http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/images/viglogo.png This is a little different from what i normally try and capture but i kept the shutter speed very low in an attempt to capture the flock of starlings taking off from the feed table blurred and showing flight motion. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4476-bird-crazy.html Fisher and Ozzy my collies on their walk this morning, Ozz doing his bowing trick and Fisher who cant take his eyes off his best friend. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4475-boys-will-be-boys.html This curly coated sheep had had a great time playing in the mud! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4474-mucky-pup.html This young swan just took off from the harbour wall, only to land very hard on the riverbed as the tide had gone out, he was fine though. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4473-take-off.html This female mallard stood motionless as she saw me walking by her in a field. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4446-blending-in.html Another dew covered web drapes gently over this bunch of unripe berries. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4445-natures-jewellery-box.html A murky cold overcast morning, but this dew covered web stood out bright and crisp as it held delicately on to this shrub. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4444-mother-natures-jewels.html This empty old house had'nt changed from when i saw it last year, it seems to cry out to you, apparently it is for sale!! not sure if its where iw would like to live....on the edge, so to speak. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4415-house-on-the-hill.html This Jay was busy looking for acorns to worry about me hanging around. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4414-the-jay.html I posted an image of one of these little birds last year but returning to Scotland last week i was thrilled to have them back in the garden of our cottage. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4374-nuthatch-2.html A very inquisitive juvenile female deer watched us moving around in the woodland. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4373-watching-you-juvenile-female-deer.html This red deer Stag posed very proudly as i was well tucked away behind bushes, also taken in Scotland. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4372-whos-the-daddy-red-deer-stag.html This stag was roaring loudly as another stag was quite close by. Taken in Scotland. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4371-the-rutting-season.html I had to zoom right in and do a tight crop to get this effect, i thought it was slightly different from the normal face on portrait. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4370-nose-to-nose-with-a-deer.html This is dear little Annie (whos ears are bigger than the rest of her), she is my friends other dog and is now 13 years old. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4358-annie.html This is my friends collie "Harry" half brother to my two Ozzy and Ice, taken in Scotland last week. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4357-harry.html Fallen leaves at the base of tree, softened the focus and brought out the contrast a little. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4356-natures-blanket.html This was taken out of the passenger windowof our car as we were travelling down a very hilly road in Scotland last week, i noticed the Goosander in a small running burn but as soon as we started to slow down near it it took off, my shutter speed was very slow hence the motion effect. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4355-the-female-goosander.html This is Ozzy my Border collie on a very misty start to our walk, but that never stops him from posing for the camera. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4345-ozzy-in-the-mist.html This little spectacled owl is only 16 weeks old. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4331-spectacled-owl.html This little group of pigs took a nap in a muddy hollow in a forest. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4330-sleepy-pigs.html Caught this male chaffinch hovering on the spot desparately wantng to land on the lichen covered twig. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4329-male-chaffinch-in-flight.html This locust was happily munching on a leaf when i found it at the bottom of the garden. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4259-the-locust-look.html One of my dogs found this toad in the garden and when he sniffed it it stood right up on its toes much to say im huge and scary look! so dont even think about eating me. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4258-im-really-a-huge-toad.html The sun had nearly gone down and it had left the sky a sepia orange colour, so i aimed at getting the canadian geese that were heading for their night in the field silouetted against the sky, quite happy with the results. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4257-at-the-end-of-the-day.html The tiny veins that run through this leaf was dappled with rain drops, the colouring of these leaves gave me the feel Autumnis on its way. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4243-after-the-rain.html This snails shell stood out as it clung to the branch on an oak tree. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4242-someones-house.html A bunch of black berries some ripe some not, i liked the contrast in colours. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4241-blackberries.html These three juvenile swallows watch as their mother brings food down to them, shame i couldnt be nearer but just to sit and watch this activity was amazing. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4240-dinners-coming-kids.html This monkey went round the park sitting on the back of this truck, it looked like he was thoroughly enjoying his ride. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4230-hitching-a-ride.html This huge lioness was sniffing the air as if she could smell us humans hiding in our cars. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4229-i-can-smell-you.html This mother ape with her baby sat amongst the grass and flowers watching everything going on from a distance. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4228-close-bond.html This monkey was sitting watching its friends climbing on the cars behind ours in the park. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4227-monkey-moments.html This was taken through the windscreen of the car in a safari park, the siberian tiger was looking at her partner over the otherside of the road. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4226-the-siberian-tiger.html I just caught this little deer running clear of the Zebra's in the park. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4225-two-way-traffic.html This female lion was chilling out on top of a hill with the rest of her pride in the midday sun. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4224-proud-in-the-pride.html Ths female cross/garden spider full of eggs was making her way to cover under a leaf. These Orb weavers have two dimensional webs horizontal and vertical. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4223-the-garden-or-cross-spider.html This little honey bee was busy collecting pollen from this flower. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4222-honey-bee.html This was a lilly out of a bunch, i used the glowing edges filter and us curves to bring out the highlights. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4221-a-lilly.html This is the unopened head of a cow parsley flower, i just did a bit of artistry work on it to give it this effect. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4220-cow-parsley-the-start.html This juvenile wallaby just carried on washing her face unpreturbed of me with a camera in her face. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4219-itchy-nose.html One lone ladybird lay snuggled up and resting on this yellowflower. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4218--ladybird.html This comma butterfly was refreshing itself on the blackberries with its wings together to camaflague itself. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4216-the-comma-butterfly.html These creatures originate from Chile and is from the Guinea pig family, its monogomos and is part of very tight run groups. Here is mum with her infant. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4215-the-mara.html This little chipmunk was photographed and then put through the same filter as the red squirrel, again helps with the mesh and glass enclosure obscuring the subject plus giving it a different overall effect. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4208-the-chipmunk.html I took a photograph of this red squirrel through glass at a conservation centre and played around with the fractualis filter giving it a painting effect, this worked well as it got rid of the mesh fencing and cluttered background. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4207--the-red-squirrel.html This is my Bearded Dragon Ike, i have only had him a few weeks but he has already become a big part of the family. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4125-ike-the-bearded-dragon.html A close up of the Flame Butterfly at a tropical butterfly house. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4082-the-flame-butterfly.html Here is the Basilisk Lizard. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4081-the-basilisk-lizard.html I used a Dahlia Plant and fractualis filter brought the levels right down to darken the background. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4080-flower-power.html Using a Cactus Plant and the fractualis filter i got a smoke affect from the plant. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4079-smokin-the-cactus-plant.html little bee feeding from the lupins. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4073-bee-and-lupin.html A red rose in the garden. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4072-red-rose.html This is the final stage of the flower the Goats Beard, from seed to flower and then to this when it will release its seeds in the breeze and the cycle begins all over again. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4071-re-seeding.html Caught the sun shining on the centre of this Daisy in the meadow. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4070-daisy-in-the-sun.html A Malibu Stork having a bad hair day! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4069-the-malibu-stork.html Ths is my new addition to the family a green Anolis izard, only tiny and a good companion to my White tree frogs. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4067-green-anolis-lizard.html This field spider is carrying her egg sack at the back of her abdomen. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4060-beady-eyes.html This is the common blue with its wings open. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4059-the-common-blue-opened-winged.html This little Hovver fly rested on the leaf. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4058-the-hovver-fly.html This little flower closed right up when the rain started leaving droplets on its petals. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-4057-touch-of-rain.html This is a pet of a friend, not the cuddly type though. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3979-barbed-legged-stick-insect.html This litle bee collectd pollen from the plant called "Goats Beard" http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3978-bee-and-goats-beard.html This bee was on one of my Dahlias in the garden. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3977-dahlia-and-bee.html This tiny butterfly was clinging to a blade of meadow grass. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3976-the-common-blue-butterfly.html A small grass blowing in the breeze. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3969-meadow-grass.html A nice new Dahlia. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3968-dahlia.html Bob the robin waiting for his mealworms. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3967-wheres-the-mealworms-gone.html Water droplets on a lilly leaf. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3966-water-droplets.html A crested grebe on a fishing lake. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3965-crested-grebe.html This little poppy was ladened down with rain water.
(fractalius filter used) http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3964-having-a-shower-champagne-poppy.html This is beaky the starling that lives in the garden, he has an extra long beak of which i have managed to trim once, and i am now attempting to do again, he ats well but finds preening his front a problem, hence the bald chest. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3963-beaky.html The poppies are out so i thought i would make the most from them. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3962-poppy-time.html This young duckling was having a good preen when i took this. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3896-wash-and-brush-up.html This grebe was one of a pair on a fishing lake. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3895-the-grebe.html Young robin fledgling and its parent. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3894-hurry-up-dad-im-hungry.html Close up of a pineapple skin. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3870-pineapple.html Had these left over in the fridge, thought i would do a little still life photography. Lol. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3869-orange-pepper-and-corn-on-cob.html This grass heads seeds were clinging on as the breeze blew against it. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3868-blowing-in-the-breeze.html A fresh new Dahlia. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3867-the-dahlia.html This little flower stood out amongst the others in a meadow where i walk. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3866-star-flower.html These marmosets are so sweet, spent a few hours with them at the weekend. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3853-nosey-baby-marmoset.html Heres Kook again. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3852-captain-kook-kookaburra-in-flight.html This is Iggy the Iguana, hes a colourful chap, with a matching personality. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3851-iggy.html These pretty but shy little birds visit my garden to eat on niger seed that i put out. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3833-the-goldfinch.html This tulip seemed to be looking up at me asking for its photo to be taken. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3832-inside-out.html This one tulip was found on the edge of a field the light filtered through its delicate petals. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3831-lone-tulip.html This little yellow rose was on its own in a friends garden. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3830-just-a-rose.html This ornament in my friends garden caught my eye, so i converted to mono, then slight sepia filter with a final film grain effect. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3829-garden-fairies.html Another shot of the marmoset baby, the busy photo session had had its toll! all a bit too tiring for a little un! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3814-sleepy-baby.html This swan just went mad, splashing and ducking in and out of the water, making the most of the sunny day. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3813-cool-swan.html This swan had a good stretch after a bath in the river. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3812-elegance.html Taking a rest on the buttercup. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3811-hovver-fly-and-buttercup.html This little green lizard was quite happy with me taking his photo. This was taken though glass with heat lamps as extra lighting. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3810-little-green-lizard.html Not the best of photos, but i liked the rain on the window in the background of my vase of Daffodiles. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3809-daffodiles-in-the-rain.html This make blue tit was keeping a close eye on the bird box where his partner was sitting on her eggs. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3790-blue-tit.html Taken close up of the tulip just before fully opening and displaying the stamens. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3789-tulip.html Here is dad Marmoset and his offspring, thought to be a male, having a more tender moment. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3788-me-and-my-boy.html This little Marmoset monkey was very curious of the camera. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3787-marmoset-baby.html This Postman Butterfly was at the tropical butterfly house that i visit. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3786-postman-butterfly.html Pinky the Cockatoo was too shy to have her photo taken today. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3775-too-shy.html This 3 day old duckling was no fool when it came down to catching flies, he lept from the water and caught the fly easily. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3752-gotcha.html This hair covered pod is protecting the delicate flower that lays within it. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3751-hairy-pod.html Phallic maybe..but this is the pod of the poppy, here covered in rain droplets. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3750-the-poppy-pod.html this poppy finally breaks free from its pod, ladened with water droplets it bends to the floor. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3749-breaking-out.html This plant was covered in water droplets from the heavy rain last night. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3748-champagne-bubble-perenial.html Itchy on a flying session. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3718-itchy-the-barn-owl.html Harris Hawk grabbing his prey. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3717-harris-hawk.html Napoleon loves to watch aeroplanes, so getting his attention sometimes is fruitless. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3716-looking-to-the-skies.html These two toads seemed happy to be together in the pond. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3694-togetherness.html This se rescue helicopter came over the house towards the river. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3692-sea-rescue-helicopter.html This little bluetit popped his head out of his box just at the right time. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3691-tight-fit.html The flower of the Snakeshead plant. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3690-the-snakeshead.html This little mouse sat quite happily outside the back door munching on a seed..not for long though. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3681-mouse-mat.html Just caught this butterfly coming to land on the flower. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3680-tree-nymph-butterfly-in-flight.html This Lanner falcon came past so fast i thought all i had would be a blurr. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3679-lanner-lightning.html This little marmoset monkey had triplet babies, here is one being brave and having a look round. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3678-marmosets-pride-and-joy.html Another flower shot using a large daisy. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3628-daisy-days.html This little lilly started to open showing the stamens inside with little drops of water on them, they are so delicate and fragile. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3627-lilly-stamens.html This rose lost its stem so i thought i would have a go at HDR and get an old feel to the image, i used 3 exposures here and used a brown leather cushion as backdrop. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3626-old-rose.html This helicopter came really low over the fields as i was walking my dogs. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3619-low-flying.html This chinook helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the field on the other side of the river. Everyone was ok thankfully. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3618-coming-down.html This female mallard came into land just as the storm clouds opened. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3617-duck-down.html This little bird is now a regular feeder in the garden. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3615-the-piedwagtail.html Heres dad bringing lunch home to the little ones! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3614-grubs-up.html I did some HDR work on this lone crocus bringing out more detail and contrast. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3595-crocus.html I love to see owls in flight, they are so gracious and silent. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3594-beauty-in-flight.html This is Napoleon again, trying to show off! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3593-bet-you-cant-do-this.html This is Spango, people say he is a cross between a Spaniel dog and goat...hmmm..i think he is just a goat with very big ears. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3592-spango.html Got this as a present so thought i would take the opportunity to photograph it. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3589-double-orchid.html This butterfly was collecting nectar from the plant when i grabbed this shot. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3588-large-mormon-butterfly.html The husky team setting of for a ride in the country. These dogs go mad when they know they are being harnessed up. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3548-husky-team.html We watched the eagle fly the skies with such ease. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3547-bald-eagle-at-dusk.html This cheetah showed her pearly white teeth just as i got the camera set up! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3546-laughing-cheetah.html You could hardly hear this barn owl flying past it was so silent. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3545-barn-owl-at-dusk.html This bald eagle was not impressed at the weekend when i pointed the camera at him. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3544-not-impressed.html Another shot of the yatch club, but today it was foggy, dull and damp. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3475-grey-day-at-the-boat-yard.html This is a nearby yatch club so i took a shot of it from the other side of the river. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3474-my-local-yatch-club.html I was down the river quite late yesterday, it was misty and dull, so i added a few clouds to try and give it some depth. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3473-ducks-at-dawn.html This is my husband and his dog secretly being photographed by me. I have turned it into mono and used a soft focus to give it a warm feel. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3468-me-and-my-dog.html This wallaby mum was having a talk to her baby, trying to reassure it everything was ok to come out, the baby Joey had other ideas. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3464-lazy-baby.html This is an albino Wallaby with her young joey aboard, he kept getting his nose bumped on the floor as she ate. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3463-albino-wallaby-and-baby.html This little Joey was nearly falling out in this shot. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3462-not-much-room-in-here.html I was thrilled yesterday to watch the sightings of 3 wallabys and their young joey in the pouch, it was amusing to watch them wriggling around trying to get comfortable. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3461-wallaby-and-baby.html This cormorant was'nt happy with me standing so close to the river bank,they are very shy birds. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3460-cormorant-takeoff.html Here is the Barn owl, a beautiful bird, that if we are lucky can see working the fields at dusk for food. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3459-face-of-the-barn-owl.html This is the back view of a Barn owl in flight, i wanted to catch the feather pattern and colouring of this beautiful bird. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3458-barn-owl.html This cobweb was just thawing from a covering of frost, leaving it looking like a necklace made from glass. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3456-mother-natures-jewels.html These soft yellow buds covered the tree, showing new life beginning. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3455-natures-wonders.html This tiny show of new leaves on this stem still carried little droplets of fresh dew. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3454-life-refreshed.html Out the other morning and there was so much new life appearing, these new buds appearing on this tree with the remains of a touch of frost on them caught my eye. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3453-new-life.html This gull just plunged into the lake after some bread, giving me the chance to grab this shot. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3448-taking-the-plunge.html Another shot showing a mirrored egret. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3447-me-and-my-shadow.html The weather has been amazingfor february and the sun on the river made it like a mirror. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3445-mirror-imaged-2.html This young swan looked like he/she was just sitting on glass yesterday, the river was so still and the blue sky and sun made it seem just like a mirror. Left uncropped to show the calm of the water more. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3426-mirrored-image.html This little lamb was making a dash away from his friends across the field to find his mum. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3425-finding-mum.html This loked like the lambs nursery, all the lambs played around the straw bales while their mums went off grazing. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3424-the-nursery.html I just had to stop at this field yesterday and watch the spring lambs at play, this small group stopped to have a rest..a beautiful time of the year. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3423-spring-lambs.html My little daffodiles have shown their heads, and it gives me a great feel of spring, although these were touched by a frost last night, so the shorts will have to stay in the cupboard for a little longer! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3422-first-sign-of-spring.html This is Ted he is 13 years old now and taking life more in the slow lane.. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3393-teddy.html Another shot of my pal "Ozzy" we were on our walk along the seawalland it was a very windy day. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3391-heres-ozzy.html Heres "Ice" one of my border collie's he's the baby of the bunch. I turned it into black and white as i think it may give it a bit more effect. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3390-ice.html Two rats meet amongst the reeds of the pond. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3372-fancy-seeing-you-here.html The children were feeding the ducks and i saw this little rat stealing a piece of bread that had floated his way. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3371-lunch-on-the-run.html This little bird has found the feeders in the garden worth a daily visit, here he is having a stretch between meals. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3370-piedwagtail.html The winter is here for sure as the shell ducks arrive in their flocks. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3369-shell-ducks.html This rather large brown rat sat looking at me on the river bank while took photographs. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3351-daddy-rat.html This brown rat popped out from its hole in the bank while i was photographing gulls. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3350-nosey-rat.html This little hummingbird stopped at a nectar feeder for a fill up. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3349-hummingbird.html This gull just stayed hovvering over one spot on the pond, which made it easy to catch this shot. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3348-dancing-gull.html These crickets grow to some size, similar to a locust and they have large lacey wings, but when these have developed shortly after they die, what a short and sad life these creatures have. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3312-african-cricket.html Another shot of the boys having bfun on the beach with their kite surfing boards. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3311-as-free-as-a-bird.html This group of people were windsurfing further along the beach and they made off with the wind behind them. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3310-wind-surfers.html This is a view to the town of Southend On Sea from further up the beach. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3309-southend-on-sea.html With it being a very windy, dull day we made off to the beach to watch the guys on their kite surfs, and it proved to be a very exciting afternoon. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3308-flying-high.html My resident spider decided to up root and move...to the other side of the porch! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3289-moving-on.html Upside down viewing the world from another angle. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3288-just-hanging-around.html Well my resident spider is on the move, and here i caught her suspended on a thread having a rest i think. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3287-hanging-on-a-thread.html This little toad perhaps thought it a safer place to be sitting on this big garden frog ornament. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3286-hitchin-a-ride.html This toad was not impressed when i nearly trod on him outside the back door tonight, he made a lot of toad noises at me before i moved him nearer the pond. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3285-toad-rage.html I can sit and look at an owls eyes for hours, they hold such mystery and wisdom. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3245-windows-to-the-world.html This little mouse is now another animals meal, it took me a while to get used to these scenes, but its one that goes on every minute in the wild, so why is it not as hard to accept? perhaps its human intervention again that makes it hard to swallow (so to speak). http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3244-lifeless.html Although this image looks a bit gruesome, its nature at its hardest....reality. "Einstein" the Euroasian eagle owl with his lunch. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3242-food-for-thought.html This Meercat and his family kept me amused for ages with their antics, the door flap to their indoor area was a great toy. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3165-anyone-out-there.html This otter came out for a breath of fresh air as on the 22nd December his partner gave birth to 4 otter cubs, so they are very proud parents. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3164-otter-under-the-collar.html Not a very pleasant sight i had to admit, but owls have to eat! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3163-beauty-and-the-feast.html This is a closeup of Napoleons eye, i turned it into Black & White and a soft focus around the outer eye, aiming on giving it a little more depth. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3149-big-brothers-watching-you.html Here is Captain Kook going skywards for his treat, a very agile bird despite its chunky form. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3094-what-goes-up.html The second most fastest raptor to the Peregrine, to watch this bird fly is amazing. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3093-lanar-hawk.html Here is Captain Kook as he is better known showing his flying skills. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3092-kookaburro-in-flight.html I wish....i pass this house and its garden right on the riverbank most days on my walk with the dogs, and often think how id love to live there, but i suppose a picture of it in winter will have to do! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3088-dream-home.html This is a stretch of my river walk, but in winter, the frost and overcast cloud gave it a very different feel to it yesterday. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3087-my-riverwalk-a-season-on.html I took a photo of this tree in the summer and here it is again in winter on a frosty day,... i just added a little snow!! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3086-the-next-season-on.html These deadly nightshade berries hung delicately laced in frost dust. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3085-iced-nightshade.html This swan was giving a great reflection in the ice cold water today. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3072-reflections.html The leaves and plants were all trimmed with frost giving a great effect to it. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3071-iced-leaves.html Well today we had a frost of all frosts, it was beautiful so there was many things to go out and photograph, one thing i noticed was this ice covered barbed wire. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3070-barbed-ice.html This Kookaburra is part of the bird of prey flying team. An amazing bird. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3064-the-kookaburro.html Today i got really up close and personal with Napoleon the great grey owl, i cant stay away from this place, the interaction with these amazing birds is something i have always wanted to do. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3063-eye-to-eye-contact.html This is another of the big butterflies at the butterfly house. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3062-the-tree-nymph.html Today i went back to see the owls, and had a treat to photograph Einstein on a late afternoon flight session again. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3061-"einstein"-the-eagle-owl.html This juvenile eagle owl was having a practise flight when i took this. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3014-flight-practise-euroasian-eagle-owl.html This is a very large butterfly which i came across in a butterfly house. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3013-the-owl-butterfly.html This cluster of fruit bats looked at me as if i was the one that was up side down! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-3012-bats-in-the-belfry.html This great grey owl, was so curious about me his head kept spinning so i slowed my shutter speed down to get this motion blur effect. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2988-head-in-a-spin.html This pair of marbled polecats were very inquisitive when i got the camera out. Taken through glass. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2987-nosey-polecats.html This little marbled polecat found these old trousers great fun to rumidge around in, thankfully no one was in them a the time! These polecats are on the nearly extinct list. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2986-the-marbled-polecat.html Just an update of my porch spider she is still there and looking good! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2923-got-my-eyes-on-you-still.html I dont know the name of this plant but it caught my eye and it had to have its picture taken, thought the stamen was quite interesting. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2922-plant-thingy.html Now i was'nt actually out to get this guy, but he sort of strutted into the frame as much to say "How dare you not take my picture"... so here he is but in a sort of paint theme. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2921-the-cockerel.html Whatever the weather this boat still lays there silent and dormant... i thought i would add a little blizzard effect to this, as its winter here now, but we never get any snow. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2914-whatever-the-weather.html It was a stormy afternoon and it made the walk i usually do seem quite forboding, the clouds were banking and it was getting dark. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2913-dark-day-on-the-river-crouch.html This old man had a rest on the bench at the side of the lake and let time go by. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2893-quiet-time.html This morning down on the river the colours of the sky took my attention as it through shades of pinks and blues over the water. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2892-dawn-skys.html You can tell winter is just around the corner when these chirpy little birds start to appear, and in the last week they have started to arrive along the fields. I think this is the female of the species. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2891-the-stonechat.html I wanted to get a close up of my resident spiders eye's.. so i attached some Ext tubes to my lense and managed to get this shot of them. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2890-eye-of-the-spider.html These birds are very timid and great alarmists! you can hear their calls as they fly down the river, when the tide goes out they feed in the shallow water, and this is when i managed to get a closer shot of this one. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2889-the-redshank.html This jockey made the last hurdle look easy at the horse powered over it, but the win wasn't theirs today. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2868-the-last-hurdle.html Im afraid to say this jockey and horse came in right at the back but never the less made a great photo opportunity as she cleared the hurdle on the race course. http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2867-the-looser.html These two jockeys had the winning post in view and there faces showed the determination jockeys require to win, and the horses didnt look too glum about it i have to say! http://www.freeimagebrowser.com/today/p-2866-winning-post-in-sight.html