Black Headed Gulls (chroicocephalus Ridibundus) Ride The Sea Breeze.

The Goldcrest (regulus regulus), the smallest bird native to Britain. Weighing around 6.5g yet capable of crossing the North Sea according to my book. Not the best picture but I was pretty happy just to spot it.

Common (European) starling (sturnus vulgaris)

This is a little mouse I saved from a friends bath, years ago, where it had been imprisoned by their cat. It was released back into the wild unharmed. I think it was a wood mouse but I’m not sure. Note: I absolutely didn’t intend for the flash to fire when I took the picture.

Your photos are just lovely. Particularly love your bird photography!

Thank you! I'd like to take photo's of more kinds of animals, especially wild mammals, but birds are just so accessible; they're everywhere. I have some mobility issues too so I can't go yomping around tracking deer and things like I used to. Maybe one day.

Crab spider (Misumena vatia) This tiny spider was in a very awkward place and this was the best picture I could get. They are apparently colloquialy known as a White Death Spider, which seems a little dramatic as long as you aren't a bee or butterfly, as these spiders wait on flowers to ambush pollinators. This image was taken with a Nikon 40mm lens on a 12mm extension tube.

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Seriously though, what right do starlings have to go around being so beautiful?

Your photos are amazing! Thanks for sharing!!

Thank you, that means alot!

I shared them mainly as a confidence exercise because outside of my friends and close family I don't really show them to anyone.

It's been really great to see the positive reactions.

The happiest moment of my life. Perks of being friends with a zookeeper. (who said after I got out of the enclosure "I can't believe they didn't bite you". Thanks dude, didn't know they were likely to!

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

This is the picture of the starling I've been looking for to show you! (I've got c. 20,000 photos I need to sort out 😅) Look at those colours!! Also note how the throat feathers prick up when they sing.

European robin (erithacus rubecula)

Status: Least concern