Kicking off this year's odds and sods with Starlings in a rainbow on that extreme rarity: sunshine.
It was early morning, with the sun barely cresting the tree line. We were able to get out for our morning walk as it wasn't raining. This photo is my trusty Canon 80D and Sigma 18-300mm lens zoomed in at 300mm.
Pulling back a bit.
And finally all the way back.
Oh, 2024 got off to a good start with this.
So far my cat, perhaps two neighbouring cats visiting our garden, a local fox and Tawny owl, and this trap have accounted for at least five of the beasties. Sightings of rats in our garden are getting rarer, so I think I'm winning. Two rather timid and wary rats, that I know of, are proving more elusive to catch. I've resorted to buying a lethal trap. The trap was triggered, yesterday, but no rat, sadly. Though a mouse might have triggered it, and was small enough to be within the kill bar.
90% luck, 5% field craft, 5% camera skills.
Nice selection Mr Kes
Thanks. Very kind.
Thanks Kevin. Much appreciated.
Google Lens came up with this info ...
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
That's a lot of insect info when you googled the sheep!!
Wot sheep?? Haven't looked at the rest of the pics
thanks Wendy. I thought it was a bumblebee when I saw it. then the wife said it looked more like a fly. So I had another look and she was right By George. LOL!!!!!!! Thanks for checking though. I was quite chuffed to have seen it. probably not rare at all but I have never photographed one before so that is a first. Hurrah. Speaking of firsts. I heard two Garden Warblers in the hedge this morning. They did not want to show themselves despite waiting with the camera hoping to snap them up.
update on the nests. The one with the beige red speckled eggs is a Robin in fact.
Some farmland birds. All pictures are heavily cropped birds were far away. But still got to see them.
first ones yellowhammer.
common whitethroat from afar.,