photos prose & poetry
Category: Nature
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I have long had a habit of getting lost in the hills around Yugawara. On occasion, this can be partly my fault. I have a tendency to just blast on through using my natural sense of direction and not fully double checking where I actually am. On the other hand, the trails tend to be…
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Hey there. It has certainly been a while. Things got very … lifelike around this way for a bit there. Should be returning to a more normal pace imminently. In the meantime, have a photo of this monchin munchkin wots I mets today.
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Met a couple of parakeets while wandering the canal up near Apperley Bridge today. There were a few more regular ornithological residents of the area too: Also encountered this chap who was watching the ducks with profound interest until I reminded him he couldn’t swim.
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I just want to know what exactly he’s got in his beak…
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Sunset from the longest day of the year, named part II, because there’s a different version over at my 365 project. (UPDATE: now abandoned project! :( )
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A squirrel about to leap into the shadows of an adjacent tree, as seen in the park today. Oh and since you’re here, have this bonus one from a few seconds before as well:
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Some of my favourite bird shots from Victoria Park in Belfast.
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I think these are gannets. Although I didn’t know this until I came home and checked, so apologies if you’re the man with the dog who asked me if they were seagulls. The best answer I could do you at the time was the one you got – “pretty sure no, but I don’t know…
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(Little bit of post processing through the Hipstamatic app, using the Tejas lens, Gotland film & Triple Crown flash.)