The Latest Ten
I plan to display a selection from my recent images here, not just still-life and wildlife. As I add new ones, the older ones will be deleted. I'll include subjects that I found interesting or that I feel visitors may find interesting. I'll shortly be displaying descriptions for each image.
Photo: Garden Magpie. I'm interested in birds but don't take many photographs. I just liked this Magpie's pose.
Photo: Stabled.. A visit to a local farm provided an opportunity to photograph one of their horses.
Photo: Oil and Water.. An evening's Camera Club activity, photographing oil droplets on water. The colours are provided by shining an LED torch onto crumpled tissue paper.
Photo: The Blue Boat. Taken during an evening walk on Anglesey. I entered into a Club competition on Landscapes & Seascapes. It didn't do well!
Photo: Sunset on the Canal. Taken during an evening walk with the Camera Club.
Photo: Beetle Larva. This was discovered under the edge of our garden lawn. It's a beetle larva of some sort; possibly a Chafer Beetle larva. It was squirming around so much I couldn't get a decent sho...
Photo: That one There!. Taken on a Camera Club visit to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. I was recently reopened after a long-period of refurbishment.
Photo: European Paper Wasp. This was in our Staffordshire garden in July 2026. It's the first time I've ever seen this species. Not uncommon in mainland Europe, but only a scattering of records in the UK. Not...
Photo: Hummingbird Hawk Moth. Occasional visitors to our garden, but very active and difficult to photograph. This one hovered nicely for a few seconds and allowed a shot reasonably in focus!
Photo: Davies' Colletes Bee. I make an attempt to photograph, identify and record all the different bee species that visit our Staffordshire garden. I don't see many "new" species these days, but this species...