spooky lensball

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Money Spider

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Fat Chaff......



Looking in fine breeding plumage....

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More Purple Finch, Male & Female

I recently posted a few shots of the male purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus).
The female is so different from the male and that difference is Sexual...
 

Black Country Museum

Gerry, if you are thinking of visiting, here is a taste albeit on a damp day last week. Lots to see.






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Your chances are better

Seen at the Black Country Museum, in a recreated 1960`s street, specifically a barbers. Not sure the implication would be allowed these days!
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Male Chaffinch



Male Chaffinch in the Reserve this morning

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Leake St tunnel

A return visit to this wacky London landmak on Wednesday just for a few hours. First outing for the pre loved Lumix 14-42 lens obtained recently from...
 

Eastern Bluebird, male

One of my favorite little birds. It was on the birdbath I have in my backyard.

These were quite common and I saw lots of them 75 or more...
 

Riponian Rally

Riponian Rally. Six stages. Three run twice in the Yorkshire forests Although one stage cancelled due to lost time in the morning.
Round of the...
 

a country road

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A winters day RAF Lakenheath

Some from a day at RAF Lakenheath home of the USAF 48th Fighter Wing. Having four squadrons flying F-15E Strike Eagle 492nd Fighter Sqn "The Madhatters"...
 

nuthatch in flight.

don't normally take pix on bird feeders, but wanted to try and get inflight pix of a nuthatch .They are really fast and never stay still.Thank goodness...
 

Unusual visitor

A female grey partridge in our Nottingham garden today. It preferred to freeze than fly. Presumably a game bird that's gone astray?
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A bit spooky

My better half attended the Cheltenham Everyman theatre last night to see a production called `Uncanny`. I was not up for seeing it myself but took a...

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