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.
Thanks Hazy. I thought it was a Tern. It was in the res, and as I walked towards it, it swam further away, so I took what I could for identification. I will go again to see if I can get a better shot, when it stops snowing, and warms up a bit ... might be a while ...
Nice set of shots BD, especially the Kingfisher
Great photos the comment about the flasher made me laugh. Brilliant
Thanks Scozmos. It was rather a dull day, so I had to choose between high ISO grain or low shutter blur. I went for Shutter 1/60, aperture f/7.1, ISO 2,500, stood as still as I could and hoped the Kingy would ... .
Thanks Kevin. I try not to take life too seriously ... . You know what they say, 'Laughter is the best medicine ... Unless you have diarrhea' ...
Lovely to see the kingie BD, them dinosaurmorants are always blooming flashing
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Great Photos BD, lovely Kingfisher and Robin.
That's a nice kingfisher BD, lovely photo's.
A few female Goosander pics from this cold but bright morning on our parkland mere.
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Regards, Hazel
Beautiful light on her Hazel :o)