Glynn Hobbs - imageweaver

All images taken with my Nikon D500 body and Nikon 200-500 f5.6 lens. The Blue Tit (Cyanistes Caeruleus)    Like most other members of the tit family, Blue Tits are small birds, with strong bills and a rather plump but lively appearance. One of the most noticeable features is the strong head pattern; the dark blue-black eyestripe and the brighter blue ‘skull cap’ are set against the white cheeks and forehead. The blue-green back becomes a brighter blue on the wings, while the underside is a bright lemon yellow. Although male Blue Tits are usually brighter in colour than the females, this difference is not normally apparent in the field. Young Blue Tits are duller in appearance than the adults and have pale yellow rather than white cheeks. a group of Blue Tits, share a feeder with a Great Tit, on a snowy winters day. Although Blue Tits are really birds of deciduous woodland, This delightful and entertaining small bird is a frequent visitor to garden bird

The Robin is the most familiar and most loved of all our garden birds.  Even people not interested in birds will talk about ‘their’ Robin in their garden.  It's the tame and trusting nature of Robins which fool people into thinking it’s the same bird that they see year-after-year, when in fact it’s almost certainly a different individual.   Robins only have an average lifespan of around one year and around 25% never even reach half that age!  However, those that achieve their first birthday, are likely to survive for another 5 to 10 years.  Both male and female adult Robins have the same distinct red breast and can't be confused with any other UK bird. Youngsters have a speckled brown breast until their first moult. It is thought, that this is to protect young birds, as Robins are very territorial and fights over territory, can often result in death.  The robin is one of the few birds in the UK that sing all year round. This is due to the importance of ho

Overcast, lots of rain this week and not been able to get out with the camera until yesterday.  One advantage of this time of year though, is that it is Funghi time!  On the plus side, they taste great ( if you know what to look for ) and it gives us a great opportunity to study these organisms. On a negative note, it means laying on wet and muddy ground, to photograph them at their own level. Shooting in these conditions, with sensible ISO (ideally less than ISO 400), a decent depth of field (f8 - f16) often results in low light levels and the need to use very low shutter speeds (typically around 1/15th - 1/50th sec). It is essential at these speeds, to use a tripod, capable of getting down to extremely low level and at some very strange angles.  For 'macro', there is only one tripod capable of dealing with almost any situation...... the Benbo MK1 .  Although it is ridiculously heavy and setting it up, can be described as 'wrestling with an octopus&#