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.
Lovely pair of images Bob
Thanks Scozmos. I do find hares interesting. Usually this time of year they retire in to the woods or hunker down in the long grass or furrows before sunrise. The one pictured is in a new very quiet place I have found this year in the valley and seem to be a lot more relaxed being on show this late on. The hare was happy just sat there cleaning themselves at a distance (pictured) and then ran right over to me before darting off. There is also a buzzard that marks that area and often drops down in to the field but he or she a bit too clever for me to get a photo so far I'll persevere.
beautiful photo of the Hare Bob, how lovely to find a new place where they are.
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Regards, Hazel
Thanks Hazel.
The last few weeks have been a bit manic (in a good way), but matters are finally slowing down.
One piece of work was to move our shed onto the infill we did earlier in the month. This necessitated dodging torrential rain, waiting for ground to dry out, building a platform and roadway out of old decking, before the shed could be moved along the roadway (the ground was a bit bumpy) by sprog and I.
Here it is on it's temporary base. I want the ground to settle before putting down a hard standing. Oh, the Memsahib and I painted the shed just before the extended downpour. We lucked out. I was dead surprised she wanted a jolly shed.
Remembering slightly warmer times, a Grey Wagtail. Long range shots.
And an extremely lucky photograph.
Well that certainly is a jolly shed Angus, you will see that one dark, well the white anyway!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
This is what the shed looked like when I masked off the boards with spare bits of Frog tape I had.
I am toying with the notion of painting the shed in these funky colours when it needs redoing.
Nice one Scozmos
Or .... Angus?
Three from today. Funny how the light can change a photo. A yellowhammer in part light and a hare and robin at sunrise in the full glow.