Couple of garden volunteers

 Noticed this poppy plant had appeared near the back of the shed.

 

Then when putting the bin out I spotted this tiny fern growing in the gap between the slabs

Autumn colours in the garden

 The birch in my garden putting on its Autumn clothes. 

Tiny fungi in the garden

 Spotted these strange little fungi growing on some old rope in the garden (its part of an old cat scratching post, put outside for the purpose of seeing what, if any, fungi I could get)

Slugs in wet grass

 Rain brought em out!

Mirid Bug

 I thought this was a Shield Bug nymph at first but it turns out its a Mirid bug 

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A close up abstract view of the garden shed.
Canon 30D +Vivitar 19-35 zoom.

Snowdrops at night

Snowdrops in the garden, taken on my phone and lit by a large LED torch.

The Moon and the Maple Tree

I was outside taking night shots with my DSLR and I decided to include the tree near our house in the shot.
I used the pop up flash to light the tree and the long exposure to show the moon and stars.

House Martin in flight

I went into the garden yesterday to photograph some birds, and after many attempts managed to catch a House Martin doing what it does best.

Canon 30D, EF75-300, ISO 400, manual focus.

Gimme Shelter

A young snail found under a tub in the garden one night.
Canon 30D plus macro lens.

Sluggin it out

A young snail in the garden at night, species probably Helix aspersa.
Anyone know what young snails are called?

Ants!!

Spotted these atop a branch on an apple tree in my garden and got in close with the macro lens, camera on the monopod.

Hedgehog in the garden

Well I say in the garden, he was actually near the back door step! I let the dog out and wondered why she was hesitating. I went to get her and came across this big pig!
First time I've ever been able to get a good hedgepig shot!
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Wood Avens

Also known as Herb Bennet, this is a wild flower in the Rose family  that seems to like my garden! Its a sprawling low growing plant with these tiny yellow flowers that are less than the size of a penny. These are follwed by seedheads that are like burrs that catch on your socks as you walk through the grass.
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Approaching Fairyland

This is a very close up shot of a Dandelion clock, taken in the garden earlier on a cold dull day. I set the widest aperture to give an extra soft look.
10D +100mm macro lens at f3.5
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My daughter, the photographer

This is 6 year old Katie taking my photo with her new camera, a Canon A470.
She has developed an interest in photography and has had a cheap digi for a while with which she took great photos of trees and flowers, but we thought it was time she got something better.

Down amongst the Dandelions

Pretty much a guessed shot in my garden earlier. Not strictly macro but I was pretty close to those Dandelion clocks!

I just held the Panasonic FZ7 down low so it would be looking upwards through the dandelions and fired off a shot.

1/400 at f5.6
ISO 80
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Smells as good as it looks!

A close up of Lilac (Syringa) on a dull windy day. Flowers just starting to open.

Veronica!

Also known as Speedwell, this is a very common low growing plant with very small blue flowers. Each flower is about half inch across-the bud there is about the size of a match head. It is currently carpeting lawns everywhere and it seems a shame to cut it!