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'Blowing Bubbles' by a Mute Swan.
Hare one minute, gone the next.
Song thrush.
Supping Squirrel.
House Sparrow.
'Go Away!'
© Elliot Sampford.
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Showing posts with label Heighington. Show all posts
Monday, 15 June 2015
My Photographs for week ending 14 June 2015
Here are tasters of one of my projects – to get a leaping squirrel in sharp focus. These were taken on two separate occasions.
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'Blowing Bubbles' by a Mute Swan.
Hare one minute, gone the next.
Song thrush.
Supping Squirrel.
House Sparrow.
'Go Away!'
© Elliot Sampford.
Click on any image to see a larger copy.
'Blowing Bubbles' by a Mute Swan.
Hare one minute, gone the next.
Song thrush.
Supping Squirrel.
House Sparrow.
'Go Away!'
© Elliot Sampford.
Monday, 8 June 2015
My Photographs for week ending 7 June 2015
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HOWZAT!
Play 'Spot the Bail'.
Taken on 31 May 2015 during a match between our Heighington village team and Owmby by Spital. I thought you cricket enthusiasts might like to see this.
A Tufted Duck couple.
The downs and ups of Woodpigeon flight.
Song Thrush.
A change from birds, although it does fly, but not for much longer I understand.
The Vulcan bomber taken on 5 JUne 2015 over the Heighington Fens, Nr. Lincoln. Two of these are similar but you can't see too much of the Vulcan. For those not local to Lincoln the symbol between the Union Jack and the aircraft registration, on the tail fin, is the City of Lincoln emblem.
Two whimsical images today.
Pied Wagtail.
© Elliot Sampford.
HOWZAT!
Play 'Spot the Bail'.
Taken on 31 May 2015 during a match between our Heighington village team and Owmby by Spital. I thought you cricket enthusiasts might like to see this.
A Tufted Duck couple.
The downs and ups of Woodpigeon flight.
Song Thrush.
A change from birds, although it does fly, but not for much longer I understand.
The Vulcan bomber taken on 5 JUne 2015 over the Heighington Fens, Nr. Lincoln. Two of these are similar but you can't see too much of the Vulcan. For those not local to Lincoln the symbol between the Union Jack and the aircraft registration, on the tail fin, is the City of Lincoln emblem.
Two whimsical images today.
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| Kiss me quick! |
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| Don't lose your head! |
© Elliot Sampford.
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Photographs for week ending 22 February
Here are my photographs for this week. Although I only published on six days this week there are twenty-two images.
On Monday I used this first photograph as a preview, tempter of some of the images I'd taken of Henri squirrel.
Here are four more examples of the photographs I took Monday of Henri
squirrel, on the first known visit to the new feed tray on the conifer
tree.
Although the focus is slightly out; I've included the picture with the nut in his/her mouth as I find it a comical. In the image of a him/her upright holding onto the tree, with a wistful look in the eyes, I can seen a slight resemblance, ignoring the big bushy tail, of a Koala Bear pose.
Greenfinch.
You may recall that on 9 February I showed you scenes of the hide that I have installed in my garden. The published photographs above of our squirrel, Henri, were taken from the hide. I will be posting images of a Blue Tit including some when it was on the same tray, as per the example here. I thought you might be interested to see how close they were to my hide viewing window. The distance to the feeder (an unwanted shower soap tray) is just under one metre – actually it's 95.4 centimetres.
I'm looking forward
to more close encounters with these regulars and other, new visitors.
I'll keep you updated.
On Friday I picked some oranges from our tree in the garden to have some freshly squeezed juice. The thought came to me as I drank a glass of the organic, velvet nectar for the title of a still-life photograph: Tree to Glass in Seconds. Here are two of my attempts to portray the theme.
Blue Tit photographs taken during last two weeks.
Check to see if flight-path clear; look right, look left, look behind, stretch wing to check it's working and feathers are OK.
It didn't fly off but decided to sit for some time. I couldn't stay any longer so missed my chance to photograph its eventual launch.
If you want to see a larger image of any photograph just left-click on it.
© Elloit Sampford
On Monday I used this first photograph as a preview, tempter of some of the images I'd taken of Henri squirrel.
Although the focus is slightly out; I've included the picture with the nut in his/her mouth as I find it a comical. In the image of a him/her upright holding onto the tree, with a wistful look in the eyes, I can seen a slight resemblance, ignoring the big bushy tail, of a Koala Bear pose.
Greenfinch.
You may recall that on 9 February I showed you scenes of the hide that I have installed in my garden. The published photographs above of our squirrel, Henri, were taken from the hide. I will be posting images of a Blue Tit including some when it was on the same tray, as per the example here. I thought you might be interested to see how close they were to my hide viewing window. The distance to the feeder (an unwanted shower soap tray) is just under one metre – actually it's 95.4 centimetres.
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| View from the hide viewing window. |
I'm looking forward
to more close encounters with these regulars and other, new visitors.
I'll keep you updated.
On Friday I picked some oranges from our tree in the garden to have some freshly squeezed juice. The thought came to me as I drank a glass of the organic, velvet nectar for the title of a still-life photograph: Tree to Glass in Seconds. Here are two of my attempts to portray the theme.
Blue Tit photographs taken during last two weeks.
A juvenile Buzzard
possibly practising for take off.
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| You can see one of the feathers is damaged |
If you want to see a larger image of any photograph just left-click on it.
© Elloit Sampford
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
My Photographs for week ending 25 January 2015
I only posted photographs onto Facebook and Twitter on six days this week. However, here are the nine images I published.
A juvenile Mute Swan feeding amongst the roots of the reeds on the River Witham at Fiskerton Fen, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire.
Another picture from my trip to Fiskerton Fen. A juvenile Mute Swan showing me how its new white plumage is coming along.
On the 26th December 2014 I showed you a picture of a Buzzard that I had taken, on the outskirts of Heighington, Lincolnshire, and said I would visit the location again to try to get another photograph. This time I was successful, after many return visits, to get this shot and a couple of others, before it flew off. You would think that was the end of the photo shoot – but no.
When I looked in the field behind me I was amazed to see the buzzard's mate sitting on a fence pole about 75 metres from me. I wasn't expecting this so didn't have my camera ready and only managed to get this poor quality image before the bird flew away, presumably to join its mate.
I realize I showed you a male Great Spotted Woodpecker in my gallery for week ending 4 January but this morning he was on the nut feeder – fat feeder previously.
It was 15:00 hrs. on the 23 January: I was very cold and dejected and I started to drive home, after an unsuccessful photography expedition. Why did I leave the warm comfort of my home for a walk in the bone chilling wind on the Heighington Fens?
This is why – my luck changed when I spotted this female perched on a gate post close to the road. Rather than fly away as usual, she decided to pose and let me take my first usable shots of a Kestrel. It's only fair I show you more than one aspect of her beauty.
What a great afternoon.
I knew I wouldn't have time to get out-and-about on the day so my daily photograph is from my garden. I asked these two Long-tailed Tits to pose on the fat feeder, facing in different directions, so that you can see their front and back plumage in one image. Such fidgety birds but we got there in the end.
I hope you enjoyed seeing these photographs: click on any image to see a larger version.
© Elliot sampford
A juvenile Mute Swan feeding amongst the roots of the reeds on the River Witham at Fiskerton Fen, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire.
Another picture from my trip to Fiskerton Fen. A juvenile Mute Swan showing me how its new white plumage is coming along.
On the 26th December 2014 I showed you a picture of a Buzzard that I had taken, on the outskirts of Heighington, Lincolnshire, and said I would visit the location again to try to get another photograph. This time I was successful, after many return visits, to get this shot and a couple of others, before it flew off. You would think that was the end of the photo shoot – but no.
When I looked in the field behind me I was amazed to see the buzzard's mate sitting on a fence pole about 75 metres from me. I wasn't expecting this so didn't have my camera ready and only managed to get this poor quality image before the bird flew away, presumably to join its mate.
I realize I showed you a male Great Spotted Woodpecker in my gallery for week ending 4 January but this morning he was on the nut feeder – fat feeder previously.
It was 15:00 hrs. on the 23 January: I was very cold and dejected and I started to drive home, after an unsuccessful photography expedition. Why did I leave the warm comfort of my home for a walk in the bone chilling wind on the Heighington Fens?
This is why – my luck changed when I spotted this female perched on a gate post close to the road. Rather than fly away as usual, she decided to pose and let me take my first usable shots of a Kestrel. It's only fair I show you more than one aspect of her beauty.
What a great afternoon.
I knew I wouldn't have time to get out-and-about on the day so my daily photograph is from my garden. I asked these two Long-tailed Tits to pose on the fat feeder, facing in different directions, so that you can see their front and back plumage in one image. Such fidgety birds but we got there in the end.
I hope you enjoyed seeing these photographs: click on any image to see a larger version.
© Elliot sampford
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