Stone Curlew
So called because of its Curlew-like call. This one kept shtum though.
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Knight and his Dog
Hereford Cathedral
RSPB Otmoor
RSPB Otmoor near Oxford has a wide selection of birds, most of which are distant. 
Here are. few from recent trip.
Slighty...

Here are. few from recent trip.
Slighty...
Wander around Gloucester
Bright day, me and a friend were playing with monochrome settings and exposure compensation plus filters. Pen F. Oh and a bit of morris dancing.
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What is it?
Spotted this in Gloucester docks on Saturday. For me it had a `alien structure found on the moon` vibe when close up. Turns out it was some sort of flotation...
Broome Day3 Part 4 (A trip to coconut wells and back to Broome at sunset)
Coconut Wells is about 25km north of Broome. It has a tidal lagoon and some rock pools. We went to look at the rock pools but saw little. There were...
Fun with an 8010 Tough
Small but fun to use, recently picked up an 8010 Tough off a well known aution site. First outing in Gloucester a few days ago. Particularly welcomed...
Keith Slater
Keith Slater, at the Holme Lacy House Hotel (Warners) Last night...A good evenings entertainment...

OM5 1 with
Broome Day 3 Part 3 - town jetty: turtle, jetski, fish
The next stop for the day was Town Jetty. The tide was in and there were hopes of seeing some Sea Turtles swimming by (they are reasonably common there)....
Eastern Screech Owl - in the dayliight!
Quite a few of you tried to work on my raw file of the owl entering its box. Thank you! I'm very pleased to have so many to choose from to remember that...
Broome Day3 part2 (Streeters Jetty mudskippers, battling crabs, birds at the water pipe)
The next part of the day was a walk back to Streeters Jetty. There are always Flame-backed Fiddler crabs and Mudskippers around when the tide is low...
Stonechat
Male Stonechat back from its wandering...
Broome Day3 part 1 (Gantheaume Point and Minyirr - birds)
The day started with a trip out to Gantheaume Point. It has a lighthouse (well a tower really) and some nice red rocky cliffs. On a low tide day there...
Broome Day 2 part 3 (warning: mainly birds on a mudflat)
I've been to Simpsons Beach a few times but never with a very low tide so it was a bit of a surprise walking down to the beach and seeing a large flat...
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bullfinch re-visited
went back yesterday after changing a few settings , getting more confident with this camera now...
wing mirror lookout post
sometimes I'm just to attractive to birds...
Some Autumn Foliage Shots
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Autumn Splendor by Paul Kaye, on Flickr
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I got the horn
Careful now...............Dean Forest Railway on Saturday. Lumix GH6.
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tuesdays high tide birds with d500
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