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.
Nice to see the redwings, and congrats to PB for getting his first redwings of the winter.
Bookmarked for future (and not too far in the future I hope), additions from me.
Many thanks Angus for kickstarting the 2024 thread with fabulous photos, starlings and rainbow, superb colours.
Mike
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One from down my local woods yesterday afternoon. I was quite pleased with the outcome considering it was hand held at about 40 metres, and it was drizzling so I was using ISO 3200, f/8, at 1/60th second. There was a young one there too, but I didn't manage a shot of that. As I moved a little closer, they both moved off very quickly, like they do. Still, one is better than none ...
2013 photos & vids here
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I believe it is Wendy ...
A few woodland reds last week. Not quite as elusive as BD's roe deer.
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'A few woodland reds last week. Not quite as elusive as BD's roe deer'.