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We seem to have been going more often to the cinema than to gigs recently, partly because the local rock club has closed down and partly because I've...
 

Jackdaws...



Clever Birds found my feeding point...
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St Fagans, Cardiff meet-up



A 12 second delay is difficult to time your smile

Andy (Shenstone), Mark (Mj224), Dennis Russ, and Ian the boss...
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you need to pay attention Ian LOL

when out for a look round on Saturday I'm 99 % certain Ian never even spotted this wagtail very distant at the dock .. just a tiny speck on the horizon...
 

Back n the hills!

Left the house in sunshine and 10 minutes later it was dreich in the Moorfoots. Good to see Curlews back in (what I thought were) good numbers for the...
 

Creeper Crawly

A Tree Creeper dispatching a large spider in Corton Woods yesterday. I could see it toying with something at the bottom of the tree for quite a long time...
 

South America Part 6: Return to Cuzco

Back on the train today to return to Ollantaytambo and then bus back to Cuzco. We had two stops today including the archeological site of Moray, and a...
 

Long-horned beetle/Oak twig pruner

According to Google:

This insect is a long-horned beetle in the genus Anelaphus, likely an Oak twig pruner (Anelaphus parallelus) or a closely...
 

South America Part 5: Machu Picchu (so many pictures)

We’ve spent the last couple of days acclimating to the altitude and learning a bit about the rise and fall of the Incan Empire. The empire was the largest...
 

the flying visit From Ian

had our Ian pop round for a couple of hours chat this morning , so took him to a couple of local sights . here he is at flint castle the oldest English...
 

South America Part 4: More Sacred Valley (even image heavier than the last couple of days)

[Busy day today...lots of images]

Today we visited Ollantaytambo. There are ruins and also a town. The town itself still has a few Inca echoes:
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Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebes displaying

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Red Kites

I saw a bunch of 12 Red Kites on a walk the other day, quite an unusual number for Bedfordshire / Cambridgeshire. I took a few shots with the 150-400mm....
 

South America Part 3: Cusco to the Sacred Valley

Today we flew from Lima to Cusco, and then started our true exploration of the Sacred Valley and Inca history.

Leaving Lima:


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Male and Female Teal...





In the Gewndraeth Fach

Kidwelly Quays

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Z8 the flying rat.. attention of Ian

a rat escapeing the rising tide yesterday hmm top one a direct upload so yes its working but effecting the colour profile and second shot a upload with...
 

New camera

Cost me £2. Had one 60 years ago and had to have it as a decorative item- it does not work and I have no interest in film now. Taken with a Pentax K01....
 

Sitting bird

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Big Beast

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long tailed tit Z8

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bullfinch re-visited

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1970 Morris 1000 Traveller

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