For the challenge of Afloat I thought I’d post a few photos of this Seagull who seemed to be having fun floating over the waves at Durdle Door in Dorset, England, on a very windy afternoon a few weeks ago!
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11 Apr 2015 9 Comments
in Weekly Photo Challenge Tags: Beach, Dorset, Durdle Door, Fun, Nature, Photography, Sea, Seagulls, Water, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
For the challenge of Afloat I thought I’d post a few photos of this Seagull who seemed to be having fun floating over the waves at Durdle Door in Dorset, England, on a very windy afternoon a few weeks ago!
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18 Jan 2015 17 Comments
in All creatures great & small, Nature, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags: Beautiful, Cute, Lakes, Magical, Nature, Peaceful, Photography, Swans, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
This photo was taken at St Jame’s Park in London. The mother Swan and her sygnet’s looked very serene gliding and preening through the calm, sunlit water…
23 Dec 2013 19 Comments
in Weekly Photo Challenge Tags: Boats, Cornwall, Nature, Photography, Postaday, Sea, Seagulls, Travel, Water, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wildlife
This shot was taken in Mevagissey, Cornwall. I was meandering along the harbour and crouched down to take a photo of the rowing boat with all the other boats and cottages providing the wonderfully colourful background and reflections in the water when the Seagull landed and posed for me! So this is my One for this weeks challenge…
28 Jun 2013 15 Comments
in All creatures great & small, Nature, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags: Animals, Cute, Ducks, Fun, Funny, Lakes, Nature, Postaday, Water, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
These two were fishing together, taking it in turns to go ‘bottoms up’ for food! They looked very cute and companionable so thought it rather apt for this weeks photo challenge…
They did this for quite a while… sometimes both at the same time which was wonderfully funny! Wish I’d captured one of those!
28 Jun 2013 15 Comments
in All creatures great & small, Uncategorized Tags: Action, Animals, Beautiful, Dogs, Funny, German Shepherd, Mutley, Nature, Photography, Pigeon, Wildlife
I had just made myself a lovely lunch and a cup of green tea… everything was arranged and I was just about to get comfy to enjoy some peace and quiet… apparently not!
I heard some noise in the fireplace and upon inspection found some soot had fallen out and onto the rug… as I stood and watched, more and more kept falling down and out in front of me. There was a few moments of nothing then again more fell out… Ohhh nooo… I looked at Mutley, Mutley looked at me… and promptly took off upstairs! Fine protector she is!!!
I was left looking at the fireplace and said out loud “please don’t let anything dead fall out!” and then “actually, no, please don’t let anything live fall out!!!” Literally two seconds later a pigeon landed unceremoniously in the fireplace and took flight into the room, missing my head by two inches as I ducked and ran for the door! I flew for my camera whilst screeching to my son… “There’s a pigeon flying around the lounge!”
My son arrived on the scene a little bleary eyed and dishevelled, having just woken up (he’s 17… say no more) armed only with an old childhood dressing up Spiderman glove, recently found in a loft clearout!
Spiderman glove meets pigeon, pigeon’s thinking ‘what the hell is that?’ and my son says… “Ah, can we keep him?!”
Flash back… to when he wanted a German Shepherd and promised to walk her and pick up her poop… Ha! Not falling for that one again!
Looking out of my blinds to freedom, whilst pacing up and down on the back of my sofa … and pooping on my hand stitched Indian throw!
Of course after she realised it was only a bird, not something sinister and could hear it flapping around she tried her best to get back into the room, nearly tripping me up everytime I retreated with my camera when the pigeon flew in my direction… he had already proved he wasn’t great at navigating!
Armed now with some more sensible gloves, my son managed after several attempts to throw my youngest son’s jacket over the pigeon so that he could pick it up and carry it out…
My son ducks to the left while the pigeon makes a break for it to the right!
He looks a bit bewildered but focused on his destination towards the rooftops and hopefully away from chimneys… mine anyway! 🙂
23 Jun 2013 35 Comments
in All creatures great & small, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags: Animals, Beautiful, Dogs, German Shepherd, Magical, Mutley, Nature, Pets, Photography, Postaday, Swans, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Nature and animals are what inspire me most. Being among nature and around animals always makes me feel calm, happy and peaceful… literally makes me feel alive, the only time I really breathe deeply. I’ve always wondered what the world looks like through animals eyes so that’s why I’ve chosen these for this weeks photo challenge…
I couldn’t not include Mutley’s beautiful eyes… she looks dopey because she’s just been rudely awoken by my camera! Sorry Mutley! 🙂
12 Jun 2013 32 Comments
in All creatures great & small, Mutleys' pic of the day!, Nature, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags: Animals, Cute, Dogs, German Shepherd, Mutley, Mutleys' pic of the day, Nature, Pets, Photography, Postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woods
I have been trying (for some time now) to capture some squirrels on camera… unfortunately for me, Mutley normally spots them either at the same time or before me and sends them scurrying up the nearest tree!
This one stopped to watch Mutley just long enough for me to click but not as sharp as I’d like it! Maybe next time the moment won’t be so fleeting…
Look at that face intent on the squirrel… give it up Mutley… it’s never gonna happen!
12 May 2013 11 Comments
in All creatures great & small, Nature Tags: Animals, Ducks, Hyde Park, Lakes, London, Nature, Parks, Photography, Rivers, Seagulls, Swans, Trees, Water, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Just a few photos taken at The Serpentine in Hyde Park a few weeks ago…
10 May 2013 8 Comments
in All creatures great & small, Nature Tags: Animals, Cute, Ducks, Fun, Funny, Happy, Lakes, Nature, Pets, Photography, Ponds, Rivers, Trees, Water, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woods
Three lovely ducks chillin’ on the banks of a river… wanting to do something different but not quite knowing what… the conversation (Jungle Book, Vulture style) goes something like this…
1st Duck…
2nd Duck, looking at 3rd Duck…
3rd Duck…
07 Mar 2013 8 Comments
in Mutleys' pic of the day! Tags: Action, Animals, Dogs, Funny, German Shepherd, Nature, Pets, Photography, Snow, Sticks, Wildlife
Tala (Mutley) quite likes all this blogging lark and decided she would like a side line to my blog… ‘Mutleys’ pic of the day!’ So that she can showcase all her wonderfulness!!!