A Thorny Dunnock



A Dunnock with his Exif Stripped...
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River Fish

I saw these little fish jumping out of the Rio Mondego and thought I would try to capture one. I used 1/4000 shutter and some AI enhancement.
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Face-to-face frogs

Two different Iberian Water Frogs face-to-face:
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More photos from Cambridge

Following on from my previous post some more photos from a trip to Cambridge in September. From the new Cavendish Lab I walked a path into Cambridge crossing...
 

Some birds at BBOWT College Lake Buckinghamshire

I go to BBOWT College Lake to meet a friend and we look for some birds and catch up over coffees. We lucked out with a Treecreeper last week. Also a couple...
 

Dull day Heron HHHR shot - how slow can you go with the shutter speed?

I went out too late in the afternoon and the light was fading, so I tried some HHHR shots on this Heron to see how long an exposure I could get away with....
 

Yellow Field Cap Bolbitius titubans

I have seen this small mushroom before, in a grassy public park. These were on heap of richly organic material.
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Olympus EM-1, (aperture...
 

The last of fall

The day before we were set to return home, Michigan got hit with the first snow of the season.

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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

It is that time of the year when the weather gets cold and these critters try to find a way into my home. I found this one on the floor in my dining room....
 

JASDF acrobatic team "Blue Impulse" at the Iruma Air Show

It's been a while, everyone!
On November 3rd, I went to the Iruma Air Show, held at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma Air Base.
These...
 

Kingfishers, Recent

Olympus System OM1 Mk1, 300mm f2.8, 2 x Tele.

This was shot 10 minutes away from my home, its on a lovely lake and usually guaranteed a...
 

Cross Orbweaver

I believe this is a cross orbweaver (European garden spider):
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Little Egrets

The egrets, herons and cormorants have returned to the river in force - here are some shots of a little Egret.
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Great Spotted Woodpecker

I was lucky to find this one, as he wasn't making any noise.
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Aporocactus martianus Crosseye Stereo

From May 2023.

Now in Disocactus.

Olympus EM-1 (aperture priority), Olympus 4/3 x2 TC, Olympus 4/3 50mm f2 macro, f11, in a...

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redshank with nikon D500

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Careful now...............Dean Forest Railway on Saturday. Lumix GH6.

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