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Spooky season is also spider season in the backyard 😁

Pentax K-5/HD PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8ED AW

#Macro #photography #spiders #arachnids #ladybugs #spooky #pentax
September 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Got a new toy and this little swallow was nice enough to pose for a bit so I could try it out :)

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in the Oostvaardersplassen

Nikon Z 6II/Nikkor Z 180-600 1:5.6-6.3 VR

#photography #birds #swallows #nikon #wildlife
June 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A portrait of a stork (Ciconia ciconia), a storktrait if you will 😁

Fuji X-H1/Vivitar 100-200mm 1:4 MC Macro Focusing Zoom

#photography #birds #wildlife #stork
May 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A not-wasp aka hoverfly having a snack.

Pentax K-5/Sigma 180mm f/3.5 APO EX DG Macro

#macro #photography #bugs #flowers #insects
April 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Bit of orange for kingsday: Vanessa atalanta in the backyard.

Pentax K-5/HD Pentax-D FA 100mm F2.8 ED AW Macro

#macro #photography #butterfly #insect #nature
April 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Just a fly washing its face in the backyard.

Nikon Z6II/HD Pentax-D FA Macro 1:2.8 100 ED AW/Godox TT660II

#macro #photography #flies #bugs #insects #nature
April 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The arrival of spring also brings these fuzzy little goobers 😍

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling

Fuji X-H1/Vivitar 100-200 1:4 MC Macro Focusing Zoom

#photography #birds #duck #duckling #wildlife #spring
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Chonky robin (Erithacus rubecula) in the Oostvaardersplassen that seems to have made it through winter pretty well ;)

Pentax K-5/Sigma 170-500 1:5-6.3 APO

#photography #pentax #wildlife #bird #borb #robin
March 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Final approach

Spread-winged damselfly (Lestes sp.) coming in for a landing in the backyard last summer.

Pentax K-5/Sigma 180mm f/3.5 APO EX DG Macro

#photography #insects #damselfly #pentax
March 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Bird's eye view ;)
Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) up close in bird park Avifauna

Fuji X-H1/Vivitar 100-200 1:4 MC Macro Focusing Zoom

#photography #birds #fujifilm #eye
March 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Frozen spiderweb.
The spiders are probably not very fond of the cold necessary for this phenomenon but that's because they don't have cameras ;)

Nikon Z6II/SMC Pentax-F 100mm f/2.8 Macro

#photography #macro #frozen #spiderwebs #pentax
February 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
One of my favourite pics, a close encounter with a rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) in Pantropica.

Pentax K-5/SMC Pentax-F 100mm f/2.8 Macro

#birds #photography
February 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Butterfly (Morpho peleides) along with a whole bunch of lights in Junglepark Pantropica.

Nikon Z 6II/SMC Pentax-M 1:1.4 50mm
#Butterflies #Lights #Photography
January 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Great tit (Parus major) in the Oostvaardersplassen.

Pentax K-5/Sigma 400mm f/5.6 APO Tele-Macro

#birds #tits #photography
December 22, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Jumping Jack Spider (Marpissa muscosa) saved from incineration while cooking dinner.

Fuji X-H1/SMC Pentax-F 100mm f/2.8 Macro
December 17, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Rainbow lorikeets giving head scritches in Junglepark Pantropica.

Fuji X-H1/SMC Pentax-F 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
December 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM