Jay

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I did this with a walk today with my little EM5ii and 60mm macro

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Curious Dunnock...:)



Another little beauty...
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Goldcrest again





One of my favourite birds I think...
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fluffy pigeon

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Padlock in the rain

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Quite happy with it
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Anglesey Abbey

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Houdini the great spotted woodpecker

or where there's a will there's a way ...
 

can you get closer please

little egrets about 20 feet away...
 

you can't leave the kings out either

a visiting female kingfisher rounded the day off nicely even though the light was appalling...

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