Asian Hornet

This Hornet is an invasive species in Portugal.
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Testing 150-600 lens

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Testing Olympus 150-600 lens on OM1 mk1

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Bar Tailed Godwit (ID?)



ID Check please

On the Loughor Estuary today...
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An Oyxmoron

No respect to that piece of the Earth IMO

Mercia Mudstone group at Barry the home of "Gavin & Stacy" if you are interested...
 

Waxing Crescent moon at sunset

Last night's moon...
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Peewit in flight



WWT Llanelli, with Dennis Russ..

OM1 ii with the 150-400mm + !.2 TC
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Devil's bit cscabious with a visitor



Just awaiting for a Fritillary...
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Goldcrest



What a little cracker...
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blue tit nice pose

probably the best shot from today bright sun but shaded in the woods...
 

Horizontal or vertical?

We were down in the Gers, approaching the Pyrenees, a couple of weekends ago. We came over the brow of a hill and I had to stop the car to record the...
 

pie eye

well magpies eye .it landed right in front of the hide this morning...
 

Dodd Fell Pano...



TG7 Pano

Bassenthwaite Lake

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