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.
The story behind this is that there were 4 on the tree - I wasn't quite fast enough to get the preceding action but red to the right had just had the shock of it's life with a close encounter with the occupant of the box - I have to say I am quite puzzled by how they appear to be so unaware of each others presence until they are really close then all hell breaks loose
Blackcap boys are back and enjoying the apples
Cin J
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Fabulous photos Cin, capturing the moments perfectly.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Excellent photos Cin. The ones in the box are amazing ...
No snow today, but it is still pretty chilly out there ...
Jack Frost drawing on my porch window ...
Frozen droplet on my washing line ...
Stopping in now with a mug of Horlicks ...
Billysdad said:
I hope that second pic isn't the remnants of your mug of Horlicks....