Snap Happy!

With the good weather last week I spent half an hour after getting home in the garden several days. I have had a new camera (Sony cybershot HX300), so where better to put it through it's paces than in my own back yard!

I exercised the macro first, and that seems pretty impressive, focussing less than half an inch away! Then I tried the zoom...

I might need to get my tripod out for full zoom to get a clearer picture, but considering these last four are all through not so clean double glazing without a tripod I am pretty happy!
I will be back tomorrow with my Stamping Sensations challenge post.
TTFN and thanks for looking!

Holiday Wildlife

Thought I would share a few pics of some of the wildlife we saw whilst in Wales. The first three photos are from our trip to Ramsey Island.

 a seal, red deer,

and choughs.

Next a Heron and a Curlew.

And finally some insect life taken on a footpath near lake Vyrnwy. A Ringlet and a grasshopper.

 This little fella was named Jim by Megan, and he enjoyed a bit of sunshine whilst sitting on her jeans!

After a while we persuaded him onto my finger before he was encouraged back into the undergrowth!

Thanks for looking!

More Rwandan Wildlife

Impala in the Akegera National Park .

Maybe a species of Vulture on the Bank building opposite our hotel

 Definitely related to a blackbird or thrush (Ed - An African Thrush - Turdus pelios - Thanks Paula!)

 Two species of weaver birds

 A weaver bird's nest

 A water Buffalo complete with oxpecker

more giraffes...

and the cutest little gecko! Thanks for looking!