the flying visit

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 Ollataytambo. 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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South America Part 2: Colonial Lima

[Note: My main camera was the OM1mkii with 12-100 f/4, but I used the iPhone quite a bit, esp in museums and churches.]

Our second day in...
 

Shield Bug

Spring has arrived, and the insects are about.Found my first Shield Bug of 2026.Taken with 60mm macro and diffused flash...
 

Barn owl

Great 10 mins activity with this Barn owl in great light with 300mm+1.4 teleconverter
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One more hummer: Wire-crested Thorntail

Who comes up with these names (however accurate a description)? Another stunning hummingbird from our Northern Peru trip last November. If you ignore...
 

South America Part 1: Lima

After our overnight flight from Miami, we met our group leader. Jorge would be with us for the entirety of our trip. At each location, we met a local...
 

Whats this..............?


On our local shallow river, under trees, and a wingspan of a metre or so.

Cormorant is my thought, but not really a space...
 

3 from Southend City Day.

OM 1 12-100mm
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A Tender Moment.

Ragged Victorians At Gladstone Pottery 2025. OM1 MK2 / OM 12-40MM F2.8 / ISO 320 / 16MM / F5 / 1.25th Sec / Hand Held / Processed from Raw file into Capture...
 

Sometimes weather-sealing can't help ......

On winter Saturdays I am often on camera duty for our local rugby club. I trotted off to our away game yesterday expecting it to be grey, maybe damp,...

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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

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