Small Blue Butterfly (Cupido Minimus)

Another White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus Lucorum) for you.

Possibly my favourite bird, the carrion crow (Corvus corone). Not as large and imposing as a raven, but very intelligent and quite beautiful.

Look him face!! Eurasian River Otter (Lutra lutra)

European Starling (sturnus vulgaris) looking resplendent in the sun.

European robin (erithacus rubecula)

Status: Least concern

Eurasian River Otter (Lutra lutra) ((again)) I had the great pleasure of watching this one hunt for a while, it never resurfaced without a fish. From the orange tails I believe he was catching roach (Rutilus rutilus) but I could be wrong.

Forest vibes. Near Tidenham, England.

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Seriously though, what right do starlings have to go around being so beautiful?

Ice crystals formed on a spiderweb.

I ordered some extension tubes for macro work, to replace the finicky reversed-lens method, and they happened to arrive on a day we had freezing fog. I couldn't resist having a play out in the cold with them and I must say I'm impressed with their ease of use compared to the reversed lens, (for reference see the woodlouse picture below) although I think there is more chromatic aberration. More experiments are needed but I'm pleased with these shots as a starting point.

Crab spider (Misumena vatia) This tiny spider was in a very awkward place and this was the best picture I could get. They are apparently colloquialy known as a White Death Spider, which seems a little dramatic as long as you aren't a bee or butterfly, as these spiders wait on flowers to ambush pollinators. This image was taken with a Nikon 40mm lens on a 12mm extension tube.