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Zooey
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Full time zookeeper. Part time photographer.

This is my personal web site and blog https://elements.uk.com/wordpress/
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Winnat's Pass at sunrise on the following day. My position was a tad... precarious #photography #landscape
The hill pass and limestone gorge at Winnat's Pass. I was standing on one of the highest points, looking down to the misty valley at sunrise
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Sunset on the same day as the previous image. Roach End Barn #photography #landscape
Looking across a valley at sunset. There are grassy fields and trees in the distance. Several large trees are in the foreground on the left, beside a dilapidated old barn. The sun is close to the horizon
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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I'm going to post three images spanning just 24 hours in the Peak District. This was sunrise over Mam Tor #photography #landscape
A stone pathway winds its way around Mam Tor ridge, with a grassy slope curving down into the valley on the right of the image. The sun has just risen over the horizon
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Causing trouble. He was always the boss of the group. When we go out with their afternoon feeds, he would rather chase the other goats out of the yard than go in the shelter and eat his dinner. We can eventually catch him, but today we had to be careful with his head. Here he is on the left...
Black and white photograph of two goats playing "horn" games. They have their heads together and their faces are parallel with the ground
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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I will share one image tonight. Taken on a street photography outing in London many years ago. I had left our two llamas at home in the middle of the countryside, but found this one on the Millennium Bridge. Hint - it was taken from underneath, looking up 😉
Black and white photograph taken through a metal grille on the Millennium Bridge in London. You can see passers by and a man holding a llama on a halter and lead. I was underneath, looking up through the grille
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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If depth of field is a problem with just one seed, then two are a nightmare 😉 #photography #macro
Two dandelion seeds reflected in water
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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The lighting is the worst. In theory, you hold metallic paper to one side and bounce a flash off that to reflect in the water, but for hundreds of shots, it simply doesn't work #photography #macro
Dandelion seed reflected in liquid
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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I don't know why I ever got into these. Each session could take anything up to four hours or more. Just getting the dandelion seed to stand upright is tough, but the water droplet has to be carefully placed with a syringe and ultra-fine needle #photography #macro
Dandelion seed standing in water with a single drop of water balanced inside the seed head
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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They have a large field shelter with mud block and rubber matting on the floor and filled with clean straw. They also have an indoor water trough with a heater. This is Baxter now, sleeping under one of the hay racks. The goats are indoors on the other side. They have rubber mats in the yard too 🙂
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Male marbled white butterfly #photography #macro
Marbled white butterfly perched on a thistle flower
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Large red damselfly #photography #macro
Large red damselfly perched on a blade of grass
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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I don't feel very chatty tonight, so I'll just post three bug images and leave it at that.

Female scorpion fly #photography #macro
Female scorpion fly perched on a blade of grass. The background is green and out of focus
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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We're going to make a box so his tablet sits a bit higher on my desk. In the meantime, I grabbed the nearest cat bed 🙂
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Bubu got his very own tablet yesterday and we set it up for him this afternoon. What do you think? 😀
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Toy's Eye View. Tarzan from Bulgaria loves this boink toy #Caturday
Black and white kitten sits tucked up on our bed in the sun and watches his favourite toy in the foreground
November 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Dear little Foxy loves the sun. Rescued in Romania and brought home with her two best friends #Caturday
Tiny tabby and white cat laying in a patch of sun on our bedroom carpet
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Three from me for #Caturday

Our dear Buddy from Bulgaria. We lost him to HCM far too soon. He was the best boy ever...
Fluffy white and ginger cat laying on his side on our bed in a patch of sun
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Just one from me tonight. A marsh harrier photographed the other day. This was the only thing I was able to get close to, apart from a quick glimpse of a stoat. I had that staked out for over an hour, but it never came back #photography #birds
Marsh harrier in flight with wings outstretched. The sun is just catching the head and feet
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Star reflections #photography #astrophotography
The 13th-century church of St Thomas a Becket in the middle of Romney Marsh. It is the middle of the night and star reflections can clearly be seen in the water channels in the foreground. The church was briefly lit by a car passing at around 2.00 in the morning
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Star trails at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. I love this place at night #photography #astrophotography
A small black hut with a red roof at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve at night. A very long exposure shows star trails in colours varying from blue to pale yellow
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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3 quick posts while Bubu has his early chicken breast supper.

The Milky Way from Dungeness beach. I was new to astrophotography and couldn't believe nothing could be seen through the viewfinder. Luckily, I had my husband with me bearing a small torch to aid framing #photography #astrophotography
The Milky Way taken from the shingle beach at Dungeness. An abandoned boat is to the left of the image and the ID can clearly be seen. FE180
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Me too! This was our view 🙂
Magenta and green sky from the Aurora Borealis behind the 13th-century church of St Thomas a Becket on Romney Marsh. Channels of water in the foreground reflect the colours
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Fairly rare white-legged damselfly. The British Dragonfly Society actually had a UK-wide count over a few years, with reports mostly being in single digits. I know where to find them in their hundreds. (We also have a few in our fields) 😊
#photography #macro
White-legged damselfly perched on a blade of grass. The bug is freshly emerged, with the wings shining in the sun
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Common blue butterfly #photography #macro
Common blue butterfly on dried-up flower head. The butterfly has its wings closed. It is a pale silvery blue close to the body, fawn elsewhere with black spots inside white circles. The edges of the wings also have bright orange spots
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Back to bugs for me tonight and hoping next year is better than this one. (Too hot + too dry = no bugs) ☹️

Black and yellow longhorn beetle #photography #macro
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM