animal – Hajeka Photography

May 23 – Sparrows

Sparrows, busy in the sand with whatever sparrows are doing in the sand

Portrait of a bird

My entry for the Extended Free Study 2022-04 challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 11 out of 32 with a score of 6.2222

May 16 – Walking

An oystercatcher on a walk

Hair with eye

My entry for the High Contrast IX challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 30 out of 32 with a score of 5.5556

May 14 – Goslings

A family in the morning sun

May 11 – Chicks

Tiny coots on a windy afternoon

May 08 – Dove

A dove in a colorful tree in the neighborhood

A pair

My entry for the Free Study 2022-04 challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 30 out of 51 with a score of 5.8250

Apr 28 – Peacock

Somewhere in the neighborhood

Apr 13 – Watching

A magpie on a pole

Apr 11 – Grey

A grey heron on an afternoon walk

Apr 10 – Gadwalls

Male and female gadwall on a sunny afternoon

Apr 08 – On a pole

Two seagulls on a streetlight

Apr 07 – Peewit

A northern lapwing on a windy morning

Step by step

My entry for the Legs II challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 12 out of 28 with a score of 5.7742

Mar 30 – Little bird

A great tit in the grass

Watching you watching me

My entry for the Symmetry VIII (ARCHIVAL) challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 11 out of 50 with a score of 6.0000

Mar 29 – Finches

View from my bedroom. European goldfinches or — View from my bedroom. European goldfinches or “putters” as we call them

Mar 28 – Swans

Swans on a grey and cold morning

Mar 23 – Bird with tail

A pheasant on a sunny afternoon

Mar 21 – Starling

In my hedge

Bird in a frame

My entry for the Black & White X challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 24 out of 47 with a score of 6.0000

Mar 17 – Pair

Tufted ducks in a ditch nearby. Female and male

The end is near

My entry for the Dead End III (ARCHIVAL) challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 23 out of 35 with a score of 5.6389

Mar 08 – Garden view

A sparrow in the bright sun

Feb 14 – Magpie

A magpie in my holly.

Feb 12 – Roof window view

A magpie and her nest. It's just too high to look into the nest — A magpie and her nest. It’s just too high to look into the nest

Feb 10 – Black in black

Black pig digging in black mud

Feathered eyes

My entry for the Birds V (ARCHIVAL) challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 38 out of 66 with a score of 5.7313

Protected by thorns

My entry for the Free Study 2022-01 challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 18 out of 47 with a score of 6.2000

Looks like we’re being watched

My entry for the Best of 2021 (Extended Editing) challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 24 out of 44 with a score of 5.8696