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Odd in Chepstow

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I set up the OM-1...
 

Ascomycete Cup Fungus

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Olympus EM-1 (manual mode), Laowa 25mm f2.8 2.5x-5x ultra-macro at ca x3.5and f11, twin TTL flash hand-held.
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Some Macro bugs

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Coyotes again - coming and going

It's been a good fall for spotting the local pack.







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Stonechat with breakfast...



Male Stonechat with an insect for brekkers...)
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Garden Visitor

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Bu66er it, I'm getting addicted . . . .

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I'm getting addicted to getting closer.
Anyway,...
 

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Not birds

A few more hours spent in the centre of my home city Gloucester today. Had some things to take care of so took an XZ2 along for the ride. I really like...
 

Moth Flies

A fly in of the same order as those pesky indestructible Drain Fly's, these two were in my compost bin. I often see other smaller invertebrates when I...
 

panic in the skies

a flock of lapwings put up by a hunting marsh harrier...
 

early morning goldfinch

goldfinch from the settee through double glazing...
 

Flocks of Snow geese in flight

We went to the local wildlife refuge to see the thousands of snow geese that spend part of the winter here. My goal was to capture the energy of the flock,...

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