A new year, a new photography thread! Thanks to everyone who's participated in these threads, whether as a photographic contributor, a commenter, or as someone who just pops in from time to time to admire the latest offerings. The Soul Source photography thread now enters its sixth year (well, technically it started life in April of 2013, but who cares?), which I think is amazing.

As I mentioned in the last post of the 2018 thread, its longevity is entirely down to you and your continued involvement, so thank you one and all for making this a real highlight for so long. Cheers, and here's to another photo-filled year!

 

 

Tawny Owl, in last nights  evening sunshine

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

Tawny Owl, in last nights  evening sunshine

WAMAW

Could not resist it...

Ed

 

Our local Greek train - have to say we were chuffed to bits! 

Male Greater Spotted Woodpecker.

Only the male has the red on the back of its head

Lytham St Anne's seafront this morning.

Begger in Bilbao...

Edited June 9, 20195 yr by Mal C

Euskal Pintada ‘Graffiti’ ! 

funny how nature can thrive in town settings, this is my dog in the middle of bee friendly long grass in Widnes, lots of bees buzzing around - they were completely uninterested in us - there was so much wildlife here today, surprised by the amount of swans in particular

 

 

 

 

10 hours ago, Shufflin said:

funny how nature can thrive in town settings, this is my dog in the middle of bee friendly long grass in Widnes, lots of bees buzzing around - they were completely uninterested in us - there was so much wildlife here today, surprised by the amount of swans in particular

 

 

 

 

Spike island  ? 

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

Spike island  ? 

Good morning Mr Smith, hope you are well.

Definitely Spike island, great place for a walk, unfortunately the canal near Fiddlers is temporarily  fenced off , so you can't walk to the Ferry Tavern .

Ste .

7 hours ago, Widnes63 said:

Good morning Mr Smith, hope you are well.

Definitely Spike island, great place for a walk, unfortunately the canal near Fiddlers is temporarily  fenced off , so you can't walk to the Ferry Tavern .

Ste .

Good evening Sir. Very well thank you very much . Trust you are well and safe mate.  Just spent another fantastic day in glorious sunshine down here in Tenby.  Will post the pictures later 

21 hours ago, Shufflin said:

lots of bees buzzing around - they were completely uninterested in us

Probably more interested in the Giant Rabbit in the background. 😉

Stained glass window from a chapel on Caldey island 

These Greek island steps are much, much steeper than they look, and a real bugger when heading back up the hill from the sea in 32 degree heat with a backpack laden with wet swimming gear, snorkel, mask, flippers and a cheeky bottle of Ouzo! 

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

Stained glass window from a chapel on Caldey island

very nice light capture

11 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

These Greek island steps are much, much steeper than they look, and a real bugger when heading back up the hill from the sea in 32 degree heat with a backpack laden with wet swimming gear, snorkel, mask, flippers and a cheeky bottle of Ouzo! 

Dump the ouzo Russell,  disgusting stuff 

Cinnabar Moth

Puffin with sand eels, In flight. Razorbill. Guillemot

10 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Dump the ouzo Russell,  disgusting stuff 

Have to disagree about that - it’s the nectar of the gods! 😎😉

Classic Greece...

Bank Vole

 

 

Edited June 13, 20195 yr by Winsford Soul

Superb sardines in Sigri...

Just took delivery of a pair of Bluetooth ear buds from Amazon.  Obviously Chinese made, as something has got lost in translation.....

Quote

 

Badger

4 hours ago, Steve S 60 said:

Just took delivery of a pair of Bluetooth ear buds from Amazon.  Obviously Chinese made, as something has got lost in translation.....

SoundPeats?

4 hours ago, middleman said:

SoundPeats?

They're actually very good.  Worked straight out of the box, paired with a Sony HD Audio Walkman.  Good sound, excellent wireless range, and you can recharge them several times from the small carry case they come in.  All for less than £30.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SoundPEATS-Bluetooth-Headphone-Automatic-Isolation-Luxury-Black/dp/B07P1T5P97

On 06/06/2019 at 15:27, Winsford Soul said:

Tenby. North Beach.  Just spent the last five hours on this gorgeous beach in the glorious sunshine 

Oh...

What's occurring? 

Going in July! Hope it's like this! 

Ed

9 hours ago, Steve S 60 said:

They're actually very good.  Worked straight out of the box, paired with a Sony HD Audio Walkman.  Good sound, excellent wireless range, and you can recharge them several times from the small carry case they come in.  All for less than £30.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SoundPEATS-Bluetooth-Headphone-Automatic-Isolation-Luxury-Black/dp/B07P1T5P97

Good to know, thanks Steve, think I'll get some myself.

1 minute ago, middleman said:

Good to know, thanks Steve, think I'll get some myself.

I better post a "great" photo just so I don't feel guilty about going off topic.

9 hours ago, Tomangoes said:

Oh...

What's occurring? 

Going in July! Hope it's like this! 

Ed

Ed. I've been coming down to Tenby for year's mate and the weather is normally good. Home tomorrow after two weeks here and there's only been a few bad days when it never stopped raining.

Stunning place. 

Recommend the plantagenet restaurant if you want something a cut above the standard pub grub

Steve 

Cheers

Thanks for the tip....

 

Ed

Wet Badger cub

 

White house sparrow 

This is a stunning bird which is extremely rare. Probably the rarest bird that I will ever see.  I have never seen one before and i probably will never see another one 

Steve 

 

Edited June 14, 20195 yr by Winsford Soul

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

White house sparrow 

This is a stunning bird which is extremely rare. Probably the rarest bird that I will ever see.  I have never seen one before and i probably will never see another one 

Steve 

 

Just done a google search, very rare apparently, not many sightings even reported. Lucky to see and photograph that. Nice one.

14 minutes ago, middleman said:

Just done a google search, very rare apparently, not many sightings even reported. Lucky to see and photograph that. Nice one.

Thanks mate.  I knew it was a rare one but wasn't sure how rare.  I'm well chuffed now. 

Steve

9 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Thanks mate.  I knew it was a rare one but wasn't sure how rare.  I'm well chuffed now. 

Steve

How does it happen Steve? it's obviously not an albino.  I've seen albino ravens, crows, magpies and jackdaws, even an albino bluejay in Toronto, but that white house sparrow must have had a hard time growing up.

little bugger ran across the garden (from the posh hedgehog house we've installed under the bushes) to scavenge on cat leavings

we feed our hog family everynight but obviously birds innards are too much to resist even in daylight

sleep well

 

57 minutes ago, Tattoodave said:

How does it happen Steve? it's obviously not an albino.  I've seen albino ravens, crows, magpies and jackdaws, even an albino bluejay in Toronto, but that white house sparrow must have had a hard time growing up.

Dave. It something called  luesism/  luesistic. ( not sure on spelling)   A total lack of pigment apparently.  It will have normal vision unlike the albino birds and animals so even though it's more visible to predators it can see them perfectly which as you know mate gives it a fighting chance.  

Steve 

Edited June 14, 20195 yr by Winsford Soul

4 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

White house sparrow 

This is a stunning bird which is extremely rare. Probably the rarest bird that I will ever see.  I have never seen one before and i probably will never see another one 

Steve 

 

Ya seen one now steve 👏👏 fabulous m8 first for us too 👏🚀 keep up the good work 🙏 hope you n lou being good 😁 atb baz n shelly Xx

10 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Dave. It something called  luesism/  luesistic. ( not sure on spelling)   A total lack of pigment apparently.  It will have normal vision unlike the albino birds and animals so even though it's more visible to predators it can see them perfectly which as you know mate gives it a fighting chance.  

Steve 

A once in a lifetime sighting I would have thought, unless you've stumbled on a small colony.  I get visited by a sparrow with a cyst on her head that has survived even though her vision might be somewhat impaired by it, it looks like she has a crest, I think she's even managed to breed this year too.  I looked it up on the white one it's called leucism, so your spelling wasn't far off at all.

16 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Thanks mate.  I knew it was a rare one but wasn't sure how rare.  I'm well chuffed now. 

Steve

I'm sure you are. What a fabulous experience for you.   It's a gorgeous little thing too. It's a shame there aren't more of them. I bet it's gone back to tell it's buddies that it's just seen a very rare Steve wielding a camera. They'll all be Googling you.

19 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

White house sparrow 

This is a stunning bird which is extremely rare. Probably the rarest bird that I will ever see.  I have never seen one before and i probably will never see another one 

Steve 

Leucistic birds are not as rare as you would think Steve, quite often get partial ones.

About 15 years ago we had a golden coloured house sparrow in the garden ... guess what we called it 😉

1 hour ago, martyn pitt said:

Leucistic birds are not as rare as you would think Steve, quite often get partial ones.

About 15 years ago we had a golden coloured house sparrow in the garden ... guess what we called it 😉

Goldie? 😂

2 hours ago, martyn pitt said:

Leucistic birds are not as rare as you would think Steve, quite often get partial ones.

About 15 years ago we had a golden coloured house sparrow in the garden ... guess what we called it 😉

I've seen partial one's before mate. Get a blackbird coming in the garden with a partial white wing but I've never seen a full bird before.  Have you ? 

Don't think anyone on here knows of or has seen a fully Luecistic bird before Martyn 

 

Edited June 15, 20195 yr by Winsford Soul

17 hours ago, baz1 said:

Ya seen one now steve 👏👏 fabulous m8 first for us too 👏🚀 keep up the good work 🙏 hope you n lou being good 😁 atb baz n shelly Xx

Baz. Trust you are well and safe mate.  👍And the lovely Shelly still looking after you 😁. All good thank you very much.  😁Bit knackered today after the 200 odd miles drive from Tenby,  not even playing out tonight.  🤣 Good to see you back on here mate. . Love to you both. XX

Picture shows affects of excessive ground water following deluge .

Importance of Run off ditches to alleviate flooding and good drainage.  Acting as first point of food source and oxygen enriched flow to streams and Rivers . 

Badger Cob. Portrait

 

Had a few comments about this particular photograph on different social media platforms. The badger Trust would like to use it, crediting me of course and other comments about how easy this picture would sell.

What do people on here think ? 

Should I start selling my prints ?

Has anyone gone down a similar path ?

Steve

5 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Had a few comments about this particular photograph on different social media platforms. The badger Trust would like to use it, crediting me of course and other comments about how easy this picture would sell.

What do people on here think ? 

Should I start selling my prints ?

Has anyone gone down a similar path ?

Steve

I wouldn't know how to go about it myself, but best to copyright the image before you sell I would have thought.