Winsford Soul

Mistle Thrush portrait

Thanks Mick

Exactly Russell. Very nice picture to prove the point

Steve. I use a 500mm f4 lens which allows the butterflies to settle down without me disturbing them as I'm generally at least 20ft away from them. I know that 99.9% of people won't have such a lens but smaller less expensive ones would be able to get similar results

Anyone have any ideas how much the going rate is for these 7" mini LP,s Steve

Andy. Foxes quite often take over old badger setts , save,s them having to dig it. Best way to tell is get down and sniff the entrance to the den. If it's in use it will definitely smell very musty . Unmistakable smell

Thanks Andy. Really appreciate your kind words mate. Don't think that i have ever seen as many either, must be this warm dry April that has caused it, I don't remember seeing a Holly blue in my garden before, not sure . Not that I'm complaining. Back to normal weather today

Why thank you Mrs. Blushing now. X

Just managed to catch the last of tonight's Sunset

PM sent Roger Steve

Thanks Chris. All good here mate. Trust all is well and safe with you all..

Still glorious sunshine here in Manchester Russell. Looks cosy though.

Male Orange tip Butterfly on Cuckoo flower

Fox den and beech giant poly bore

Magpie. Sunlight on the blue iridescence on its wings

Thanks Chris

Before social distance was invented. I saw a man stop dead in his tracks just as a stoat coming from the opposite direction stopped in its tracks, they both stepped aside at the same time for the other to pass and the stoat eventually running between the blokes legs then disappeared into the undergrowth. A once in a lifetime encounter to be that close but sadly no camera .

Mrs .Wellie boats. Was you sailing your boat on a waterfall 🤣. Up and down. 🤣.

God I miss the smell of wild garlic when its in a glade like that. There is no place near me . I'm so jealous I bet the smell was ohh so good. . For me personally that is as pretty as a bluebell woodland.

That's looking fantastic my friend

Twenty pound plus Common Carp in my local park,s boating lake

Grey Wagtail. Unfortunately could,nt get a side on picture to show how stunning this bird is

Hover fly resting on Elderberry leaves. Holly Blue Butterfly on Berberis. Both these picture was taken handheld with the 500mm lens which is not the norm but its me and what do you expect

Russell. As promised a male spoonbill in full breeding plumage

Blue bells and dandelion seed head. Both taken on my mobile phone in amazing light