Cupid Stunt Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Female Bullfinch in need of some help 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Male Great Spotted Woodpecker 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 34 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said: Red Kite swooping in to get a Buzzard off it's food I dont have the words for how good that picture is. You’re like a sweary Dr Dolittle 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 57 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: I dont have the words for how good that picture is. You’re like a sweary Dr Dolittle Don't big him up, the man has no morals. He's nailed that poor bird to the tree just to get a brilliant photograph. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 He’s a top tier taxidermist, some of his early work was a bit dodgy, this one trying to emulate a human is frightening, suppose everyone has to start somewhere. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 20 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said: Red Kite swooping in to get a Buzzard off it's food Looks like you've got more of his attention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 9 hours ago, Catteeclan said: Looks like you've got more of his attention. Yes, here's the shot immediately before that one, you can see the panicking bumble bee easier in this one 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Heron catching it's own eye 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Cupid Stunt said: Heron catching it's own eye Do you have to wait a long time to get the right shot Terry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 2 hours ago, XTreme said: Do you have to wait a long time to get the right shot Terry? Sometimes Pete but it's mostly simply a matter of going out a lot and keeping an eye out for a photo opportunity Though one particular shot has eluded me for nearly 4 years now, need the right circumstances to coincide with opportunity 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Golden Eagle 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 41 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said: Golden Eagle Incredible Terry! How much is a camera to get that sort of quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, XTreme said: Incredible Terry! How much is a camera to get that sort of quality? This was taken with my Sony Bridge camera, RX10 III, I bought it used for less than £600 In this instance a Panasonic FZ2000 would have done a good job too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Red Kite - y Barcud Coch 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Box Tree Moth on our window just now. My wife is now in panic mode as apparently they've been munching box bushes to death in London and this one has travelled here to munch on hers 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 Take a moment and enjoy the clouds rolling by on an October day. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 6 hours ago, boboneleg said: Box Tree Moth on our window just now. My wife is now in panic mode as apparently they've been munching box bushes to death in London and this one has travelled here to munch on hers There are so many awful jokes here I feel I must step aside for the more double entendre trained to take over 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: There are so many awful jokes here I feel I must step aside for the more double entendre trained to take over To be honest it did lead it out a little with @XTreme in mind but he must be having an off day 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, boboneleg said: To be honest it did lead it out a little with @XTreme in mind but he must be having an off day I got that, I’ve rattled the cage and if Sid James’ reincarnation doesn’t appear I’m calling an ambulance 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: I got that, I’ve rattled the cage and if Sid James’ reincarnation doesn’t appear I’m calling an ambulance 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 This is how I get sharp, close up shots of Woodpeckers and some others Most of us at some time have had a woodpecker visit the garden but they're normally infrequent and very timid As soon as I saw one in our garden I did the below and in the first Spring we had 10 Woodpeckers visiting constantly throughout each day, including two pairs of adults and six juveniles Firstly you need to give them a feeding station that's more natural to them This is a log I propped up and drilled holes in for a special mix of food Next was to create some yummy food for them, a mix of crushed up fastballs, peanuts and dried mealworms..... 40 fastballs zapped in the microwave for 4 minutes to soften them, 1 litre of raw unsalted peanuts, 300ml mealworm and 450ml of vegetable oil warmed for 1.5minutes Use your hands to crumble the fastballs and use a blender to break up the peanuts and mealworms, mix all the ingredients in a large container, depending on the consistency of the fastballs you may need to adjust the quantity of oil but wait until it all cools down before deciding to add more oil or more fastballs As you can see, I also added a camera bracket to the log so I could get very close with high quality lenses for razor sharp images, as I knew they were in every few minutes by then I could just set the camera on intervalometer pre focused on where I knew the eye would be 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 That's some preparation Terry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagman Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 3 hours ago, XTreme said: That's some preparation Terry! And the you get THIS….. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Possibly wild horses, just chilling and chomping on some wet grass 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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