Keith Burton's photos

A much overlooked but quite beautiful bird. The light on the water was lovely and it seemed to be admiring it's own reflection. Best viewed large, on black, if you have the inclination.

We met this beautiful looking dog while walking in the Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth. After a few minutes sniffing the air he turned around and ran off in the opposite direction! Thank you for all your comments and visits this past week or so. I hope you all have a lovely week ahead.

An extra photo from me today especially for theMacro Dreams ✨ challenges group, theme Yellow. I've been stealing stuff from my wife's sewing cabinet again :-)

Taken at low tide showing some beached boats and a couple of locals feeding the birds, mainly swans and gulls. I only managed a couple of shots before it started to rain quite heavily, as it had been doing on and off all day. Another shot in the PiP. Thanks for looking. The main image is best viewed large if you have time.

A candid shot taken at the Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth. I'm not sure what he was hoping to catch........ all I've seen here, at low tide, is old shopping trollies, and rusty bicycle frames. The water seems quite clean because this is a tidal creek, but it seems to be a bit of a dumping ground for rubbish.

Despite walking through that horrific underpass I posted an image of around a week ago www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/51542256 this is one of the scenes that greets you once you get into the Hilsea Lines area. A slightly different perspective in the PiP. I think you'll agree it's a pleasant surprise and worth the trip through the black hole :-)) Try viewing large if you have time.

I meant to attach this image as a PiP to the one I posted yesterday..........but I forgot, so you have it today instead..!!

These seed heads caught my eye because of the lovely light on them. I have a large sycamore tree in my garden but the seeds heads are not this developed. This was taken in the Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth.

Taken during an overcast, but very warm afternoon on Hayling Island, Hampshire. The gravel spit provides a nice and safe area for families and children to enjoy a swim and is very popular. Out of shot to the right is a nice pub with a restaurant, and a small café and ice-cream shop and public toilets. There is plenty of parking and a nice footpath if you fancy a walk.

Taken at the Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth, Hampshire on a warm, sunny afternoon. Some history of Hilsea Lines here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilsea_Lines for anyone who is interested.

Taken in really bright sunlight in Victoria Park, Portsmouth. It was eating a monkey nut given too it by a passer-by. Best viewed large, I think. Thanks for looking.

This grimy and unattractive underpass goes under the M27 motorway to an area known as the Hilsea Lines, which is a nature reserve developed from what was originally a military base. The underpass is OK to use in daylight, but I wouldn't want to be walking through there after dark! Best viewed large. Thank you.

These were taken on the 19th August on the same day as this one: www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/51518604 but much earlier in the day when it was drizzling with rain and very overcast. I decided to post them as someone asked whether I had some shots taken from a different perspective.

I spotted this lovely little dog soaking up the sunshine in a Portsmouth park and couldn't resist grabbing a shot of him. Playing catch up............I was only away for 5 days and I was amazed by the amount of photos that were posted in my absence! I realised that I couldn't possibly comment on all those I've missed, so I resorted to using the yellow stars just to show that I've visited. I had intended to keep up with you all when I was away, but the place I was staying in had really slow and intermittent wifi, so I couldn't.

Hi folks, I'm back from my short trip away......I'll try to catch up with you all over the next few days. I didn't take a single photo whilst we were away, so I I thought I'd share a collage of of some of the flowers from my garden..........all of which have now died off due to the hot and dry weather. Thanks for looking :-)

A rather grubby looking swan and it's reflection on the edge of Broadmarsh Coastal Park in Hampshire. Better viewed large, I think. Thanks for looking. I shall be going away on a short break to visit family later today. I'm taking my laptop though, and if I have time I shall continue to post my daily photos. I shall also try and visit your photo streams, but will probably just leave a yellow star instead of commenting, just to let you knowI've been around.

I don't know about you all, but sunflowers always make me smile, even on an overcast morning like this. Taken in the Idsworth Valley in the South Downs National Park last Friday. These are the ones in the foreground of my photo of St Hubert's church: www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/51518604 which was taken later in the day after the sun came out briefly.

Taken from my front garden and photographed indoors. Macro Dreams ✨ challenges: Three, Multiple, Repetition, Seedhead.