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

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Backlit short eared owl

nice backlighting shows what I was battling...
 

marsh harrier

couple of shots in sequence LOL...
 

Kruger - cats

We’re dog people but I can’t help enjoying seeing the big cats. Lions and leopards are in the Big Five but the cheetah, although rarer, isn’t and...
 

Wimpole Hall Christmas Light Trail

We went to this last Friday (5th December) and when I booked it, I'd checked the forecast and it was good - supposedly bright and clear after a bit of...
 

Woodland Birds



Blue Tit







And Long Tailed Tits
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Trichia decipiens

A very common slime mould where moist conditions persist. This morning on a barkless lump of long-rotted dead branch on my pile of such wood.
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Footwear

My wife's Ballet Flats

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Stationary

This stationery is stationary allowing focus stacking

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Chilly, foggy morning

We had pretty good fog coverage this morning





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one for wreck diver

here's one for you Steve , the lookout tower at flint castle...

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