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Orchard Orb Weaver Spider (Leucauge venusta)

This tiny spider, about 7mm, had a small web between 2 flowerpots on my deck. I was only able to get a few shots as the wind was gusting and I could not...
 

Water Vole

These are showing quite well on the chalk stream at RSPB Fowlmere Cambridgeshire at the moment.

I think the efforts to eradicate the invasive...
 

Thoughtful Alpaca....



Thinking are the humans going to feed me...

They didn't!

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I spotted this at the park this afternoon.
After spending a year or more underwater as a nymph it crawled up on this branch, split the exoskeleton...
 

Barklouse and Mayfly

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The 2nd one looks like a Mayfly and Google lens says that it...
 

Pelicans

Just some pelicans in the sun.


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A walk through Dursley Gloucestershire on the Cotswold Way last year

I'm still sorting out photos from my trips last year. This was day 8 walking the Cotswold Way national trail 102 miles from Chipping Campden to Bath....
 

Duck mix up in Aylesbury

These two seemed to be an item..

Him: "Ga Ga Ga!"

Her: "No need to quack at me like that in your Chinese accent,...
 

Blorenge, but not Orange, and Blue, but Orange?

Stuck at home today so going through some relatively recent shots

This was the top of the Blorenge in South Wales when the sky was wispy...
 

Goldcliff

Despite the name there is no cliff here. but on a nice day (not today) the late sun can give a golden hue to the reedbeds at the RSPB wetlands centre...
 

Another little Damselfly

OM-1 with 40-150 F2.8 + 2x MC + 2x TC

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Early Spring Bee

This bee was really not looking at all happy so my other half Elena gave it a little bit of sugar water and after a few hours it started to show signs...
 

Goose ID please

I'm not very good at identifying geese. Can someone name this one please?
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Male chaffinch

Eurasian chaffinch, high up a tree. OM-1 Mark 1,150-600 @600mm, f/6.3, ISO 1600, 1/2000th


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