Mirror, mirror

A layer of melt water on ice makes a great mirror

1/500 @ f6.3, ISO 400, 400mm
Canon 50d, EF 100 - 300mm L series lens

A picture from a few years ago using my old camera and an old borrowed zoom.

Merry Mid Winter

Gathering winter Fuel

Squirrel in the snow

Grey Squirrel enjoying the snow

1/160 @ f6.3, ISO1600,  200mm
Canon 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L series lens

Wren in the Snow

By way of a change, a Wren in the snow

1/500 @ f8, ISO 400, 400mm
Canon 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L series Lens

Waiting for Xmas

Robin posing

1/160 @ f6.3, ISO 400, 100mm
Canon 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L series Lens

Heron

The power of concentration

1/1328 @ f6.3, ISO 400, 400mm
Canon 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L series Lens

Robin

There's nothing like a singing Robin

1/125 @ f6.3, ISO 1600, 400mm
Canon 7d, ef 100 - 400mm L series Lens

Calm Autumn at Thornton

Thornton Reservoir

1/160 @ f5.6, ISO 400, 100mm
Conon 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L series Zoom

Mallard

Mallard seeing off a coot

1/2000 @ f5, ISO 1600, 200mm
Canon EOS7d, EF 100 - 400mm L series

How to park your Squirrel

Grey Squirrel in a car park.

1/80 @ f6.3, ISO 800, 400mm
Canon 7d, Canon 100 - 400mm L series lens

The sharp eyed Photographers amongst you will notice the camera settings. According to Photo-folklore the image should not be this sharp, both because of the low shutter speed/longish focal length and because it is a zoom lens - the only answer is good one Canon. Sorry about the tree though even Canon couldn't get rid of that.

Great Crested Grebe

Anyone for suchi?

1/2000 @ f6.3, ISO 400, 400mm

Ear-Ear red deer

I think I got something in my ear

1/500 @ f6.3, ISO 800, 400mm

Greenshank

Greenshank in cold water

1/800 @f7.1, ISO 200, 400mm

Sedge Warbler

Warbling by the lake

1/5312 @ f6.3, ISO800, 400mm

squirrel at Swithland woods

Is this my best side?

Robin

"I think I'll wait here until the wind dies down"

Thelwell's Pony

If you are bored with birds here is something different, 

though not really wild it is appealing.

1/2656 @f6.3, ISO800, 275mm

It's that time of year again

I don't know how I came to be associated to Christmas 

but everyone puts out more feed for me and 

I'm suddenly everyones favourite

1/160 @ f6.3. ISO 1600, 170mm

Great Crested Grebe

They dont get to look so smart without a lot of preening.

1/1328 @ f5.6, ISO400, 380mm