I'd be surprised if it was a reed bunting, as there are no reeds about, just upland acid bog. I'm starting to think I misjudged the size in the rain (it was raining hard, hence the awful light) and maybe it is just a pipit, probably a meadow pipit.
Wildlife pictures
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some very fine shots there, sir! You're really getting the hang of that kit of yours aren't you, Mike? 
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More bugs, from yesterday.
I put this one in the picture of the day thread. Female Larinioides cornutus wrapping prey
A pond skater
Common heath moth
Female scorpionfly
Female common blue damselfly (yes, I know it isn't blue)
Broad-bodied chaser, Libellula depressa. I just couldn't get it to land in such a way that I could get a shot of the powder blue abdomen with yellow flanks.
Some wood ants
Large red damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula
A water boatman
I put this one in the picture of the day thread. Female Larinioides cornutus wrapping prey
A pond skater
Common heath moth
Female scorpionfly
Female common blue damselfly (yes, I know it isn't blue)
Broad-bodied chaser, Libellula depressa. I just couldn't get it to land in such a way that I could get a shot of the powder blue abdomen with yellow flanks.
Some wood ants
Large red damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula
A water boatman
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Just for CBJ, some more swallow pictures
The trick is to catch them as they take off.
Fantastic mate, thank you
They have to be my favorite of the small birds
All the best
Craig
Here are a couple of shots I took last week handheld.
The first is with my 35 mm f3.5 macro lens
Hover fly by alf.branch, on Flickr
This was with 12-60 SWD lens.
Hover fly 2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
The first is with my 35 mm f3.5 macro lens
Hover fly by alf.branch, on Flickr
This was with 12-60 SWD lens.
Hover fly 2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
Who are you calling a monkey?
I only said that to evoke this reaction so that I now know you are really a squirrel,
and I can brag to everyone that I know a squirrel that owns many many axes, lives on a selfsufficient farm and keeps bees!
I'm sure they'll believe that
Wingstoo you should take a few more wildlife pictures if those are your early efforts. Excellent stuff.
Thanks for that, I'll have to give it a bit more of a go now we have some decent weather.
I took loads of landscape stuff which I am hoping to get professionally printed and framed and try and sell to get some more photo kit.
Fun with new macro lens
and doesn't it drive you mad when you've got the wrong lens on and something like this happens? I was taking pics of bugs and this guy landed on the neighbour's roof.
and doesn't it drive you mad when you've got the wrong lens on and something like this happens? I was taking pics of bugs and this guy landed on the neighbour's roof.
It's the Sony e-mount 35mm macro lens on a Nex-5R. I'd love a macro lens with a bit more focal length though, you have to get pretty close to the subject with this one.
Fun with new macro lens
and doesn't it drive you mad when you've got the wrong lens on and something like this happens? I was taking pics of bugs and this guy landed on the neighbour's roof.
Love those pictures. Male scorpionfly, and female jumping spider. I'm curious about which jumper it is, as I can't decide from the pic. Was it a zebra spider? I'm starting to favour it being a Euophrys of some sort.
And, yes, it is a law of photography that you have the wrong lens on the camera for the unplanned spectacular photo opportunity that has arisen. Always.
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