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.
Great close up of the Woodpigeon Ed
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Regards, Hazel
Nice portrait Ed
Thank you BD.
Thank you Wendy.
Thank you Hazel.
Thank you SM.
Billysdad said:Thanks Mike, I will have a look at that ...
Not just the plumage, but according to the BTO vid, the beaks are different, and quite noticeably also.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Photo taken yesterday at Wrest Park, English Heritage.
Still waiting for garden landscaping neighbour to have digging job. Champing at bit to get ditch repairs finished. Memsahib has re-assigned me to other jobs that need doing. Thought I'd sneak these onto forum.
I'm guessing Greenfinch. One is definitely a fledgling.
Forsooth, what strange apparition I spy?
Oh, it's one of them, birdie with long lens.
My thoughtful intellect impression.
My best side.
Adult bird?
Eye tracking on my R7 made the last photograph possible.
A few random photos from this mornings walk. Turned in to a bit of a deer and bird potter about.