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.
Excellent shot Kevin. Superb composition and clarity. It's not easy to catch the eye of a bird with a dark head. Well captured ...
Thank you - very kind of you. Such a beautiful bird
Bob S said:Up on Big Moor this morning. Odd to see a robin on the moors I thought.
Almost as odd to see another photographer on the moors.
Looking at the last photo of the stag, with photographer, the trees/shrubs would ideal robin (and others) territory.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Superb shots Bob. Lovely lighting. The last deer shot is my favourite
More lovely photos Bob I see you got an invader In the Deer photo, that once happend to me so I cropped him out. He probably did the same to me Lol
lol. They often do hide and you can just see the antlers.
Cheers Mr Kes. Just after sunrise up there and just me and the other photographer. It can be a bot awkward when you are both after a photograph of the same set of deer but we had a good long chat, mostly about the red deer, and eventually I left him with the deer and pottered down the moor.
Grouse in the Peak District this morning on the iconic dry stone wall. Happy to pose rather than flying off low, disappearing in to the moor and making the noise. Now I'm stuck with the advert tune running through my head
Great photo Bob and I'm thinking of the advert too !!!
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Regards, Hazel
Mr Kes said:The last deer shot is my favourite
Bang, bang.
:) ?