Gavin Johnson's photos
Water Rail
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Not much of a photograph, but definitely a challenging subject. A shy Water Rail briefly left the cover of the reeds but stayed in deep shadow to the camera's ISO setting was pretty much maxxed out.
Swans of a Feather
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A flypast of a trio of swans at WWT Slimbridge. The upper and lower swans are migratory Bewick's, but the middle one, with a distinctive bent neck, is a local Mute Swan.
Coot on ice
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I was cold enough for the lake edges to freeze over at WWT Slimbridge. This Coot had a chilly walk to find food.
Black Headed Gull Takeoff
Bewick's Swan Closeup
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A close up headshot of a migratory Bewick's Swan on a bright but cold day at WWT Slimbridge.
Black Headed Gull Evacuation
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Timing in everything in wildlife photography! I noticed when I got home that I'd caught the exact moment this gull had a call of nature.
Blackbird Feeding
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A blackbird getting a meal at Sudeley Ponds in the Forest of Dean. I cheated a bit and baited a few fenceposts with bird seed to see who would visit.
Lion at Brockworth
Painted Duck Closeup
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They are incredibly cute, but they do look like they've been coloured in by a class of kindergardners! Taken at Sudeley Ponds in the Forest of Dean.
Little Grebe Fishing
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A cute Little Grebe after a successful dive at Sudeley Ponds in the Forest of Dean.
U2
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Sometimes we have unusual aircraft flying near the house, and on this occasion a U2 (technically a TR-1, I thnk) spy plane flew over quite low, with gear down and air brakes deployed. If you look closely at the front of the aircraft, you can see the imaging bay doors are open, pointing a very good camera lens at me!
Pear Blossom
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20-odd macro frames stacked together to increase depth of field. I made a lot of attempts, but the slightest breeze messed with the stacking, so most came out blurred.
Pear Blossom closeup
Honey Bee on flower head
Alium flower macro
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A back garden shot experimenting with focus-stacked macro photography. This is about 20 frames with narrow depth of field stacked together.
Rook on catkins
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Rooks aren't the prettiest of birds, but they're smart, and quite photogenic in their way. This one posed for me on a branch in the Gloucestershire countryside.
Pigeon on its rock
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I was at WWT Slimbridge to photograph more 'exotic' species, when I cam across this feral pigeon standing on a rock. I think it was yawning, but it looks very proud of itself!
Low flying Cormorant
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One of a sequence of shots (thank goodness for burst mode and servo autofocus!) of a Cormorant taking off from the canal at Stoudwater Navigation in Gloucestershire.
