Birds Birds Birds...(Kidwelly)


Miss Sparrow



Peewit



Coy Jenny Wren



Chiffchaff

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Snowman Rally Scrutineering

I was marshalling at the rally on Saturday so no photos from the stages, however I went along to the scrutineering on Friday night to get a close up on...
 

Black Redstart

a First for me ...
 

the acid test

out for a hour or so this morning in deep woods me with the Nikon my lad using the om1 side by side , we both got this robin at the same time and I have...
 

Saturday's Dishforth Targa Rally

I went marshalling, so wasn't able to spend the day photographing all the cars, but best of the day was this one... No showboating involved at all! ...
 

Day out with EM1 mk 1

Still a great camera! Day out yesterday in my home city of Gloucester, EM1 mk 1 with the PL12-60.






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Some Butterflies at London Zoo

We went to London Zoo last week and one of the more interesting areas was the Butterfly Paradise with some exotic butterflies.

It was cold...
 

Turtles and snakes

We went back to the wildlife drive and we couldn't believe how many gators were out on the banks today! We easily saw over 100 gators of all sizes. I...
 

There be snow on them there 'ills



And a bit of sunshine too...

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That Goldcrest again....



One of two little Goldcrest's bouncing around this tree and branches.

Seemingly a pair, looking for a nesting site.
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Turned out nice?????

Yet again, it's the little things that fascinate me most!
A feather fluttering amongst twigs, a hibernating ladybird covered in raindrops, new catkins...
 

Comin' in hot (more osprey)

Caught one of the osprey returning the nest just before sunset

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Grey Heron and Some Penguins

We went to London Zoo yesterday, I haven't been there since I was a lad. These are from the enclosure for the Humboldt Penguins, there was a grey Heron...
 

Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)

There were several of these in my backyard this morning. Sometimes identified incorrectly as House Finch.





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Not just another robin.....



But my friend, almost always waits for me, and poses for a photo, in return for some bird food...

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3,000 feet up, over the Valley of the Queen (Hatshepsut), with the Nile in the distance. This was just after sunrise.

I used...
 

bullfinch re-visited

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I got the horn

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

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Second morning after emergence.

Possibly the most common slime mould.

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