman Lake

A Magpie-lark getting a feed -



An Australasian Grebe -



A Laughing Dove (exotic bird that established...
 

Dancing Pelicans?

At Herdsman Lake it is springtime and perhaps the Pelicans are getting into that springtime spirit.

A pelican was standing at the edge of...
 

A few Clearwing/Sphinx/Hummingbird Moth with 35mm Macro

I was out earlier today trying to find some jumping spiders but no luck. When I walked by my butterfly bush I was pleased to see this moth as I haven't...
 

Asian Hornet

This Hornet is an invasive species in Portugal.
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Testing 150-600 lens

A few images from same distance as Kingfisher. but these are bigger birds. ...
 

Compact odds and sods

Dusted off/recharged an old XZ10 compact and went for a walk yesterdy around my home city og Gloucester. Just took the compact, nothing else. Much fun...

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I read a rave review about this lens so I bought it. It is a much longer...
 

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