Water Rail

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Shame its a rubbish shot but that’s what happens when your not ready for the unexpected.

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The kingfisher shots aren’t anything to write home about due to the very slow shutter speed.

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I decided on an early start in my quest for better Kingfisher shots, getting into position just as the Sun worked its magic on the lake.

 As I waited for the Kingfisher to announce its arrival a Water Rail sneaked out of the reedbed to my left and cautiously made its way to the right-hand reedbed.

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 I managed a few shots just before it disappeared again.

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 Another surprise visitor was a young fox carrying a pear.

Alerted to the sound of my camera shutter it stopped to have a quick look before it too disappeared into the reedbed.

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Eventually the Kingfisher arrived but didn’t stay long.

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 It didn’t fish either. It had a brief look around and flew off into the distance.

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That was it for the rest of the day.

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Common Earthball- Scleroderma citrinum

This poisonous fungus is the most common species of Earth Ball in the UK.

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Candle Snuff Fungus  Xylaria hypoxylon,

This small fungus is found in groups growing on dead stumps. The back stems may be forked towards the tips, which are white. If you tap them a cloud of white spore powder will be released, as in the smoke of a snuffed candle. Each stem grows up to 7cm in height, and they are common in the Autumn. 

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My hopes weren’t very high this morning as I waited for the Kingfisher to show.

The lights poor today and I have not seen the Kingfisher for a few days.

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After a long wait the Kingfisher showed briefly and I was able to snatch a few shots in better light

before it disappeared from view, flying off into the distance.

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Autumn is the time to get your camera out and photograph fungi 

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Fly Agaric

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Shaggy Ink Cap

Record shot of a Black Redstart

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I have been having problems uploading images to my blog, it’s taken two days for Zenfolio to sort it out. 

I have had to change my browser to Google chrome to make it work again.

Should not have had to do that as I was happy with Internet Explorer.

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I do need to get better shots of them

Light Arches Moth

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 Female Wheatear

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Last of the Glossy Ibis shots.

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Still working through my Glossy Ibis photographs taken at Horwich, Bolton.

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Glossy Ibis at Horwich, Greater Manchester

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All Angler’s tell the same sad tale of the big fish that got away

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I think the Kingfisher had problems with the spines on the stickleback so it let it go

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