Some pictures I took recently

keps

The ' Dodder Action Group' had a Photo day today( 20/8)
They asked all interested to take photos along the Dodder- with the best to be shown at an exhibition in the hall in Herbert Park at a later date

Thankfully I started early - as the weather was quite good- but deteriorated rapidly
I walked a long distance- but as often happens - my favourite is only 50 metres from home- A Dipper I haven't seen for 2 months:)



Dipper

Eyepatch

Great contrast there, Keps!

New Home

Beetle? Scarab? Whatever it is, I found it drowned in the water butt. Once again, unfortunately the phone camera (and my lack of skills) don't do it justice, it highlights only the metallic bronze-like hues and doesn't show the peacock blue-green tone. And again, it's out of focus in most of the photos. In reality, it's gorgeous, it really is like a jewel.







EDIT: I've "dis-embedded" (if that's even a word) the last two pictures, they're too much out of focus, but if you'd still like to see them I've left them as attachments).

Hotei

keps

As well as that Dipper photo – I sent these pics taken yesterday into the Dodder Action Group comp.

A few are from the pond in Bushy Park- hope they count!


Grey Heron
Swan and cygnet - Bushy Park

Grey Wagtail- Dodder
Little Grebe chick Bushy Park

Little grebes- Bushy Park

Little Grebes- feeding time 1

Little Grebes - Feeding time 2

Hotei

I took these shots of the partial solar eclipse at 19:44 this evening on the Curragh, Co.Kildare:

keps

Hooray::)

The pic below won the prize for best photo of the photoshoot day by Dodder Action Group on 20/8:)

keps wrote: »

The ' Dodder Action Group' had a Photo day today( 20/8)
They asked all interested to take photos along the Dodder- with the best to be shown at an exhibition in the hall in Herbert Park at a later date

Thankfully I started early - as the weather was quite good- but deteriorated rapidly
I walked a long distance- but as often happens - my favourite is only 50 metres from home- A Dipper I haven't seen for 2 months:)



Dipper

Eyepatch

Congrats, Keps!
That's one I commented has very good contrast.

gzoladz

keps wrote: »

Hooray::)

The pic below won the prize for best photo of the photoshoot day by Dodder Action Group on 20/8:)

Congrats Keps!

Give me a shout when you go to Herbert, I think they will display them there

Isambard

Autumn is definitely here.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154665774137161&set=a.448361117160.226268.630552160&type=3

I've had a comment that it's too early to feed the birds, there's lots of youngsters about who need feeding up for the winter so I disagree.
This is my new feeding station complete with crow guard (not yet proven to work)

keps

Banks of the Dodder this morning


robin

Eyepatch

Isambard wrote: »

Autumn is definitely here.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154665774137161&set=a.448361117160.226268.630552160&type=3

I've had a comment that it's too early to feed the birds, there's lots of youngsters about who need feeding up for the winter so I disagree.
This is my new feeding station complete with crow guard (not yet proven to work)

That's fairly ingenious, Isambard. I must take a pic of my feeding station. I leave it open to all. I get crows, magpies, pigeons collared doves and even big old seagulls, as well as the smaller birds. The only disadvntage re my system is it's fairly demanding on my purse, as I have to replenish it fairly often - every day, in fact. LOL!

Eyepatch

keps wrote: »

Banks of the Dodder this morning


robin

Brilliant, keps!

Isambard

Eyepatch wrote: »

That's fairly ingenious, Isambard. I must take a pic of my feeding station. I leave it open to all. I get crows, magpies, pigeons collared doves and even big old seagulls, as well as the smaller birds. The only disadvntage re my system is it's fairly demanding on my purse, as I have to replenish it fairly often - every day, in fact. LOL!

damned with faint praise :-)

it's the purse reason why the cage went up..... not that I have a purse, just a manly bill fold.

:-)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Isambard wrote: »

Autumn is definitely here.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154665774137161&set=a.448361117160.226268.630552160&type=3

I've had a comment that it's too early to feed the birds, there's lots of youngsters about who need feeding up for the winter so I disagree.
This is my new feeding station complete with crow guard (not yet proven to work)

Current data shows garden feeding is better if done all year round. I've been feeding all year for decades.

Isambard

Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

Current data shows garden feeding is better if done all year round. I've been feeding all year for decades.

yeah I would ahve done that only they stopped coming for the food and it went mouldy...they're back now as the photo shows . I noticed them visiting the old, empty feeders so I put up a new full one as an experiment

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Isambard wrote: »

yeah I would ahve done that only they stopped coming for the food and it went mouldy...they're back now as the photo shows . I noticed them visiting the old, empty feeders so I put up a new full one as an experiment

It can slow down here in summer and I put out less but it never stops.

GreyEagle

Here is one I made earlier,


Feeder tray mounted on the fence with black sunflower seeds. Frame of old timber hinged on top. Grid from plastic trellis, about 45mm squares. Excludes anything larger than starlings.

keps

@GreyEagle

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magicbastarder

Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

It can slow down here in summer and I put out less but it never stops.

similar here; though i usually only put out standard seed mix in the summer. tried mealworms, but the starlings would mob the feeder and empty it in ten minutes.

Isambard

magicbastarder wrote: »

similar here; though i usually only put out standard seed mix in the summer. tried mealworms, but the starlings would mob the feeder and empty it in ten minutes.

that's a good idea.

Isambard

keps wrote: »

@GreyEagle

image not visible to me

photobucket and tinypic seem to be having issues currently.

GreyEagle

I re-loaded the image in post 8869. It's showing normally on my PC. Let me know I you can see it. Thanks

New Home

Photobucket won't allow picture hosting (if that's what it's called) any more.

keps

@GreyEagle

This is how image appears

tricky D

PhotoBucket is dead for 3rd party hosting ie. displaying on sites like boards.ie. They disabled it, thus trashing users' posts all over the net and then they say stump up $400pa to the angry punters for the feature. What are they smoking?

Try Flickr or other options.

gzoladz

Little Egret, Wheatear and Bullfinch.

tricky D

Loads of Parasol Mushrooms in the back garden. Might see what they taste like later.

keps

An 'homage' to the humble spider

web

keps

Followed this guy for about 50 metres today before I lost him..they are very fast and illusive-- incredibly hard to get a decent pic


otter