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I so wanted some decent photos of Red Squirrels but on our first visit it rained and was very dark amongst the trees. We popped back on our last day just as the sun was setting. I prefer not to photograph animals on feeders but this cheeky chappie was helping himself to the nuts and it was the only shot on offer!
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I so wanted some decent photos of Red Squirrels but on our first visit it rained and was very dark amongst the trees. We popped back on our last day just as the sun was setting. I prefer not to photograph animals on feeders but this cheeky chappie was helping himself to the nuts and it was the only shot on offer!
Thank you to all who take the time to comment and/or fave, it is much appreciated.
I so wanted some decent photos of Red Squirrels but on our first visit it rained and was very dark amongst the trees. We popped back on our last day just as the sun was setting. I prefer not to photograph animals on feeders but this cheeky chappie was helping himself to the nuts and it was the only shot on offer!
Thank you to all who take the time to comment and/or fave, it is much appreciated.
I so wanted some decent photos of Red Squirrels but on our first visit it rained and was very dark amongst the trees. We popped back on our last day just as the sun was setting. I prefer not to photograph animals on feeders but this cheeky chappie was helping himself to the nuts and it was the only shot on offer!
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Squirrel.
In our garden.
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This is the view over the Campsie Fells from my bedroom window .. what a lucky chappie I am! It was a fairly mediocre shot until I did an HDR conversion of the RAW original, followed by a bit of tarting up in Photoshop .. which included adding the seagulls to give the scene a bit of focus.
Our two dogs Chappie and Chalky though I always call him puppy and he is the only dog that I have ever had that I talk sentences too!
Robin is now three years old and growing up incredibly fast! The son of our daughter Tanya and her husband Nick, he is a cheeky chappie and a bundle of energy as you can imagine! This photo was taken after he had enjoyed a trip to a RSPCA cat sanctuary outside Hastings where he had his face painted and visited all the cats waiting to be rehomed. He thought that the sanctuary was the cat's whiskers!
When you get a new dog you always worry how the older dog is going to react but these two soon became the best friends, phew!
Up on the railway bridge nature reserve looking for a shot further afield before looking down and seeing this chappie hanging around - so he got shot !!
Everytime I see the Rosella's I start singing Toto's Rosanna. I know, I know, bit of a sad case!
When I took the photo of my three obliging Rosella's last week, chappie was sitting by himself watching so of course he got his photo taken.
Thought he made a lovely contrast against my neighbour's greenery and it sort of gives you an idea of the kind of colours that are in my World
This little chappie was all lined up ready to take the final leap on to the "Squirrel proof bird feeders". He had been successful numerous times before so he was quite happy to wait his turn.
The Jay (Garrulus glandarius).
They glide in without a sound although the small birds usually alert you to their presence.
Don't know why I like Jays as much as I do, perhaps it's that 'cheeky chappie' look they have.
So my first bird for 2021 is the Jay.
The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is a boisterous duck with a brilliant pink bill and an unusual, long-legged silhouette. Taken at Circle B Bar Reserve.
The Chaco Owl is found in South America in the Gran Chaco region of Argentina & Paraguay. The area is sparsely populated, dry, semi-arid with thorny shrubs, cacti & small groups of trees.
They prey mainly on small birds, mammals & other vertebrates, but will also feed on insects, spiders & scorpions. They are predominantly nocturnal hunters starting from dusk. Daytimes they roost mainly in dense bushes or trees, sometimes on the ground.
Only a 5 hour wait for this chappie to turn up. He stayed within the vicinity for a couple of hours catching some fish & having a wash/preen. He had mud on his bill when he first turned up so I would assume he has been at a nest site.
It’s rather unusual to catch a glimpse of a Ringtail Possum in full daylight. This one must have been stirred by the hiss of a sprayer I’d left under the tree to drain—it makes that sound when the water runs out. After a few minutes, reassured there was no danger, the little chappie curled back up and went to sleep.
(Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
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While out on an exercise walk with my camera, naturally, I had a split second to capture this confident fluffy ginger and white chappie crossing the path. I have seen him around quite a distance from here confidently patrolling his large territory. Shame this is such a tight crop and he didn't cross when I was closer to him, he is quite the magnificent cat. Enjoy!
Captured in accordance with all relevant pandemic restrictions and requirements.
Revisiting my file of images taken at Lillian's hide today. I'm always surprised at how many images never see the light of day but I hope this cheeky chappie will brighten everyones day!
Not so many Robins at Bushy Park at present. Captured this series of this little chappie foraging along a bush track.
The North Island Robin is a small songbird that is light-grey or dark-grey to blackish with a pale grey-white patch over the lower breast-belly, and with many of the contour feathers having pale shafts which give this species a faintly streaked appearance. Adult birds are also able to expose a small white spot of feathers above the base of the bill. More info at: nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/north-island-robin
Photographed at Bushy Park Forest and Bird Sanctuary. More info: bushypark.nz/
I took this photo of the lion on his way back to his lioness having gone up to one of our vehicles and taken exception to David, a bearded man in our group. Men with "manes" were obviously a threat. No one was hurt but it was a heart in the mouth moment. The guide, I was told later, just sat there with his head bowed so as not to have eye contact with the king especially when he was in such a foul mood. I'm just glad I was in the other vehicle. I got enough of a chilling feeling looking into his eyes through my lens. I had the feeling he was thinking If you don't stop pointing that thing at me I'll march over to your vehicle and sort you out. He was really not a happy chappie at all. We moved on a short time later.
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I came across this chappie flying his model airplanes across the dry hillsides . It was fun trying to catch the plane close enough to the man controlling it as well as capturing it by itself. The black cattle in the background were unaffected by the model plane flying by over the hillside. A montage of shots
We went on a boat trip looking for dolphins but in the end this family of Ospreys were the highlight of our trip. Their nest was in the garden of an upmarket coastal property and to say it was a grey day and we were moving about quite a bit in the boat I'm pretty pleased with the result (apart from the shutters in the background). Love the cheeky chappie on the right!
Taken near Cape Coral, Florida.
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Just as I had taken the first snaps and was setting up for a longer exposure of the Eliot Falls, this chappie stepped out of the bush and loitered at the edge of the falls. So I took the snap anyway as time was short and my companions were emboldened to do the same!
Jardine National Park. parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/jardine-river/pdf/jardine-heat...
Although it's not a good sign to see these out during the day. It was a surprise this afternoon when this little chappie came wandering along. Managed to fill up the feed bowl up in time for it to eat. It then disappeared & I presumed it was off for a drink of water. Managed to locate it again, up in a corner lying out in full sun. A quick phone call to our local hedgehog lady at Hedgehog Haven who was round sharply to collect Him. He is safe hands now. He was found to be underweight & has had a course of antibiotics (just in case). Fingers crossed for his release back into the Garden when deemed ready.