Photography

For when hot yoga just isn't hot enough 💁🏼‍♀️

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A Juvenile Long-tailed tit being fed by it's parent

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Daffodil Delight

This wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) flourishes in our backyard, emerging each year in early spring with its radiant golden bloom.

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Bee

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A Little Egret that came up close this afternoon

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Little Egret fly up onto a fence that juts out into the lake

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Raptor’s Vigil

Charlie and I took a new route for this morning’s walk. My planned path was blocked, so we pivoted north instead of south. Near the turnaround point, I spotted two red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), each perched in a different tree to the southeast. Unfortunately, getting closer wasn’t an option—some areas were fenced off, while others were thick with tall brush. Wearing shorts, I wasn’t about to wade through grass and foliage.

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Love rainy sundays.

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Comma Butterfly

One of hundreds of butterflies I saw at Grafham Water today

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Meadow Brown Butterfly

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A young Grey Wagtail perched on a wire fence overlooking a reservoir at Grafham Water today.

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Good morning. 💮📸😑

16 June 2025

I ordered a new camera and lens from Canon USA a week ago. In hindsight, I probably should have gone with Amazon or B&H Photo—if I had, I’d already be testing the camera by now. But Canon hasn’t even shipped the items yet. Sure, they offer free 3–7-day shipping, but that only starts after the parcels actually leave their warehouse. I’ll probably call them today, though I suppose patience is a virtue. In the meantime, I’ll just close my eyes and chant Om Mani Padme Hum. It’s not like I don’t already have four other cameras. Patience, Padawan.

I ordered a Canon R5 and an RF200-800mm lens. I’ve been considering it for a while, and I finally decided—why not? You only live once. Well… 🤔 I didn’t actually decide that. That’s just how things are.

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." — Lao Tzu

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A mother Coot stands over her eggs at her nest which is bound to a fence post now claimed by the lake

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San Mateo Bridge and San Francisco Bay, San Mateo, CA, 2024.

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Hibiscus Pistil
Harsh light this afternoon but I found a few hibiscus showing off in the sun.

Capture from the telephoto sensor on the Vivo X200 Pro.

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Red Admiral Butterfly

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Steel Gray Feathers and Copper Breast

This American Robin (Turdus migratorius) was foraging in the grass in my front yard early one spring, one of five or six searching for insects among the blades. Like Eastern Bluebirds, robins belong to the thrush family, though their behavior feels a bit more communal. While bluebirds are common visitors, robins often seem shyer—though at certain times of the year, they move together in flocks. I’ve heard that bluebirds flock as well, but I’ve yet to see it for myself.

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I love taking trips to the rose garden when it's in bloom. I got a chance to go today with both my amazing partners 🥰

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A short video of a Little Egret hunting for its food today.

The bird was about 5 metres away from where I was sat watching it.

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Not the easiest creature to video or photograph, but here is a few seconds of a 4 Spotted Chaser dragonfly in flight

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US Embassy, Wandsworth, London, UK, 2025.

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Good morning. 🕊️🫘☕Mean

15 June 2025

The coffee is weak this morning, but I suppose weak coffee is still better than none. Maybe I should have topped off the grinder, or perhaps the lack of bite is because I stole a cup before the brew was finished. Hmmm 🤔 there’s a third possibility—one I hope isn't the culprit. I might have absentmindedly used two coffee filters instead of one. It’s happened before, though not in years. Coffee-related mishaps are not to be taken lightly.

Meanwhile, my head is still foggy from waking up, and there’s a deep crease across my forehead from the straps of my CPAP mask. My scalp looks suspiciously like someone could unscrew the top to swap out the batteries.

So today begins with a whimper.

"Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day." — Glen Cook

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