bogbumper: sunset

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Friday, June 11, 2010

Good evening in the garden

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM or Canon Powershot A640

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Colours

Orange

Green and red and black

Orange again

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM

Saturday, August 01, 2009

Summer nights and other things

Saturday sunset

Barn barbecue (with Canon Powershot A640)

Swallow, iPhonescoped with Leica Apo Televid 77 + 20x eyepiece

Young Swallows have been queuing up on our garden fence and roof again. Though they've obviously been out of the nest quite some time, they are still receiving deliveries of insects from their parents!

Monday, July 20, 2009

Good evening garden

Soldier Beetles mating

Ladybird: The Movie

The Barn Owl was thrilling. Some Swallow alarm calls alerted me to its presence, hunting over the field at the back of the garden. I watched it floating to and fro - and heard it dive into the grass - before deciding that I really should be outside with my camera.

Next, I watched it from the kitchen and saw it fly along next-door's garden fence. I ran to the front door and opened it as quietly as I could - just in time to watch the owl cross our garden about 10 feet away!

The sun had nearly disappeared over the horizon. Pointlessly, I crept outside, trying not to rustle. Pointless, I suppose, because it could probably hear my stomach digesting my dinner from half a mile away, never mind me trudging over the lawn.

I didn't have to wait long before the Barn Owl flew towards my position in the garden. Closer and closer and closer... It's amazing how they seem not to spot you until you do something like press a button and the camera makes a great big noisy clicking sound... It veered off across the field.

photos and video taken with Canon Powershot A640
owl photo taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM