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  1. Green heron 4-28closeup.jpg

    Green heron 4-28closeup.jpg

    This one was small - even for a green heron. It was completely unafraid and preened as I talked and whistled to it. It allowed 20+ pictures and was still standing there as I pattled away. (There are some real advantages of birding on a kayak!)
  2. Bugs World

    Bugs World

    A tiny black/dark blue bug (ladybugs?) at home backyard macro photography moment.
  3. Jumping Spider+Snack

    Jumping Spider+Snack

    A jumping spider caught an ant for a snack. Home backyard macro photography moment.
  4. Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)

    Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)

    Doing some home backyard macro photography.
  5. Facing Off with Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)

    Facing Off with Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)

    Relaxing at home backyard doing some macro photography. No worry, it didn't attack me 😄
  6. Ischnura senegalensis Damselfly

    Ischnura senegalensis Damselfly

    Neck Stretching Exercise 101. Time for some home backyard macro photography.
  7. greater spotted woodpecker-6297.jpg

    greater spotted woodpecker-6297.jpg

    This was taken through double glazing from my shed near a feeder.
  8. Red-billed leiothrix

    Red-billed leiothrix

    Red-billed leiothrix in the forest
  9. Red avadavat

    Red avadavat

    The red avadavat, red munia or strawberry finch is a sparrow-sized bird of the family Estrildidae.
  10. Juvenile Robin.

    Juvenile Robin.

    The UK's favourite bird - with its bright red breast it is familar throughout the year and especially at Christmas! Males and females look identical, and young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown. Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they...
  11. A Proud Robin.

    A Proud Robin.

    A very proud european robin posing just before feeding.
  12. Booby

    Booby

    I was very lucky she allowed me to get very very close. Fortunately, I was on a remote island where birds do not know any danger to them - no cats/hunting or any other predators. Almost like a kid in a sweet shop ;)
  13. Grey Heron Closeup

    Grey Heron Closeup

    Grey Heron Closeup
  14. Carolina Wren

    Carolina Wren

    Caught the motion in the cedar just outside the sunroom door. I had been hearing it off and on all morning. Had to back up to focus.
  15. Swan Portrait

    Swan Portrait

    This Swan was too close for me to photograph it all.
  16. Natural bird bath.

    Natural bird bath.

    Allen's Hummingbird is bathing in waterfalls, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.
  17. Natural bird bath.

    Natural bird bath.

    Anna's Hummingbird is bathing in waterfalls, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.
  18. Natural bird bath.

    Natural bird bath.

    Allen's Hummingbird is bathing in waterfalls, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.
  19. Goldfinch Close-Up

    Goldfinch Close-Up

    Another of the Welsh boyo's or girl'o come to that whom can tell!!
  20. Eurasian Thick-knee

    Eurasian Thick-knee

    Eurasian Thick-knee (Burbinus oedicnemus) @ Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA www.kevincreation.com
  21. Spot-Billed Duck

    Spot-Billed Duck

    Spot-Billed Duck (Anas_poecilorhynchos) @ Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA www.kevincreation.com
  22. Large Grey Babbler

    Large Grey Babbler

    Large Grey Babbler (Turdoides_malcolmi) Breeding @ Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA www.kevincration.com
  23. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

    Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

    Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles_exustus) @ Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA More on : http://www.kevincreation.com
  24. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

    Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

    Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles_exustus) @ Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA More On : http://www.kevincreation.com
  25. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

    Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

    Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles_exustus) @ Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA More images on : http://www.kevincreation.com
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