After many blurred attempts! A lovely fluttery on my budlia.
What wildlife did you spot today?
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We had a pair of Green Woodpeckers in the garden today. They spent their time at the water supply / little pond, and digging in the grass banks we have, retreating to the trees when disturbed. They are great to see and hear, like a yellow/ green flash when flying, and quite showy when browsing. Large too when compared to the Greater Spotteds we get on a nearly daily basis.
I doubt we will notice. Strangely the flowers don't really smell of anything, the leaves and bark smell strongly. We also have a fair bit flowering so a good mix going into the hives - bramble, privet, knapweed, and white clover (anyone else noticed more white clover flowering this year?)
It reminds me, I keep meaning to plant some manuka bushes.
Ladybirds; there's a sudden rash of ladybirds....for some reason they find my washing line appealing 
Kind of feart I'm going to end up ironing one
Kind of feart I'm going to end up ironing one
Spent a while looking at the eucalyptus last night and it seemed to have a stronger smell (still nothing notable, more like thistle) and it was attracting a good range of moths. Today it has quite a wide range of wildlife including a few dainty hoverflies
And plenty of red soldier beetles making more red soldier beetles....
And plenty of red soldier beetles making more red soldier beetles....
Well I never. I have just had two long eared owl fledglings in my camp, They made a right racket. I found one of them with a torch and was able to stand 5 meters away and just watch it. I saw the 2nd in flight. I have never been that close to this species in the wild before. Well folks that has planted me well and truly on the earth and in the moment. I cannot describe my gratitude for seeing that. Awesome x
Saw a Roe and two fawns across the field on last night’s dog walk, so decided to practice standing still with Finn for a while. Took about 10 minutes but they wandered on over, blissfully unaware of us enjoying their presence.
Impressed that Finn stayed put and still long enough for them to wander nearer!
Those wings are an amazing feat of evolution.
Great photos. Are they from your new camera?
Incredible aren't they.
Yeah, still trying to figure it out. I'd love to get a macro lens for it at some point (the prices are somewhat eye-watering). I've been using a zoom lens which does a pretty good job though.
You got a new camera too, didn't you? How are you getting on with it?
I was mind blown when I saw the price of lenses. When people say "Just get x" and then you look at the price of x and it's £2,000 just for a lens... madness.
I did! I've only used mine for video thus far, and only a couple of them. Planning on trying it out at the Moot next week though, for both photo and video. So far I like it, even if it is a huge learning curve from just pointing my phone at something.
When Canon started the R series of mirrorless cameras, the price of second hand EF lenses dropped. I started buying them for my APS-C format Canon (EF mount is compatible with EF-S) while saving up and hunting for a full-frame Canon.
The most expensive lens I've bought is a 300 mm f/4L IS USM that I got for €600. I also bought 1.4x and 2x multipliers. That should do just fine for wildlife photography in Namibia this summer.
Back to wildlife...
Late yesterday evening I spotted a Euplagia quadripunctaria
Euplagia quadripunctaria - Wikipedia
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