Yellow-billed stork

Canon G3X on macro mode ISO200 1/200 at f/5.6
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A canooist enjoying the sunset at Kamala beach – such a poser – he’s always there when there’s a clear sky, knowing he’ll be snapped by the crowds on the beach 🙂
Canon G3X at full zoom ISO200 1/100 at f/11
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A well-fed robin policing the decking outside in the back garden on the lookout for rogue mice reported to have been stealing seed – see yesterday’s post.
Canon G3X at 220mm. ISO800 1/125 at f/7.1
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Happy New Year !
This industrious little mouse clearly had a nest under the decking where he was stocking provisions for the winter. His nose would appear through the impossibly small hole, followed by his head. After a rapid scan for danger, the rest of his body would pop through the hole, a quick forage of fallen birdseed was made, and he was back through the hole in the blinking of an eye.
Canon G3X at 220mm (600mm equiv) ISO800 1/125 at f/7.1
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This chap is one of several who have discovered the feeders outside my conservatory window. Located only about five feet from where I am sitting, the feeders give me a front-row seat of the activity and a great opportunity for capturing the antics of the birds.
Canon G3X ISO800 1/1000 at f/7.1
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A tranquil pond and surrounding trees showing a typically carefully sculptured landscape in these beautiful gardens.
Canon G3X ISO400 1/160 at f/8
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A happy blackbird surrounded by lunch at the RHS gardens, Harlow Carr, Harrogate
Canon G3X ISO400 1/800 at f/8 full zoom – 600mm equiv + cropping in LR
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These gardens are well worth a visit. They are beautifully laid out by a team of gardeners with a highly professional approach to landscaping and a knowledge of how and where to place dozens of plant varieties. The result is a garden full of colour, shape and surprise.
Canon G3X ISO400 1/250 at f/8
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