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Busy Bees – Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing. Not the play 🌻. Spent quite some time gaining these images, showing the bee at work; you can see what a challenge it proved to be, from the gallery below: the bees move so busily and rapidly that between composing an image and pressing the shutter, they have often movedsometimes right out of the shot altogether; in the final shot of the series, I actually gave up chasing them around and photographed the flower instead! National Botanic Garden Wales, Carmarthenshire. No, no, no!
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Up with the lark – Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing. Not the play 🌻. Up with the lark. By getting up “with the lark” yesterday, I was rewarded by encountering this skylark, who, after providing a beautiful rendition of his song, happily allowed me to get in closer and closer, until I got a near “perfect” shot. One of the final photographs. Another look at the skylark. A beautiful spring morning. Sand bar, adjacent to Lliedi estuary, nr. North Dock, Llanelli. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). March 31, 2013. July 12, 2014.
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We will remember them – Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing. Not the play 🌻. We will remember them. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. Llanelli, November 2013. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).
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Robin – Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing. Not the play 🌻. This attentive pose was one of several images of this friendly robin, captured on a sunny, winter’s day spent at Wales National Wetlands Centre, as he gamely sat for his portrait; unsurprising, the robin’s charm made this a clear winner from amongst a raft of photos. Taken that day and later exposed to a vote by the whole family! Llanelli WWT Winter, 2010 Canon G9. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Reformed T...
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A montage of coastal birds – Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing. Not the play 🌻. A montage of coastal birds. A montage of coastal birds, digitally captured on a beautiful early spring morning, near the Lliedi estuary, including. Stunningly-camouflaged ringed plovers, a red-breasted merganser “passing the time of day” with a curlew, a teal duck, a redshank, a hunting kestrel and another look at the skylark, featured on another post. A small colony of plover, camouflaged amongst the shore rocks. More evidence of excellent plover camouflage!
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Little egrets – Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing. Not the play 🌻. After stamping around in wetland mud, up to my knees at times, I got this rather nice image of an egret in flight. That was last spring! Autumn on the way, some of the waders will be returning soon and time to get “the gear” out again and source a decent pair of Wellington boots! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).
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Catkin – Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing. Not the play 🌻. On a gentle stroll around Colwick Park, with friends Bob and Bronek, the sunlight’s illumination of this catkin was captured using a macro lens setting, which, as well as enlarging the subject, pleasingly provides a significant differential focus, effectively lifting the catkin away from the background of the park’s lake and grasslands. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). February 11, 2011. July 12, 2014.
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Moorhen – Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing. Not the play 🌻. Spotted this serene-looking moorhen. While hoping to spot a reed warbler, heard on previous occasion. The day got better: I spotted an otter. First in the water and then in a lair, created by an inspection pit for an outflow from a lake. Common Moorhen further information and images, from ARKive. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). June 5, 2013. June 6, 2013.
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