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Toad-in-the-hole ,Punta Colorada, Uruguay. I have no idea what species this is. It came forward and retreated as I photographed it but I still don't know why. Maybe it was because we don't change the clocks down here ;-}

Wow!

Snail on a yucca, Punta Colorada Uruguay. There was a much bigger one but by the time I went to get my camera, change the lens, etc., it had descended more that half a meter into the grass below! Swift is not a word that I would normally use to describe a snail. My odds are on the Uruguayan racing snails in any race!

Gup, that is probably the best place to learn what the difference between 'normal waves' and 'ocean swells' is in terns of size and frequency. When the swells are rolling in unencumbered, but with land to act as a visual reference, it is really impressive.

Southern Lapwing mom doing the 'I've got a broken wing' routine to draw me away from her eggs.

Southern lapwing eggs. the poor girl who laid these must have hurt for a while. The lapwings are not that big but these eggs are abut the size of small chicken eggs (or extra large according to Canadian egg grading standards). I checked yesterday and they had not hatched. Mom and dad were very aggressive so I need a hard hat or longer lens when I go back. Hopefully my camera stuff will arrive here in a week or so.

Southern Lapwing male trying to draw me away from a female and clutch of eggs in Punta Colorada, Uruguay. I wasn't too intimidated until I saw the spurs on its wings.

Laura, we now live in Uruguay. Stuff left Canada at the end of July and gets here end of September unless the 'hand of nature' swallows it whole on the Atlantic before the 'hand of man' can get it here. I was glad to see more posts to MiN even though Monday passed. I do enjoy this forum and admire the work of those who post photos here.

Sigh. The number of posts about the rules almost equal the number of images posted. What do you really care about? Sharing photos about nature or purity of content conditional to arbitrary rules? And yes I haven't posted any of my mediocre photos lately because my equipment is out on the Atlantic en route to my new home.

Back to 2008. Wynnie talks to Papa via Skype reducing the 565km that separated them to about a meter and a half. They would chat back and forth for 10-20min. Here Wynnie is telling Papa what she found in the Canadian Tire catalogue. Sadly, both Wynnie and my dad are both gone; but, thanks to the D80 and a 18-200mm lens, I can go back and see them together again.

Lorrain Valley, Temiskaming District, Ontario

Maiden Lake, Loraine Valley, Temiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

The hare is beginning to change its coat. The Nikon and lenses were packed away for a house showing so I used my little Sony RX100II and cropped big time.

<p>Greetings from Uruguay. We found this fellow on our fence post this morning. It was about the size of a common June bug.</p><div></div>

<p>Oh my! Blue Monday seems to have hit MiN big time!<br> Here's a cute little sandpiper to cheer things up (if you want to be cheered up, that is).</p> <div></div>

<p>Since it's only January 9 and has been bitterly cold, it makes one wonder how they make it through the winter.</p><div></div>

<p>This may have been part of the inspiration for angry birds. I was shooting an evening grosbeak with a 150-500mm lens when it (the bird) headed straight for me. That pointy beak bearing down on me @500mm sure made me jump! No time to focus.</p><div></div>

<p>I've had a lot of fun with the inexpensive Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G Lens on a D80, D90 and D7100. It's about US$200 new.<br> https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-35-1p8g-n15<br> If you have an 18-55, one of the things this will add with this lens is low light and shallow DOF which can be good for the type of shot you posted.<br> It also is roughly the DX equivalent of 50mm on an FX body. That kinda means that the 'zoom' is the same as what you are seeing out of your eye. Your legs will have to get you closer or further away. Set your 18-55mm at 35mm and see if you like it.<br> It is very light and appears to be rugged. I have dropped it a couple of times (mostly because it is so light), it has bounced and survived. It seems to work well as a lens for video, too.</p>

<p>We were out for an Xmas walk on the lake at 3pm yesterday. It had been +2C on Xmas eve but the temp had fallen to -13C by the time of our walk. It is supposed to be +4C today. The freezing rain has already started.<br> It was nice to see the sun (it was shy in December), and it gave us a bit of a show when I shot into it. It really highlighted the textures in the ice and snow, and interacted nicely with the lens on the little Sony.</p> <div></div>

<p>Just wondering, what do you expect to protect the screen from and for?<br /> Glass composition has changed over the years e.g. Gorilla glass. To me, seeing the best possible likeness of the image is important and is compromised by a plastic cover which is much more likely to get scratched than the glass on your display.<br /> Each time I think of this type of protection, I think of the plastic furniture covers used in the 60's. Maybe they kept the furniture in good shape, but they made sitting on the furniture unenjoyable. When I got my D7100 with no protector, I quickly ditched the one for my D90.</p>

<p>Oh, maybe this is the answer. Royal Mail Canada was delivered via Japan in the 50's (yup, I'm that old and so is this truck).</p><div></div>

<p>Royal Mail kept a clean truck inside...but the pedals are labelled B & S....wonder what that means?</p> <div></div>

<p>I was playing with my old toys in a different way thanks to a D7100, Sigma 85mm f1.4, a white flanelette blanket and some lights.</p><div></div>

<p>The water was warmer than the cold air draining onto the lake.</p><div></div>

<p>The geese were heading north to spend the night in the fields. Maybe they had some marshmallows to toast on the burning brush piles.</p><div></div>