On one plant I spotted what I thought was a small snail but it turned out to be soft and squishy when I tried to pick it up. When it moved it became clear that it was a spider:
It had such pretty markings I took some focus stacked close shots processed using Zerene Stacker:
Those 10 focus stacked shots were taken hand held so not every part ended up in perfect focus.
Body size about 6mm.
Heron sighting
As we started out on our morning walk about 7 a.m. yesterday I spotted a Heron fly over and swoop down in a nearby back garden where there is probably a small pond. When we returned home Penny went rushing round to the back garden. Yes, you have guessed it. The Heron was taking off from the edge of my pond. Some years ago I used to get regular early morning visits from a Heron so I will be keeping a watch to try to get a photo. Not easy as they are very wary and visits tend to be early morning when lighting is difficult for photography.
Here are a couple of photos I took in December 2009 when a Heron visited my frozen pond:
Lovely capture of that Orbweb spider John, I'm always pleased when I see them in my garden.
ReplyDeleteMaree: Some can be very pretty.
DeleteThe stacked photo of the orb spider is terrific! Such striking markings. Hope the heron comes back for more visits.
ReplyDeleteWilma: Not seen the Heron since. Stacked photos can really pick out all the in focus bits to give spectacular photos.
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