late afternoon shortie session

waited around all afternoon for the owls to appear yesterday , just got back to the car ready to go when my mate spotted one , it was just before the...
 

Broome trip day1 part 1

I had another short trip to Broome to visit my daughter. She finishes her year in Broome soon so this is probably the last trip there in the near future....
 

Unrecognizable....:)






That bum belongs to....

The Inevitable Robin...

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Grey Squirrel..



Cute Pest, loads of the bloomin' things...

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Hellebore and Snowdrops...



Hellebore in the local parc



Snowdrops in the local parc.
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First robin of the year

A friendly ball of fluff in my local park. In sub-zero temperatures he seemed comfortable enough in his down jacket.

This photo upload worked...
 

Pelican Point

There were a couple of Pelicans at Pelican Point but the main birds were stilts and plovers

A Pied Stilt with reflection -

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New 2026 Fireworks

Sorry being late in this post. The Shots are all stacked.







And the smoke came in and stillness didn't...
 

brush with a thrush

100-400mkii in action...
 

Sunrise at the Meadow

Amazing skies this morning!

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redshanks at high tide

high tide today 100-400mkii...
 

blue tit

blue tit today 100-400mkii...
 

Dunnock in Flight!

Not sure how I managed to capture this but I'm pleased with how it turned out...

OM-1 with the 100-400mm II

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Moorhen Steppin' Out

I find these birds a bit more interesting when out of the water, a saw this one walking along a pole on a fishing platform.

Bill
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Mix from Ross on Wye

A few hours in a very bright and cold Ross on Wye on Saturday with the Pen F. Messing around with contrasty black and white and a few other things....

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