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.
Thank you ILR. I haven't seen a GSW since earlier this year. It was quite high in a tree, but I managed to get 3 or 4 half decent shots ...
Lovely set of photos the sparrow is a beauty
Thanks Kevin. They are quite brave around my way, they will let you get quite close for a photo ...
I like your squirrel BD and always good to see a woodpecker, looks like you had a good walk. Not sure about the spikey bit on your wasp , but great macro...
Thanks Snappy. Yes we had a good walk yesterday, a bit grey, but mild enough. We normally do about 3 miles in the afternoon ... far enough for an old un ... .
A strange yellow disk was seen in the sky, this morning. A UFO we've not seen for sometime e.g. Odiham has had no sun since at least the beginning of November. Reminds me of the 'spring' of 2013.
With our usual gloomy, dingy mornings lifted for a couple of days, I was able to dust off my R7 and medium Sigma lens (literally) and take them for a spin on our morning walk. First up, a Chaffinch.
Next, some amorous feral pigeons.
Gee'us a kiss
Go'orn, gee'us a kiss.
Oh, OK then.
Whoa! Steady on girl.
Coral fungus.
Coral fungus being eaten by another fungus
This Coral fungus is pretty much a gonner.
Nice set of shots Angus, we've had a peek at the orb up here too today, in fact we even had an orbrise this morning, worthy of getting out of bed for!!!!
Very nice set BD
Nice work Angus. Yes that strange yellow disc has appeared in the sky here for a bit as well the last two days. I wonder what it is looking for?
A few recent deer pics: