Banded Demoiselle.

  [ISO 200; f10 @ 1/200 using 450D with 70-300 lens]

[ISO 125; f5.6 @ 1/100 using PowerShot SX50 HS]

Goslings in the grass.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

 Very young Canada goslings finding their feet amongst the grass.

Comparing Tufties.

A male Tufted Duck. The above image was shot with my trusty old 70-300mm zoom kit lens at the beginning of April and below, by way of comparison, another individual taken with my recently upgraded 70-300mm 'L' series lens at the end of April at the same location.

While you are reading this post I'll probably be trying to say something like .... "Dove posso fotografare alcune anatre?"  But will I understand the answer ..... FAB.

N.B. This is a scheduled post so I'll catch up sometime next week.

Robin on guard duty.

A stock fence has many uses and the perimeter is well guarded by Robin Redbreast.

Linking to GOOD FENCES hosted by Theresa at The Run'A'Round Ranch Report.

Male Common Redstart.

During a recent visit to Thursley Common I spent some time in a small area of deciduous woodland listening to the soft but melancholy, high pitched song of the [Common] Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) high in the overhead canopy. One of the more colourful visitors during April to September that migrates to the UK from Africa to breed.

After a while one male decided to descend nearly to my level and briefly perched before disappearing behind a nearby tree trunk only to reappear a few minutes later and burst into song.

Not the sharpest of images but they will do for now.   FAB.