Popular Post Soulandy Posted June 28, 2020 Popular Post Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) A couple from the garden on Friday afternoon as the sun hides behind the clouds saying goodbye to summer Edited June 28, 2020 by Soulandy 8
Popular Post Winsford Soul Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Posted June 30, 2020 Sunday nights Sunset 9
Popular Post Johnny Jones Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Posted June 30, 2020 Some Photos from the last couple of Weekends. Bit of Wildlife and our dogs. 8
Popular Post Johnny Jones Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Posted June 30, 2020 Some Toadstools, Last Saturday's Rainbow and a couple of Arty Farty B+W Shots. 7
Winsford Soul Posted June 30, 2020 Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Johnny Jones said: Great Chiffchaff pictures Johnny Edited June 30, 2020 by Winsford Soul
Johnny Jones Posted June 30, 2020 Posted June 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said: Great Chiffchaff pictures Johnny Cheers Pal, watched it for a good couple of minutes bashing the grubs head in on the fence, managed to get quite a few good photos of it. 1
Popular Post Davenpete Posted July 1, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 1, 2020 Saw this Elephant Hawk Moth the other day - never seen one alive before (though we used to get Hummingbird Hawk Moths and Emperor Hawk Moths when we lived in the hills near Tebay). Also an exceptionally brightly coloured orchid on the car park of the church over the road and sunset from Fort Greyhair earlier this year. 9
Winsford Soul Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 Posting this on here aswell as must watch TV thread. Friday night 9pm BBC 2. Wild Pembrokeshire. For the people on here that have never been to Pembrokeshire its a chance to be see what keeps drawing me back year after year. Enjoy 3
Popular Post Winsford Soul Posted July 3, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) My favourite camera shop. ( Cambrian Photography ) in Colwyn bay is open again and from next week i can visit again so i was going through a few picture to get printed at 15 " X 10" and a noticed that i had,nt posted this Barn Owl picture so i thought i would share it. Incidentally Lunt Meadows nature reserve has re-opened where the photograph was taken. Guess where i will be next week !!! Edited July 3, 2020 by Winsford Soul 9
Davenpete Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said: My favourite camera shop. ( Cambrian Photography ) in Colwyn bay is open again and from next week i can visit again so i was going through a few picture to get printed at 15 " X 10" and a noticed that i had,nt posted this Barn Owl picture so i thought i would share it. Incidentally Lunt Meadows nature reserve has re-opened where the photograph was taken. Guess where i will be next week !!! Not seen our Barn Owl this year - indeed only seen one all year up here. Dx Edited July 3, 2020 by Davenpete 1
Winsford Soul Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Davenpete said: Not seen our Barn Owl this year - indeed only seen one all year up here. Dx I was lucky enough to have four flying around along with a short eared owl when I took this picture. Steve 2
Jayne Houghton Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) On 27/06/2020 at 12:34, Jayne Houghton said: Sorry I just thought it was a bit of fun , in these sad times , I will take it down , stay safe and well, Edited July 4, 2020 by Jayne Houghton 2
Popular Post Soulandy Posted July 4, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2020 A couple from Friday evening along the river where the crows have made their home in the trees and have a bit of a feed at the small farm. A few hundred of them, or a mob, a horde or even a murder of crows, after all the chicks have now fledged but they are here every evening making a right old racket. 7
Popular Post Soulandy Posted July 5, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) A couple from a couple of weeks back. Honeybee, cropped to show a bit of detail and a horse in need of a good haircut and shave Edited July 5, 2020 by Soulandy 7
Popular Post Winsford Soul Posted July 6, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 6, 2020 a few from the garden today Great Tit Fledgling ( rather wet }. Goldfinch. Buzzard 10
Popular Post Soulandy Posted July 6, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 6, 2020 Sunrays, a new duck family and a few midges tonight 7
Winsford Soul Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, Soulandy said: Sunrays, a new duck family and a few midges tonight Andy is that river view upstream from Carrington spur ?
Popular Post Maxwell Posted July 6, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Hamburg docks Sunday afternoon after the weekender. Edited July 6, 2020 by Maxwell 8
Popular Post Alison H Posted July 6, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Saltwick Bay - Whitby where I am this week. You may notice a very rare sight at the bottom of the picture .... my foot in a blxxdy cast because I’ve only gone & broke my ankle I’ll be right tho Photo taken from my wheelchair on my iPhone Edited July 6, 2020 by Alison H added more blurb 11
Soulandy Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 48 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said: Andy is that river view upstream from Carrington spur ? Steve, yes mate. Seen around 30 ducklings, kingfishers, buzzards, kestrels, owls, herons, rats, 100's of crows and alsorts these past months. 1
Winsford Soul Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Alison H said: Saltwick Bay - Whitby where I am this week. You may notice a very rare sight at the bottom of the picture .... my foot in a blxxdy cast because I’ve only gone & broke my ankle I’ll be right tho Photo taken from my wheelchair on my iPhone Ali. Hope you're OK and getting better love. Ste. XX
Martyn Pitt Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 12 hours ago, Alison H said: You may notice a very rare sight at the bottom of the picture .... my foot in a blxxdy cast because I’ve only gone & broke my ankle I’ll be right tho Photo taken from my wheelchair on my iPhone Ali ... crikey thats bad luck, released from lockdown and that's what happens ... I always said you need to take more water with it ... hope it all mends quickly and you are back on your feet soon. Love from me and Carol xxxx
Popular Post Winsford Soul Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) Juvenile female Greater spotted woodpecker. Don,t like posting pictures of birds on my feeders but this is the first time that i,ve seen a juvenile in the garden. Forgot to mention that this picture was taken through the kitchen window Edited July 7, 2020 by Winsford Soul 9
Martyn Pitt Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 42 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said: Juvenile female Greater spotted woodpecker. Don,t like posting pictures of birds on my feeders but this is the first time that i,ve seen a juvenile in the garden. Forgot to mention that this picture was taken through the kitchen window Steve we had one in the garden earlier today as well ... only difference was we saw ours through the dining room window. 1
Winsford Soul Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, Martyn Pitt said: Steve we had one in the garden earlier today as well ... only difference was we saw ours through the dining room window. Must be the time to fledge the nests mate and set out on their own journeys 1
Alison H Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Winsford Soul said: Ali. Hope you're OK and getting better love. Ste. XX Ste, it’s only just happened on my way here, so it will be a while I fear but I’ll still try take some nice piccies from my wheelchair/crutches xx 7 hours ago, Martyn Pitt said: Ali ... crikey thats bad luck, released from lockdown and that's what happens ... I always said you need to take more water with it ... hope it all mends quickly and you are back on your feet soon. Love from me and Carol xxxx I know!! Typical! on Super Saturday I go and break my ankle Super Style in 2 places. I wasn’t drunk either, fell off a kerb whilst wearing sensible trainers. Ah well, it’s only temporary and I’ll be right Cheers for your well wishes xx Edited July 7, 2020 by Alison H . 1
Winsford Soul Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Alison H said: Ste, it’s only just happened on my way here, so it will be a while I fear but I’ll still try take some nice piccies from my wheelchair/crutches xx I know!! Typical! on Super Saturday I go and break my ankle Super Style in 2 places. I wasn’t drunk either, fell off a kerb whilst wearing sensible trainers. Ah well, it’s only temporary and I’ll be right Cheers for your well wishes xx Ali. Since when have you and sensible shoe's been in the same sentence . XX X Look forward to seeing your pictures from Martyn Pitt,s point of view Edited July 7, 2020 by Winsford Soul 2
Popular Post Winsford Soul Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) Swallows Edited July 7, 2020 by Winsford Soul 6
Popular Post Johnny Jones Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 8, 2020 Some photos from last weekend. 7
Johnny Jones Posted July 8, 2020 Posted July 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said: Very nice mate Thank you, Much appreciated
Popular Post Amsterdam Russ Posted July 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Posted July 8, 2020 Platform 4 of the train station under Schiphol Airport at 18:00 today at what would normally be 'rush hour' - almost completely deserted. Not sure if a panorama shot will work in the limited space here, but worth a try. Sepia effect added for, well... effect! 8
Amsterdam Russ Posted July 8, 2020 Author Posted July 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said: Panoramic picture works Russell. Great, thanks - and I'd forgotten you can click on a pic to see it at a larger size. 2
Popular Post Winsford Soul Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 9, 2020 Female Chaffinch. Just taken this picture at 7.32pm under the Rowan tree and Burberis bush in the gloom and drizzle of the back garden 9
Popular Post Soulandy Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 9, 2020 After all the rain on Monday and over last night, the river is looking a bit full 7
Popular Post Soulandy Posted July 11, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) Just came across this beast in the garden. I think its a violet ground beetle. Edited July 11, 2020 by Soulandy 6
Popular Post Soulandy Posted July 12, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) Plenty of Red Soldier Beetles out today enjoying life in the sun Edited July 12, 2020 by Soulandy 6
Popular Post Ncfc Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 13, 2020 Buggers to hook but look stunning in the 5 am sunlight.Fantastic watching them swim away on release. 4
Winsford Soul Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, Ncfc said: Buggers to hook but look stunning in the 5 am sunlight.Fantastic watching them swim away on release. Excellent. Never caught a mullet. Tried a few times with breadflake but seemed to be striking 10 minutes to late even though it was as soon as the float moved or the line moved when using crust.
Ncfc Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Winsford Soul said: Excellent. Never caught a mullet. Tried a few times with breadflake but seemed to be striking 10 minutes to late even though it was as soon as the float moved or the line moved when using crust. I ledger for them and let them hook themselves.Flurocarbon is a must but as i age its a bugger to tie knots even with glasses. Edited July 13, 2020 by Ncfc 1
Popular Post Winsford Soul Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 13, 2020 Male Kingfisher. For anyone who would like to tell the sexes apart the Male has a completely black beak while the female,s lower beak is orange Unfortunately i have never managed to photograph a female for a comparison 8
Soulandy Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 37 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said: Male Kingfisher. For anyone who would like to tell the sexes apart the Male has a completely black beak while the female,s lower beak is orange Unfortunately i have never managed to photograph a female for a comparison So that's what it looks like when it's still Great photo Steve. You haven't managed to see the vulture have you, must be a great sight for anyone. https://www.birdguides.com/articles/britain-ireland/tracking-down-the-peak-district-lammergeier/ 1
Winsford Soul Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, Soulandy said: So that's what it looks like when it's still Great photo Steve. You haven't managed to see the vulture have you, must be a great sight for anyone. https://www.birdguides.com/articles/britain-ireland/tracking-down-the-peak-district-lammergeier/ Cheers Andy. Find a suitable branch and stick it into the riverbank near where you see them and they will definitely use it mate. Be a good photo opportunity. Picked up the Vulture report from birdguides 2 weeks ago. It was getting mobbed by two Buzzards who like the Ravens in your link look tiny in comparison . Not really a twitcher but may go to have a look next week with the warmer weather that is forecast but will be full of tourists by then on holidays. 1
Popular Post Winsford Soul Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Posted July 13, 2020 Just entered the maximum of three photos into the BBC country file calendar competition . Not expecting any response but you can't win if you don't enter . 6
Soulandy Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said: Cheers Andy. Find a suitable branch and stick it into the riverbank near where you see them and they will definitely use it mate. Be a good photo opportunity. Picked up the Vulture report from birdguides 2 weeks ago. It was getting mobbed by two Buzzards who like the Ravens in your link look tiny in comparison . Not really a twitcher but may go to have a look next week with the warmer weather that is forecast but will be full of tourists by then on holidays. Unfortunately the kingfishers i had been watching are gone, probably because the farmer or Bollin Valley rangers were working on the bank clearing the fallen trees and all the debris while the river was so low a few weeks back. Probably didnt know they wete there. As a side note we've seen another skimming over the mersey earlier on. Seen it a few times over the weeks. First photo with the work going on. Second photo last week
Winsford Soul Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Soulandy said: Unfortunately the kingfishers i had been watching are gone, probably because the farmer or Bollin Valley rangers were working on the bank clearing the fallen trees and all the debris while the river was so low a few weeks back. Probably didnt know they wete there. As a side note we've seen another skimming over the mersey earlier on. Seen it a few times over the weeks. First photo with the work going on. Second photo last week Cant believe that the idiots are doing any work now when there's still nesting birds about.
Davenpete Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said: Just entered the maximum of three photos into the BBC country file calendar competition . Not expecting any response but you can't win if you don't enter . Love the waders pic especially - sorry I'm useless on the species when it come to waders (they're my LBB). Dx
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