More from my new lens

Another picture taken with my new lens.

Photo of the day

Male Blackbird Profile

Doesn't he have a hairy chin?

Until tomorrow...

The dog walker

Today we had a ride to Tesco, Our daily life is so amazing we do such fun things!

I took my Olympus with me I always like to take a camera in the hope of getting "that photo" (I can dream).

It wasn't until we were back on the street where we live, (song title?) that I spotted a snap that amused me. So here it is

Todays photo of the day

The dog walker.

Don't you just love her?

Until tomorrow...

More activity in the garden & a new lens

The garden is becoming busy again I think the birds are definitely picking out their nesting places.

I bought a new lens today so I have been trying it out and I am very pleased with it.

The lens is a Sigma (Canon fit) 150mm-500mm (with os), it has replaced my 50mm-500mm.

It is a lot lighter, focuses quicker and the photo below was taken hand held.

Todays photo of the day

A Wren 

There has been a lot of wren activity in the garden over the last few days.

Until tomorrow...

Returning birds...

I have noticed we have some more birds in the garden lately, we have the chaffinches, the goldfinches and now the greenfinches returning. I have not seen a greenfinch for quite a while so...

Todays photo of the day

A Greenfinch

Until tomorrow...

A little bit of sun...

A little bit of sun is all it takes to make the squirrels happy...

Todays photo of the day

Squirrel dancing in the sunlight.

Until tomorrow...

Not such a lazy day...

Today I have had a very lazy day, I can hear some of you saying so whats new? (Yes that includes you Elvira.) I have spent the day in my PJ's, but I have done some washing, some ironing and I have sorted out a couple of drawers in my bedroom, hey just a minute, thats not a lazy day at all thats a busy day for me no wonder I feel tired and my arms ache so much.

I haven't been out, well you should know that seeing as how I already said I didn't get dressed today. I have taken some photos though, there is as some of you will know a big fir tree outside our bedroom window. A lot of the birds use it and sometimes the squirrels have been known to sit in it. Today it has been pretty well occupied all day with one kind of a bird or another.
I had the camera set up so I could just take a few pictures every now and again. I got a few good ones and a few more were sent into the trash.
I have decided which one to use for todays picture, I hope you like it.

Todays photo of the day

A Starling almost at the top of the tree.

I think a lot of the birds will be using this tree to nest in this year there is a lot of movement in there lots of birds coming and going so I am hoping that I will be able to take some good photos from the bedroom window when the time is right.

Until tomorrow...

Squirrels but nothing else...

The garden seemed strange today, not a bird in sight or to be heard. There was not even a pigeon!
Something just wasn't right. I had been in the shed more than an hour, what was happening ? where were all the birds? Then I spotted something, a white shape over near the wall, it moved and began to make a noise, a yowling sound, quietly at first but increasing in volume as it slunk down the garden , a cat! The cat must have been hiding all the time I had been in the shed now I knew why the birds were missing, they knew the cat was there.
Once the cat had left the garden I thought something will come now the birds will appear, I was wrong.  However one of the squirrels appeared and sat quite happily while I photographed him, until he dropped his monkey nut then he wasn't quite so happy.
As I watched him he suddenly flicked his tail and ran up the squirrel stick, what now was the cat back? Oh no another squirrel had arrived. For the next few minutes they chased each other round the tree up and down the garden and then sat and ate together.
So there might not have been any birds in the garden today but there was plenty of squirrel activity.
No doubt you will have guessed what the photo will be today.

Todays photo of the day

A Little Male Squirrel.

This is one of the smallest in the garden I think he looks very pleased to be having his picture taken.

Until tomorrow...