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Spotted wood owl

by David Clarke | Jan 16, 2020 | Birds, Places, Southeast Asia, Wildlife

A rather sleepy spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo) at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park last month. But with half an eye on the world, maybe he was keeping half an eye on me.

Canon 100D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS STM telephoto zoom at 183mm IOS 800 1/40 at f5.6

Scarce swallowtail butterfly

by David Clarke | Jan 15, 2020 | Flowers, Insects & Spiders, Italy, Wildlife

As far as I know, there is actually nothing scarce about his species; it’s just a name. Certainly there were dozens of them feast on the lavender flowers in our garden in Tuscany last summer when this shot was taken. Canon 100D with Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 macro ISO 800 1/1000 at f6.3

Common blue

by David Clarke | Jan 13, 2020 | Flowers, Insects & Spiders, Italy, Wildlife

These guys love exploring the sixty+ lavender bushes in our Tuscan garden when the bushes are in full flower. Part of the appeal of these quite small butterflies is the delicate blue upper sides of the wings and the contrasting highly patterned lower sides. Canon 100D with Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 macro ISO 800 1/1000 at f6.3. Cropped in LR.

Peacock-3

by David Clarke | Jan 9, 2020 | Birds, Places, Southeast Asia, Wildlife

Another shot of Mr Proud the Peacock taken at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park in December. Canon 100D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm lens at 124mm ISO 800 1/320 at f8

Peacock -2

by David Clarke | Jan 7, 2020 | Birds, Places, Southeast Asia, Wildlife

Head detail of our proud peacock at the Kuala Lumpur bird Park in December 2019. Canon 100D with EF-S 55-250 mm 1: 4-5.6 IS STM lens at 194mm ISO 800 f8 1/200 processed in LR

Peacock

by David Clarke | Jan 6, 2020 | Birds, Places, Southeast Asia, Wildlife

This rather fine specimen, one from a very definite ostentation of peacocks at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, was very happy to strike a pose for me. December 2019. Canon 100D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm lens at163mm ISO 800 f8 at 1/80

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