Dog walking in Groningen

EM1 MkII with the 12-100 F/4

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Groningen birds

Went to visit my son in June and we went to the racing at Assen. Stayed in Groningen, a beautiful city and this pair caught my eye. The one on the left...
 

RSPB Otmoor

Due to holidays and family extension their house I've not been to otmoor for 4 months. Certainly changed a bit due to drought and lowering of water level...
 

Honey Fungus Crosseye Stereos

On the trunk of a fallen tree forming a bridge across a small stream.

EM-1, Olympus m4/3 30mm macro.

Harold

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Osprey and Bald Eagle

An Osprey and Bald Eagle above the Atnarko River in the Great Bear Rainforest.

Apologies if IQ is not top notch but I’m posting without...
 

North American Mink

Mink spotted on the banks of the Atnarko river in British Columbia, Canada

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Grizzly Bear

Currently I’m in Canada, British Columbia specifically, and have a few Grizzly Bear images taken on a trip to the Great Bear Rainforest, near to a small...
 

Harlequin Ladybirds

went for a walk along the riverside walkway from the Normandy to the new bridge.Came across hundreds of these wee Harlequin Ladybirds.There were plenty...
 

Raindrops

Raindrops in water

Raindrops by Alf Branch, on Flickr...
 

Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria

The Fly Agaric A. muscaria is toxic.

Olympus EM-1, (aperture priority), Olympus 4/3 50mm f2 macro, f11, hand-held.

The stereo...
 

I am sure I could get in before?

I have an adjustable bird table and it was down earlier and the magpie, pigeons, collared doves all had a feed.
I raised the gap to a smaller size...
 

Busy Busy Busy



Only one castle out of three in this landscape...

Towy Valley
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Mainly birds from Wooleen (final episode)

The last lot of mainly birds from my Wooleen trip. To anyone who has got this far, thanks for looking -


A couple of drinking Zebra...
 

Mainly birds From my Wooleen trip (part3)

Another set of pictures from my Wooleen Station trip

A sunrise - it was much later that I thought "could have tried the gradND",...
 

Red Kite over the Towy Valley



OM-5 and the 40-150mm

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