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Dragonflies, Brimstone & Pheasant at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits. 31 Aug.
Brown Hawkers, Common Darter, Pheasant & Brimstones at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits.
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Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits, 26 Aug
This afternoon I had a pleasant stroll around Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve with my camera. Actually a stroll with my cameras; I have an Op/tech triple strap so I have my Canon R7 with Sigma 150-600mm lens on the right strap, a Canon 7DMk2 with Sigma 105mm macro on the left strap…
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Dipper at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits. 8 Aug
On 8 August I went along to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve with my camera. While walking down to the river I noticed a couple of butterflies but things were quiet. When I got to the path by the river I spotted some Long Tailed Tits in the trees. Often they are quite…
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11 Aug on Baildon Moor, Stonechat and Whitethroat
On Sunday, when the sun was at its highest I decided to go up on to Baildon Moor carrying two cameras and a pair of binoculars. Fortunately I also carried a water bottle that I had half filled with ice before topping up with water. As expected there were a lot of things flying around.…
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Little Egret, Fox & others at Rodley Nature Reserve. 7 Aug.
On Wednesday I drove over the comparatively new bridge on the canal at Rodley to go to Rodley Nature Reserve. Last time I was there I was able to drive over the bridge to get there but by the time I was leaving the bridge was broken so I had to drive out north round…
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Goosander & Speckeld Wood at Denso. 6 Aug
Another quick walk around Denso Marston Nature Reserve. Usually when Speckled Wood butterflies are dancing around each other I am too slow to get them in the frame. These two danced around quite close to me so I managed to snap them. The Heron was on the same side of the river so I decided…
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Hallcliffe Community Garden, 6th August
The variety and colour of the plants in the Hallcliffe Community Garden in Baildon is quite impressive. When the sun is on them they make a great display. I have made an attempt to identify the plants and each photo has a caption, it’s a bit of a mixture of naming. I should have spent…
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5 Aug along Leeds Liverpool Canal, Dockfield Rd
On 5th August, after spending some time in Shipley Underground Market sorting out some of the photos for Shipley Camera Club photo exhibition I took my camera along the Leeds Liverpool Canal towpath next to Dockfield Road. I guess the stars of the walk along the towpath were the Swan family. I met a fellow…