Nuthatch at Stepaside...:)



Took several photos to see the Nuthatch from the Ivy leaves...

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Forgotten or abandoned

Long time parking in Coventry.

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Windswept Little Egret

Taken in Cornwall a few years on a family break. Olympus EM1 MK3, 300MM F4 Pro with 1.4 tx at 420mm / f5.6 / 1/800 sec. This is heavily cropped and produced...
 

A tiny Damselfly

I spotted this tiny damselfly this morning at Tangelwood Park in Clemmons, NC. ​It may be a teneral damselfly, which is the stage immediately after...
 

Blue Tit with the 150-600

I'm still getting used to this beast


Hand-held, uncropped, @600mm, f/6.3, 1/5000th sec, ISO 1600

Ian...
 

Enjoying the morning sun

Common Raven (according to my phone)



One of many Common Buzzards





Hiding
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Close ups with the 150-600mm lens & a 1.4 converter!

So, there I was with my birding kit - OM-1ii and the huge 150-600mm lens with a 1.4 converter as well yesterday looking for Bearded Reedlings and the...
 

South America: Final thoughts

If you followed all 10 parts, thank you! I appreciate all your comments and likes. Pulling my notes together for family and friends is always a labor...
 

South America Part 10: Easter Island

This will be the last of the travelog posts, although I will have a couple of more things to say.

Our last full day on Rapa Nui we had...
 

Eyes Right...



Courting Couple

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Jenny Wren...





On the Afon Gwili...

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Gooses in Flight (GIF)..:)





There were two, but this one came out best, Canada Goose...

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Brimstone Butterfly



First of the Season...

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South America Part 9b: More Easter Island

Ater lunch we visited one of the most interesting places on the island: the quarry, Rano Raraku. It’s a crater on the lower slopes of Mt Terevaka. The...
 

South America Part 9a: More Easter Island

Today was a very full day as we visited several more sites on Rapa Nui. I'll break it into two parts.

Our first stop was Ahu Vaihu, once
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nuthatch

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Z8 the flying rat.. attention of Ian

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New camera

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