Duck in natural habitat

 

Big cricket!

Very well hidden and shy. Made a loud noise, about 7 cm long.
But when I found it and started taking pictures it actually started crawling towards me!
I guess it wondered what the clicking sound was. Big black cricket with a lens?

Chanterelles (surprise)

When you least expect it, there they are!! 

Tall pine trees

A scene with high contrast and lots of detail.
Perfect for a light HDR treatment. 

Leaf forrest meets pine forrest

 

Speedy snail

Almost stepped on this snail as it crossed the road at surprising speed! 

Drops after rain

One of the cleaners at the café

One mans scraps is another's treasure!

Stretching after a nap

Woke up today to a thunderstorm, ventured out when it abated

Rain falling on a lake up on a small mountain.

Natural light!

Shadows in the sun.
The sun seeping through the branches hit this tree and cast these shadows of the leaves.
I just had to stop and take a picture. Almost looks like someone is shining a flashlight on it!

Bull rush

Bull rush in the sun.

Heron hiding in the grass

Wish I could have gotten closer to it! 

Mind blowing strength, the bit of twig is surely 3-4 times the ants weight!

Beauty of cobweb

 

Theme of the day, cobweb

Simple things in nature are just beautiful! Well, maybe not simple thinking of the extraordinary construction skills
that spiders have.  But you can find it anywhere, and it looks stunning in the sun and in dew with little drips of
 water covering it. When it gets light a little bit later in the mornings i'll try to capture this too!

In the spotlight

Went for a walk in the woods, light shining everywhere like little spotlights through the branches. 

Hungry bug!

Greenery with shades in the sun

The shade of the plant in the background seen through the leaf in the foreground.  

Greenery in the sun

Iv'e been a flower

I like how the light flowers and grass in the background creates a soft pattern due to the wind!

Through the Parasol

Turning my head up, I noticed how the branches lying on top of the Parasol made a pattern with the sun behind it. 

Shadows on a deckchair!

Light and shade from the backrest created this pattern on the seat.

Shadow on wood

Lake 2

Used some hdr technique mixed with a normal exposure for the foreground.

At the lake

Light evening!

EXTRA POST! Dolphin on back showing belly

Had to put this one in because my wife liked it so much that she begged me to put it up as an extra post! ; )

Bent reflections

Glittering sun in the water, like blinking stars!

Like how the sun is multiplied in little reflections in the water in different sizes!

Red door, Edinburgh.

Edinburg castle!

Thought a gentle HDR treatment would suit this scene well.

Evening silhouette with layers of clouds

Cloud in the evening, hat or ufo?

Fortrose Rosmarkie golf course

Birdie on the golf course.

Cats eye

Making Jasmine famous!

Robbin feeding litte chick!

We have been hearing this chick for days and only seen its mum (?) in the garden catching food to take to its chick. Finally I saw the chick and managed to catch them in this pic!!

Yesterdays nr 2!

The natural beauty of light! 

Grass/plant in sunlight

Birds, birds, birds

Bird theme today! 

Friendly little morning guest

 

Birds fishing at Cromarty

Quite amazing how the birds swarm over the fish and slowly moves with the current!
Saw this at more than one spot this day. 

Visit to Cromarty, creels

Jumping wild dolphin!

Dolphins where being social yesterday!

Friendly wild Dolphins at Chanonry point, Fortrose, Scotland.

Enjoying the view

Red kite surprise

Saw this bird all of a sudden swooping out from the trees.
Had to throw my backpack of and pull the camera out quickly to capture it flying over me!
Got it!

dolphin in the sea

At the sea

Canonry point, Fortrose from above-(ish)