European Starling (sturnus Vulgaris) Looking Resplendent In The Sun.

Woodlouse / isopod (porcellio scaber)

European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes Caeruleus)

It's very interesting to look at your wildlife pics. They mostly look like alt versions of what we have in Missouri. Except the starlings. We have those.... Are they horribly pesky at your birdfeeders too? Any tips to help keep them away and let the smaller birds eat?

Thanks, I enjoyed your photo's as well. Regarding the starlings, I can't help you there I'm sorry, the ones in my garden are fairly timid and are often bullied away by the sparrows. It's interesting to note the different behaviour.

Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Oh to be a squirrel, hanging from a tree with the back legs, eating with the front.

Common buzzard (buteo buteo)

Status: Least concern

Ever feel like you're being watched?

European Robin (erithacus rubecula)

Common (European) starling (sturnus vulgaris)

Black headed gulls (chroicocephalus ridibundus) ride the sea breeze.

Ice crystals formed on a spiderweb.

I ordered some extension tubes for macro work, to replace the finicky reversed-lens method, and they happened to arrive on a day we had freezing fog. I couldn't resist having a play out in the cold with them and I must say I'm impressed with their ease of use compared to the reversed lens, (for reference see the woodlouse picture below) although I think there is more chromatic aberration. More experiments are needed but I'm pleased with these shots as a starting point.

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!

Forest vibes. Near Tidenham, England.