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Hastings Seafront

Taken from Hastings Pier, a panorama of the seafront buildings, treated in Photoshop (but I can’t now remember what I did to it!)

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Plus a merry-go-round horse. I love the detail in this, and all the other animals that are hidden in the picture.

Merry-Go-Round Horse

Merry-Go-Round Horse

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF50mm f/1.2L USM lens.

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Kestrel at Sheepcote

I pass Sheepcote Valley every morning on the way to work. Lately it’s been quiet or murky, but today we had reasonably clear skies and a very cooperative male kestrel perched on a lamp post at the edge of the car park. So I didn’t even have to walk very far to get these.

Kestrel at Sheepcote Valley, Brighton

Kestrel at Sheepcote Valley, Brighton

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It fluffed and preened itself for a while…

Before getting back to the serious business of hunting.

Kestrel in flight with prey (vole) at Sheepcote Valley, Brighton

Kestrel in flight with prey (vole) at Sheepcote Valley, Brighton

kestrel with vole

kestrel on  lamp post

More preening

kestrel with wings stretched

And a good stretch of those wings

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.

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Ant and Lizard

Now this could have been a bit of reckless move…

Common lizard at Watts bank, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb campus

Common lizard and ant at Watts bank, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb campus

Ant and Lizard detail

Ant and Lizard detail

Of course the other lizard was lounging around as well…

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Lounge Lizard

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Resting that weary head

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And one last shot of the green lizard

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.

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