NATURE and WILDLIFE

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I found this little feller in my garden one misty morning. He was actually hanging underneath the leaf, but I thought he looked better when I turned him over.. I used the Nikon 105VR with full set of three Kenco close up rings and two SB200 flashes mounted at the front of the lens. He looks a bit of a monster, but it was less than a quarter of an inch long.
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I think this one has to be my favourite of the day, I really like the way he stands out against the sky. Lens was the Nikon 18-200VR
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Robin at Hall Place, January '09
Honey Bee
in the greenhouse at hall place
Nepenthes, the Pitcher plant
Crab Apples
Squirrel at Greenwich Park
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Giraffe
Red Lechwee
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I sat for ages watching this little hover fly, flitting between the flowers.. It took a few tries but I managed to catch the little bugger in mid flight.. I was using the extension tubes on a nikon 105mm, but I cant remember which ones..
Rose
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Barnes wildlife wetlands
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Lichens
Two ladybugs bonking
Callistemon, in the greenhouse at Hall place
Sunflower at Hall Place gardens
Rothschilds Giraffe
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European Bison
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Red Lechwe Antelope
Wildebeast

Ladybird
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Barnes Wetlands
Barnes wetland
The colouring may look a little strange but that is because the picture is actually a reflection in the stream
Aphids
Frangipani
Aphids
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I know it's just a scabby old pidgeon, but this old girl came staggering up to me with its foot tangled in string. After I freed her foot she was my friend for life and sat on my shoulder while I carried on snapping away at the sqirrels.. perhaps the supply of peanuts I brought to tempt the squirrels may have influenced her a little too !! Luckily she had the good manners not to crap on my shoulder :-)
European Bison
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Rhino

I just bought some extension tubes for the D300 and went off to the garden to see what I could practice on. I think this little bug is called a hover fly. Its about half the size of a wasp.
Pidgeon. Nikon 70-200mm
Strelitzia regina, Madeira, Nikon 70-200mm
Robin. Nikon 18-200
Oxleas wood fog
Depleted Dandelion
Autumn Colours at Hall Place Gardens
Pyracantha berries, near the Greenhouse
Licaria, Pepperleaf sweetwood
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These two cockatoos caught my eye just as I was leaving, quite an unusual sight to see in London. I really must get a longer lens for chasing birds.. this is just about a quarter of a bigger picture.
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Rhino

End of the summer
Shite hawk
A rather splendid rooster, taken in Madeira
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Oxleas wood cafe foggy sillhouette
Orchid
I often see this little robin in a tree by the river at Hall Place.... I dont really know if its the same one every time, but I like to think so as he is very friendly.
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Greenwich Park, feb 2009
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Pheasant
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