https://www.ipernity.com/tag/gavin.johnson/keyword/14130 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/200/B0/38/2832560.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/gavin.johnson/keyword/14130 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:29:05 +0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:29:05 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53434354 tag:ipernity.com,2026-09-10,doc-53434354 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:03:47 +0000 2026-09-10T13:19:13+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53434354"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/43/54/53434354.b0cc25b7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I've been wondering why I've been getting through €2 or more of bird food every day recently, and today I figured it out.<br /> <br /> I count 27 House Sparrows roosting in this bush, and there were at least another dozen in a nearby tree.<br /> <br /> I suppose at least I'm doing my part to keep their population up!</div> Hungry House Sparrows <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53434354"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/43/54/53434354.b0cc25b7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I've been wondering why I've been getting through €2 or more of bird food every day recently, and today I figured it out.<br /> <br /> I count 27 House Sparrows roosting in this bush, and there were at least another dozen in a nearby tree.<br /> <br /> I suppose at least I'm doing my part to keep their population up!</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53402698 tag:ipernity.com,2026-08-06,doc-53402698 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:22:03 +0000 2026-08-05T09:05:05+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53402698"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/98/53402698.03f1cdc5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Some young Long-Tailed Tits occasionally pop in to eat some of the blackfly on our beans (which is nice of them).<br /> <br /> They're always on the move, but I managed to catch this one making his contact call to keep in touch with the rest of the clan.</div> Young Long Tailed Tit <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53402698"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/98/53402698.03f1cdc5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Some young Long-Tailed Tits occasionally pop in to eat some of the blackfly on our beans (which is nice of them).<br /> <br /> They're always on the move, but I managed to catch this one making his contact call to keep in touch with the rest of the clan.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53400884 tag:ipernity.com,2026-08-04,doc-53400884 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:16:42 +0000 2026-08-03T17:33:27+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53400884"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/08/84/53400884.58037e9e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The caterpillars have been munching through the sacrificial nasturtiums we planted for them, and have mostly left everything else alone.<br /> <br /> The butterflies are usually very skittish, but this one tolerated me poking my macro lens in its face for a while before flying off.</div> Cabbage White Butterfly <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53400884"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/08/84/53400884.58037e9e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The caterpillars have been munching through the sacrificial nasturtiums we planted for them, and have mostly left everything else alone.<br /> <br /> The butterflies are usually very skittish, but this one tolerated me poking my macro lens in its face for a while before flying off.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53389864 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-25,doc-53389864 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:38:19 +0000 2026-07-25T07:38:19+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53389864"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/64/53389864.8f57dfe4.240.jpg?r2" width="119" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I thought photographing birds in flight was difficult, until I tried going after dragonflies! I was pleased with this one, though.<br /> <br /> Top to bottom: A male rather ragged Emperor Dragonfly defending his patch; a Brown Darter; and a second, fresher looking Emperor a little upstream. Worth zooming is a bit to see the detail.<br /> <br /> My wife was very patient waiting for me to get my shots, and helped explain what I was doing to passers-by on the canal who saw me pointing the camera at random, apparently empty spaces!</div> Dragonflies in flight <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53389864"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/64/53389864.8f57dfe4.240.jpg?r2" width="119" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I thought photographing birds in flight was difficult, until I tried going after dragonflies! I was pleased with this one, though.<br /> <br /> Top to bottom: A male rather ragged Emperor Dragonfly defending his patch; a Brown Darter; and a second, fresher looking Emperor a little upstream. Worth zooming is a bit to see the detail.<br /> <br /> My wife was very patient waiting for me to get my shots, and helped explain what I was doing to passers-by on the canal who saw me pointing the camera at random, apparently empty spaces!</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53386726 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-22,doc-53386726 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:46:40 +0000 2026-07-21T12:07:40+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53386726"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/26/53386726.1b39f754.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I didn't see any nice walls this week, but I did manage to get a few shots of a Hummingbird Hawkmoth dining on a Buddleia flower.</div> Hummingbird Hawkmoth <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53386726"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/26/53386726.1b39f754.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I didn't see any nice walls this week, but I did manage to get a few shots of a Hummingbird Hawkmoth dining on a Buddleia flower.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53380160 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-16,doc-53380160 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:40:20 +0000 2003-08-31T12:02:38+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53380160"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/60/53380160.286fc214.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another old image that I've tweaked and reprocessed - a grasshopper enjoying a garden plant.</div> Grasshopper <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53380160"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/60/53380160.286fc214.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another old image that I've tweaked and reprocessed - a grasshopper enjoying a garden plant.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53371044 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-07,doc-53371044 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:53:48 +0000 2026-07-06T14:44:50+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53371044"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/10/44/53371044.640649ad.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Not the most artistic photo I've taken (though I quite like the reflection). This is a female Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs in a large pond.<br /> <br /> The Emperor is the largest dragonfly in Europe, but while laying, she was frequently "buzzed" by Azure Damselflies (upper left). I'm not sure if they were bravely defending their territory, or looking to eat the Emperor's eggs.</div> Emperor Dragonfly <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53371044"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/10/44/53371044.640649ad.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Not the most artistic photo I've taken (though I quite like the reflection). This is a female Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs in a large pond.<br /> <br /> The Emperor is the largest dragonfly in Europe, but while laying, she was frequently "buzzed" by Azure Damselflies (upper left). I'm not sure if they were bravely defending their territory, or looking to eat the Emperor's eggs.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53353416 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-18,doc-53353416 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:16:37 +0000 2026-06-16T15:15:30+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53353416"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/16/53353416.445fa64c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another cute one from the WWT Slimbridge wetlands centre - a recently hatched Greylag Gosling.</div> Greylag Gosling <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53353416"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/16/53353416.445fa64c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another cute one from the WWT Slimbridge wetlands centre - a recently hatched Greylag Gosling.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53352628 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-17,doc-53352628 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:37:49 +0000 2026-06-16T16:47:37+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53352628"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/28/53352628.87ce64a5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We had an afternoon visit to the nearby Slimbridge wetlands centre yesterday, and saw a lot of charming birds with their young. For me, the stars of the show were the pied avocet chicks.</div> Pied Avocet chick <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53352628"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/28/53352628.87ce64a5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We had an afternoon visit to the nearby Slimbridge wetlands centre yesterday, and saw a lot of charming birds with their young. For me, the stars of the show were the pied avocet chicks.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53351712 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-16,doc-53351712 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:02:18 +0000 2026-06-14T16:10:38+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53351712"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/12/53351712.5f7f0bed.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One squirrel finally took possession and ate in (relative) comfort.<br /> <br /> We had to put duct tape over the boxes as the are made with a clear plastic panel on the front. That's apparently easy for a greedy squirrel to rip off, and for the local pigeons to spot the peanuts inside and spend *hours* trying to open the top!</div> The winner of the feeder war <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53351712"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/12/53351712.5f7f0bed.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One squirrel finally took possession and ate in (relative) comfort.<br /> <br /> We had to put duct tape over the boxes as the are made with a clear plastic panel on the front. That's apparently easy for a greedy squirrel to rip off, and for the local pigeons to spot the peanuts inside and spend *hours* trying to open the top!</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53351708 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-16,doc-53351708 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:56:54 +0000 2026-06-14T16:08:05+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53351708"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/08/53351708.980e7c21.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We fill a couple of feeders with peanuts in a (mostly successful) attempt to stop the local squirrels eating our garden plants.<br /> <br /> Two young ones have discovered the resource, and have spent the last couple of days rampaging around and squabbling noisily. Here, they are both trying to win possession of the feeder.</div> A new generation of squirrels <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53351708"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/08/53351708.980e7c21.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We fill a couple of feeders with peanuts in a (mostly successful) attempt to stop the local squirrels eating our garden plants.<br /> <br /> Two young ones have discovered the resource, and have spent the last couple of days rampaging around and squabbling noisily. Here, they are both trying to win possession of the feeder.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53350740 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-15,doc-53350740 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:40:12 +0000 2026-06-14T11:36:23+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53350740"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/40/53350740.524f96a2.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Continuing the insect theme, I rather liked this 'head on' shot of a bumble bee taking off from a lavender flower.</div> Bumble Bee in flight <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53350740"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/40/53350740.524f96a2.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Continuing the insect theme, I rather liked this 'head on' shot of a bumble bee taking off from a lavender flower.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53349790 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-14,doc-53349790 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:48:57 +0000 2026-06-13T15:13:24+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53349790"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/90/53349790.63069605.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Yesterday I posted an image from last year of a pair of damselflies. That must have influenced my choice of afternoon walk, as we found ourselves back at the local reservoir yesterday afternoon, and I found more of the little beauties.<br /> <br /> I think this new image has more detail, and I like the way their bodies are bent into a heart shape.</div> More Azure Damselflies mating <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53349790"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/90/53349790.63069605.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Yesterday I posted an image from last year of a pair of damselflies. That must have influenced my choice of afternoon walk, as we found ourselves back at the local reservoir yesterday afternoon, and I found more of the little beauties.<br /> <br /> I think this new image has more detail, and I like the way their bodies are bent into a heart shape.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53349148 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-13,doc-53349148 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:14:07 +0000 2025-05-16T10:14:51+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53349148"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/48/53349148.46474d49.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One of the joys of summer is to see insects flitting around when out on a walk. Sadly, UK insect populations are in decline, but there are still quite a lot of these brightly coloured damselflies around.<br /> <br /> When mating, the blue male grasps the head of the green female, and they fly around as a pair until the female separates to lay eggs.</div> Azure Damselflies mating <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53349148"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/48/53349148.46474d49.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One of the joys of summer is to see insects flitting around when out on a walk. Sadly, UK insect populations are in decline, but there are still quite a lot of these brightly coloured damselflies around.<br /> <br /> When mating, the blue male grasps the head of the green female, and they fly around as a pair until the female separates to lay eggs.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53333378 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-26,doc-53333378 Tue, 26 May 2026 07:03:31 +0000 2026-05-23T17:46:52+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53333378"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/78/53333378.ba98baa3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I think this is a pure white pigeon, as the lcal doves are rather smaller. It was kind enough to pose for me while I was out taking photographs for our local Parish website.</div> White pigeon <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53333378"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/78/53333378.ba98baa3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I think this is a pure white pigeon, as the lcal doves are rather smaller. It was kind enough to pose for me while I was out taking photographs for our local Parish website.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53325874 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-16,doc-53325874 Sat, 16 May 2026 06:20:14 +0000 2024-06-01T11:58:04+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53325874"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/74/53325874.43c6202e.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Birds seem to have started nesting earlier this year, and we've already seen broods of Great Tits, Sparrows and Starlings, but no young Blue Tits this year so far.<br /> <br /> This is one of my favourite bird shots from a couple of years ago, when we had a couple of fledglings using the garden as a nursery.</div> Welcome to the world <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53325874"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/74/53325874.43c6202e.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Birds seem to have started nesting earlier this year, and we've already seen broods of Great Tits, Sparrows and Starlings, but no young Blue Tits this year so far.<br /> <br /> This is one of my favourite bird shots from a couple of years ago, when we had a couple of fledglings using the garden as a nursery.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53314464 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-05,doc-53314464 Tue, 05 May 2026 06:48:08 +0000 2026-04-30T14:11:12+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53314464"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/64/53314464.bbb02b7a.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another cute one (I think) from our wildlife outing... a squirrel looking on as we were feeding the ducks.<br /> <br /> He came up for some (unsalted) peanuts after posing like this. An extreme closeup in the PiP.</div> Excuse me, sir, but could you spare a peanut? <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53314464"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/64/53314464.bbb02b7a.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another cute one (I think) from our wildlife outing... a squirrel looking on as we were feeding the ducks.<br /> <br /> He came up for some (unsalted) peanuts after posing like this. An extreme closeup in the PiP.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53314466 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-05,doc-53314466 Tue, 05 May 2026 06:48:09 +0000 2026-04-30T14:52:40+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53314466"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/66/53314466.41c10626.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It's a shot I've taken before, but with the squirrels coming so close, I tried again.<br /> <br /> This is a heavy crop, of course, but the reflection is good, and my wife and I are clearly visible.</div> A squirrel-eye selfie <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53314466"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/66/53314466.41c10626.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It's a shot I've taken before, but with the squirrels coming so close, I tried again.<br /> <br /> This is a heavy crop, of course, but the reflection is good, and my wife and I are clearly visible.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53312438 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-03,doc-53312438 Sun, 03 May 2026 06:30:34 +0000 2026-04-30T14:10:48+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53312438"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/38/53312438.0fd0d31e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another bit of cuteness from the Cheltenham visit. The squirrels are used to humans and the occasional snack they share, but this one spotted a dog in the distance and froze, before scampering up the tree trunk to safety.</div> Right-angle squirrel <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53312438"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/38/53312438.0fd0d31e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another bit of cuteness from the Cheltenham visit. The squirrels are used to humans and the occasional snack they share, but this one spotted a dog in the distance and froze, before scampering up the tree trunk to safety.</div> Gavin Johnson https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53311920 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-02,doc-53311920 Sat, 02 May 2026 15:01:09 +0000 2026-04-30T15:18:22+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53311920"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/19/20/53311920.f5ff471a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another shot from Gloucester University's Cheltenham campus. The resident heron was disturbed and flew by on its way to a new perch.</div> Grey Heron flypast <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gavin.johnson">Gavin Johnson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gavin.johnson/53311920"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/19/20/53311920.f5ff471a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another shot from Gloucester University's Cheltenham campus. The resident heron was disturbed and flew by on its way to a new perch.</div> Gavin Johnson