Monster of the deep

I'm not at all knowledgeable about fish. I saw this in the lake on my local patch. I reckon that it was at least 75cm long maybe more. I'm guessing carp or barbel. Any ideas?
Pond Snails

We keep buying snails for our small wildlife pond but they keep disappearing! At first we thought it was the dragonfly larvae but I am now finding the odd empty shell on the side of the pond so birds...
Lens, filters, deep confusion !

I need help ! Have just been sorting through some of my late Dad's photo equipment in the hope that I can take some better pics in future (especially of far off ducks !). The camera I'm using is a...
Deep and crisp and even

I don't know if this will work! I've tried to keep Debby's excellent blog and photos up here for a while yet so that I can just add a few words to it... Still stunningly beautiful here on the Isle...
Deep snow... How to help the birds.

Hi all We don't get many birds in our garden unfortunately, I think due to the lack of cover (we used to have good cover from next door's hedging, but they decided to cut it all down.. leaving us with...