British Bird of prey Centre, Carmarthen



Opening day for the centre. Lots of work to be done yet.

But a nice opportunity to photo several birds of prey close up.
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Didcot

Thursday at Didcot for a Timeline event.........got very lucky with the rain staying away for most of the afternoon. Thease are `non model/re-enactor...
 

Just oil and water

At Didcot Railway Centre on Thursday.......there for a Timeline event. Got a few puzzled looks when shooting these.

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A Kookaburra

A Kookaburra landed in a tree in the garden -





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A week later at Herdsman

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Well we went for the Rocks



Stayed for the architecture and culture



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Common Crossbill





Common Crossbill at Llyn Llech Owain today
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through the looking glass

sat in the living room yesterday waiting on a DPD delivery ,camera to hand and this lively hound was having walkies on the green ,no idea who's it is...
 

Jay

Jay was very obliging today...
 

marvellous mushrooms, mosses and fungi

Miniature macro marvellous mushrooms, mosses and fungi in an ancient Yorkshire woodland this morning inc a big one - Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum olivieri)....
 

A collage of nature things I saw today

I did this with a walk today with my little EM5ii and 60mm macro

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Curious Dunnock...:)



Another little beauty...
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