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It's very interesting to look at your wildlife pics. They mostly look like alt versions of what we have in Missouri. Except the starlings. We have those.... Are they horribly pesky at your birdfeeders too? Any tips to help keep them away and let the smaller birds eat?

Thanks, I enjoyed your photo's as well. Regarding the starlings, I can't help you there I'm sorry, the ones in my garden are fairly timid and are often bullied away by the sparrows. It's interesting to note the different behaviour.

The floofiest floof to ever floof!

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

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

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.

This is a little mouse I saved from a friends bath, years ago, where it had been imprisoned by their cat. It was released back into the wild unharmed. I think it was a wood mouse but I’m not sure. Note: I absolutely didn’t intend for the flash to fire when I took the picture.

Long Tailed Tit (aegithalos caudatus), not much larger than the Goldfinch, extremely cute and floofy, literally builds nests from spiderwebs and camouflages them with lichen. 12/10.

Common buzzard (buteo buteo)

Status: Least concern

Wood mouse (apodemus sylvaticus)

This cute little bugger was hiding in the back of my shed, managed to get a (high ISO) shot before leaving her/him alone.

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

European Nuthatch (sitta europaea)

Unfortunately, I was physically blocked from getting any closer for a better shot. I don't see many of these around.

Addendum: These photos look quite dark on my phone but look fine on my PC. I'll probably split the difference and re-upload.