Odds & Sods 2022

Like the slurping spadgers :-)

Took my new eyes along with the camera out for the first time in weeks and found a funny wabbit on our local reserve and a pair of greylag geese and a heron on the water garden below our balcony.   Still getting used to focusing both.   LOL

Love the greylag photo. Nice composition, with the shadows too.

I thought we were going to have to up our game Hazy, wow smashing shots of the rabbit, haven't seen one that close for yonks, and the Heron posing along with the Geese, not bad for a beginner!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

LOL Gaynor, I feel like I'm back on the starting block not having used the camera for absolute ages; I'm almost having to familiarise myself with the settings so a bit hit and miss at the moment ! Wasn't actually going to take the cameras to Leighton Moss next month as I think I'd rather give the eyesight a bit longer to settle and just enjoy walking around unburdened with gear apart from my binoculars and essential bird food. !! Right eye is 20/20 but left will be checked again in a month's time; might need a bit more tweaking with the laser, not sure yet ! Will be good to catch up with you and other forum members that may be joining the northern meet up :)

If you don't have your camera with you Hazy I am sure there would be one for you to use if something really rare turned up :-) You will be feeling wary about straining the eyes at the moment, I have a feeling Derryn had her eyes tweaked too, but will check on Wednesday when I am babysitting again. I am putting in orders for good weather for end of next month, mind you it will be good anyway to meet up with others from the Forum. The Cafe will have to be booked in advance :-)

This looks like the Grey Heron has something in its eye

That's better.

Brilliant photos of the blackbirds and sparrows PB.

Handsome late comer - numbers seem to have been really low this year. Wheatear 

The Stonechats were in fine voice 

Glow worm  - unfortunately dead as someone has stepped on it :( 

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