I have mesh and bars on the birdtable to keep Wood Pigeons out. They tend to sit in there and scare all the small birds away. The local Magpie wasn't going to let any of that get in the way of a free meal.
No sound. Video automatically captured by one of my surveillance camera.
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Monday, 9 November 2020
Monday Mystery
Last week's close view
was identified as being part of
a 'feather' duster. It is thin enough to clear out cobwebs from behind radiators and has an extendable handle making it easy to reach ceilings. Well done to Adrian, Ellen, Ragged Robin, Kris, Kev and Debby.
Another close view this week
(Not as clear a photo as I would have liked) If you would like to guess what it is please leave your guess in the comments. They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
was identified as being part of
a 'feather' duster. It is thin enough to clear out cobwebs from behind radiators and has an extendable handle making it easy to reach ceilings. Well done to Adrian, Ellen, Ragged Robin, Kris, Kev and Debby.
Another close view this week
(Not as clear a photo as I would have liked) If you would like to guess what it is please leave your guess in the comments. They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
Saturday, 7 November 2020
Autumn
A great time for some beautiful Sunsets:
and a time for misty mornings:
Just about able to make out my new wooden planters in the front garden:
The Sun trying to dispel the mist:
and with the temperature rapidly dropping to 1.4C giving an expected frost:
and a time for misty mornings:
Just about able to make out my new wooden planters in the front garden:
The Sun trying to dispel the mist:
and with the temperature rapidly dropping to 1.4C giving an expected frost:
Friday, 6 November 2020
Sunspot AR2781
Last night the Moon gave me a photo opportunity (see previous post). Today it was the turn of the Sun. I particularly wanted to see whether I could capture an image of the first decent Sunspot of the new solar cycle.
You can see it at about 7 o'clock on the above photo. To give some idea of size - the Earth is smaller than the top dark blob. Photo taken with the Canon 70D fitted with 100-400mm zoom and, most importantly, a solar filter to cut down the light from the Sun by something like 10,000 times making it safe to point the camera directly at the Sun.
A closer crop:
You can see it at about 7 o'clock on the above photo. To give some idea of size - the Earth is smaller than the top dark blob. Photo taken with the Canon 70D fitted with 100-400mm zoom and, most importantly, a solar filter to cut down the light from the Sun by something like 10,000 times making it safe to point the camera directly at the Sun.
A closer crop:
Thursday, 5 November 2020
Moon
When I went outside to clear a spider's web from a video camera I could see the Moon was clear and glowing orange. Just had to take a photo or dozen of it. Took lots. I think this one came out best after cropping and processing in Affinity Photo:
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Hello Jenny
As I looked out of the kitchen window I could see the familiar darting motion of a small Jenny Wren. They don't spend much time in the open, usually moving rapidly from cover to cover while searching for spiders and insects to eat. I only had the Nikon, hand held, set to full zoom as I tried several time to get a snapshot. Luckily the Wren spent a short while in the open.
Even with full zoom I had to make small crops. As far as I can gather the Wren is the third smallest British resident bird weighing about the same as a £1 coin.
Even with full zoom I had to make small crops. As far as I can gather the Wren is the third smallest British resident bird weighing about the same as a £1 coin.
Monday, 2 November 2020
Monday Mystery
Last week's close up
showed part of
which was correctly identified by Adrian, Dave and Kev as an oven glove. Thanks to all who had a go.I first discovered Coolskin® at least a decade ago when they were on sale on a well known satellite shopping channel. I liked the idea of having a fingered glove rather than a mitten for better grip and control. They were advertised as being in use by several fire brigades so I gave a pair a try. Excellent. After taking a hot dish out of the oven the outside of the glove can be too hot to touch but the inside is barely warm. Just watch out for scalding steam as that can penetrate the glove.
Once again a close view
Want to have a guess as to what it is? Please leave any guesses in the comments. They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
showed part of
which was correctly identified by Adrian, Dave and Kev as an oven glove. Thanks to all who had a go.I first discovered Coolskin® at least a decade ago when they were on sale on a well known satellite shopping channel. I liked the idea of having a fingered glove rather than a mitten for better grip and control. They were advertised as being in use by several fire brigades so I gave a pair a try. Excellent. After taking a hot dish out of the oven the outside of the glove can be too hot to touch but the inside is barely warm. Just watch out for scalding steam as that can penetrate the glove.
Once again a close view
Want to have a guess as to what it is? Please leave any guesses in the comments. They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
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