Wood Mouse (apodemus Sylvaticus)

Possibly my favourite bird, the carrion crow (Corvus corone). Not as large and imposing as a raven, but very intelligent and quite beautiful.

Common buzzard (buteo buteo)

Status: Least concern

Hello Tumblr, would you like to meet my cat friend who used to help me out when I was working on cars where I used to live?

I never knew his name, but he got me through some tough times. Thank you cat friend.

May I offer you a frog in these trying times?

European common frog (Rana temporaria)

Your photos are just lovely. Particularly love your bird photography!

Thank you! I'd like to take photo's of more kinds of animals, especially wild mammals, but birds are just so accessible; they're everywhere. I have some mobility issues too so I can't go yomping around tracking deer and things like I used to. Maybe one day.

Blue tit (Cyanistes Caeruleus)

Crab spider (Misumena vatia) This tiny spider was in a very awkward place and this was the best picture I could get. They are apparently colloquialy known as a White Death Spider, which seems a little dramatic as long as you aren't a bee or butterfly, as these spiders wait on flowers to ambush pollinators. This image was taken with a Nikon 40mm lens on a 12mm extension tube.

It's that Canada goose (branta canadensis) time of year again here in Wales. HONK!

Ice crystals formed on a spiderweb.

I ordered some extension tubes for macro work, to replace the finicky reversed-lens method, and they happened to arrive on a day we had freezing fog. I couldn't resist having a play out in the cold with them and I must say I'm impressed with their ease of use compared to the reversed lens, (for reference see the woodlouse picture below) although I think there is more chromatic aberration. More experiments are needed but I'm pleased with these shots as a starting point.

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

This is the picture of the starling I've been looking for to show you! (I've got c. 20,000 photos I need to sort out 😅) Look at those colours!! Also note how the throat feathers prick up when they sing.