Photography - Star Wars Collection (Sorry no bird life)

A selction from my 3.75 Star Wars Figure Collection

All shot in a portable studio....

Photography - Cars (No birds at all)

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Bridgewater Canal and Stretford Marina

Silhouette - Grey Heron

Birdfair 2016

The Birdwatching Glastonbury

The British Birdwatching Fair is jointly organised by the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust and the RSPB.

19th - 21st August Egleton, Rutland

The British Trust for Ornithology present: Chris Packham with The Bird Photographer of the Year Awards

Saturday 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Last years entries can be seen here

Read more here

Zebra Finch

  'heat song' changes hatchling development

When the weather is hot, zebra finches in Australia sing to their eggs - and these "incubation calls" change the chicks' development, a study has found.

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Rare bird of prey vanishes

Another rare bird of prey vanishes on grouse moor

A PROBE has been launched after a tracked hen harrier became the ninth bird of prey to vanish from an area of the Highlands in just five years

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A couple of bits of new gear

ZOMEI Circular Polariser Filter for my landscape shots

Sigma 17-70mm Macro lens

See if these help with some macro photography.......

Catching Butterflies

Saw 12 but only catured one on film, something to do with Tom being there ( I wonder).... O:)

Small Heath Butterfly

Some more from Pennington 6th Aug 2016

More from Pennington - Digiscoping

Grey Heron Pennington Flash 6th Aug 2016

A warm and sunny afternoon spent at Pennington, caught this Heron from the Ramsden Hide in some nice evening light.

Stretford Meadows 4th Aug

Goldfinch

Stretford Meadows

Apples

Whitethroat

Pennington Flash - Digiscoping

Finally got out to practise digiscoping;

Some recent photo's

Some images (with a bit of post processing) from my visit to North Wales last week;

The Talacre Lighthouse is a grade II listed building situated on the north coast of Wales which is 60 feet high and 18 feet in diameter.

Abstract Log

Flint Castle located in Flint, Flintshire, was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales. The site was chosen for its strategic position in North East Wales

 Kinmel Bay Beach

Having a go at some Macro photography, its harder than it looks...

6-Spot Burnet Moth