Abyssinian ground hornbill

photos taken at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in mid August


this hornbill was pacing around for a while, disappeared briefly & came back with this dead chick in its beak - it then decided to pose for photos for ages, its eye alternating between me & the chick

rhea

photos taken at Dartmoor Zoological Park at the start of August

blue tit feeding its chick

dancing blue tit

blue tit leaving its nest in wall

seagull

crow

redshank

nesting sparrow

seagull

i've played with the threshold on the top one

duck

i was digging in the garden a few weeks back when i was visited by this duck...

cormorant drying wings

photo taken from the end of my garden a few weeks ago

seagulls in St Ives

what i've tweaked .. the usual .. levels, contrast, equalised, color burn

camera .. samsung pro 815

swallows

what i've tweaked .. some or none of .. cropped, levels, contrast

What am i listening to? .. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood

camera .. samsung pro 815

bird of prey

photos taken last september

what i've tweaked .. cropped, contrast

What am i listening to? .. Philogene Astasie et son Palace Combo

camera .. samsung pro 815

robin

photos again taken in my allotment over the bank holiday ... several robins were enjoying my digging - i even had one eat a grub off my palm!

what i've tweaked .. nothing

What am i listening to? .. Las Chicos De Nueva York - Merengue Y Algo Mas...

camera .. samsung pro 815

seagull

what i've tweaked .. levels/contrast

What am i listening to? .. Gentleman Mike Eleagha & his Premier Dance Band - Anyi Ga Adi

camera .. samsung pro 815