Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!Â
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper! Â
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (31)
jayfar
Butter wouldn't melt!! Nice assassin portrait Andrea.
Juliette.Gribnau
hope h will recover soon
rockstrider
Bad puppy! Lovely capture of him though Andrea!
cfulton
He is a tough lad protecting his turf - and you! He is so regal, I wish you both all the best for a speedy recovery. Clive
jendellas
Is it just foxes he has an aversion for or other critters. Handsome fella here, hope all goes well with his repairs.
Crabbycabby
Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.
helanker
DANG!! It looks all to horrible. I am glad Magnus is too old and too little to run up a fox. Not that he wouldnt if he could. But the foxes here are big. And he cant run it up in a corner, fortunately. Sorry you have these troubles.
jocko500
lol happy he lived thought it.
anmes
Living danderously...hope all ends well
Wolfmanw
Superb capture he is a fine looking fellow
Celart
Great portrait. Well done
Faemike55
Wonderful portrait Keep us informed of all these matters
alanwilliams
moody and magnificent assasin
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE CANINE PORTRAIT!
goodoleboy
Stellar portrait of The Terminator! Actually, Ralphie does project an aura of determination on his otherwise placid face. As for disposing of the fox's body, you could always bury it in your garden. It couldn't be that large to deal with.
MrsRatbag
It's just what he was bred for, I guess; he is such a beautiful boy, scars and all! I hope he ends up okay after the latest episode!
Richardphotos
good Rosie survived the attack
danapommet
And a proud protector he is.
midnightmum
Ralphie is a champion, they are such protectors.It was for you.
wysiwig
Yes he is a handsome lad but one day he will attack a fox and will suffer significant damage. My sense is that foxes are much like cats in that they will only fight if they are cornered. Simple barking would probably chase them away. I suspect Ralph is protecting his turf more than his family. In that he is much like we humans.
auntietk
Oh dear. How tedious to have to keep watch all the time and not be able to let Ralph out in the garden on his own. I hope he heals well. This is a great portrait of him. So determined!
whaleman
Just doing what he was made to do, hope the little murderer recovers soon and maybe remembers this a bit!
Katraz
I hope he's OK and not too scared. If he's good at catching squirrels send him and his motley crew round to me.
Meisiekind
Love this portrait for Ralphie Andrea! I hope he heals well! Good lad!
Cyve
Wonderful capture !!!
Dreamingbee
hope all ends well so wonderful portrait!
dakotabluemoon
Fantastic shot u can see the wheels turning in his head.
bmac62
He has a mission here on earth...:)
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. I am glad his operation went well. I just hope no vixen will bother Ralphie again. God Bless.
three_grrr
A stellar portrait of Ralphie, he is very handsome here, reminds me a lot of victorian portraits where no one smiles and everyone sits very straight and proper. He is very business like here, and we know what his business is. I'm glad I've not had to deal with this. I think my dogs have all been much too domesticated, LOL.