I’ve been trying to catch a snapshot of a pair of goldfinches for ages, but they never seem to sit still for long enough. This afternoon I established my position as bird paparazzo extraordinaire when I saw this little fellow on the fence, grabbed the camera, spun around and caught him just seconds before he [...]
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Being based out in the garden, I’ve noticed that first thing in the morning is a really great time for birdwatching. The weather’s much cooler, especially at the moment, it’s nice and quiet, and there aren’t too many people around.
This young fellow was sitting on my fence for ages, happily singing away.
I’ve labelled him on [...]
At the risk of sounding like a miserable old so-and-so, I am really not enjoying this heatwave! My Shed is like a sauna, and switching on the fan only serves to move the too-hot air around a bit.
I went outside to stand in a shady spot in the garden, and caught sight of these magpies [...]
When we got up yesterday morning, Paul said “let’s go to the zoo”. So, we bundled the cameras into the car and headed off to Marwell.
It was a scorchingly hot day, so most of the animals were doing the sensible thing and hanging out quietly in the shade. Unfortunately for us, this meant that we [...]
I’ve been AWOL for a few days now - sorry about that.
I had a very busy start to the week, followed by an extremely unexpected trip to hospital!
I haven’t been up to anything much for the past day or so except for sleeping, so I hereby present a picture of a beautiful stag beetle that [...]
Red Kites are pretty common where I live. Thanks to their reintroduction into the area around the M40, I see them circling above my neighbourhood every day.
I’ve seen the kites being mobbed by gangs of crows before now - especially at the time of year when there are eggs and chicks for the crows to [...]
Apparently I now have some kind of Pavlovian reaction to the sound of tweeting. Every time I hear a bird, I grab the camera.
This one was snapped through the window, with the 200mm lens. (Hence the distance and the graininess.) Still cute though!
It’s a baby Great Tit. They fledged last week, in the pouring rain, [...]
I don’t do very well in the summer. I suffer from heatstroke, I burn easily, and I find it very difficult to function once the weather starts to heat up.
I spent most of today hiding in my Shed, sorting out another pile of patterns and fabrics to go on Ebay. (I’ll be listing them on [...]
Apparently it’s spider season.
One of the hazards of working in a wooden building at the bottom of the garden is that spiders like to share that building with you.
I’m not the biggest fan of spiders, so I was very glad to spot this magpie taking care of one for me!
Yesterday I was bemoaning the irony of having watered my potted vegetable plot, mere minutes before it started to rain. This little pea plant’s about three inches tall, and seems to be quite efficient at collecting all those tiny little drops!
This morning I was feeling thoroughly miserable and germy and sorry for myself, and needed [...]