I’ve enjoyed going to RSPB Otmoor to see the Grey Herons in the past few years. I’ve been fascinated to see them nesting on the ground in the reeds here, as I’m used to seeing Heronries in the trees surrounding lakes and rivers. This time I can see a huge …
Bright light for bird photography is a wonderful thing. Harsh light is terrible. Deep shadows, blown highlights, and excessive contrast are all …
Last year, when I was in Oxfordshire, chicken-sitting for my friends, a Greater Whitethroat was in the garden scratching its beautiful/ugly song …
I’m surrounded by Teasel. It’s the ideal perch for Goldfinches and I’m ready to take their photograph any time they decide to …
This Dunnock was singing beautifully on top of the bursting Hawthorn this morning. What a joy to be up early in glorious …
The Red Kites over my friends’ garden here in Oxfordshire all appear to be clutching something. There’s usually a feather or a …
I’ve just spent an hour trying to get a good photograph of a Song Thrush and failing miserably. It was deep in …
I’m in the garden in Oxfordshire while on chicken-sitting duties for my friends My local Red Kite here has half of its …
The planting in Foxburrow Wood in Oxfordshire is relatively new. It started in 2010 and ended in 2014. It’s 20 acres and …
There’s a pair of birds twittering overhead. I can hear one say “Ninnet”. It must be a Linnet. Their song has far …
I’m currently chicken-sitting for my friends in Oxfordshire and enjoying an egg or two. Their enclosure is larger than my garden and …
I’m currently back chicken-sitting for my friends in Oxfordshire. Last time I was here there were eleven chickens. This time there are …
There’s a younger Dalmatian Pelican on the prow of our small boat. I’m in prime position to photograph it. It’s beautiful light, …
The early light is hitting the mountains on the other side of Lake Kerkini and bathing them in a warm orange glow. …
There’s something enchanting about birds being able to project their own shadow onto themselves. Here’s a Black-Tailed Godwit with the shadow of …
The warmth of this image is a thrill. The difference in the mood of this image because of the changing light is …
The blues and purples of this image are very restful, aren’t they? So is being out on a boat on Lake Kerkini …
It’s that time of the evening, when the light becomes glorious as a few stray rays of the sun hit the other …
Yes! I’ve heard that I’m not British Wildlife Photographer of the Year! I’ve been encouraged by my dad to enter some of …
There’s something deeply appealing about the symmetry of these Dalmatian Pelicans. There’s also something worrying about them begging for fish thrown into …
The Goth Puffin lookalikes were out in force in Lyme Bay. I do love a good Razorbill flypast, but is it only …
Having Manx Shearwaters around our coasts in South Devon at this time of year makes ever boat trip into Lyme Bay one …
Great Cormorants have a large sign, only visible in the summer, to show they are adults and ready to breed. It’s a …
I love it when Northern gannets, Morus bassanus, drop from the skies. Just look at the beautiful spread of those tail and …
The Common Guillemots, Uria aalge, are wearing formal-wear at the moment. Their smart chocolate brown heads and white bellies look very smart …
There’s a Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus, bonanza off Brixham at the moment. There was a flock of 29 out to sea and …
The old mill building at Rapness on Westray is heading for desolation, and quickly. Once you lose your roof, your walls are …
It’s breeding time again and this Shag in Brixham is all ready for action, with glossy black-green-bronze plumage, yellow lores and a …
The fluffy neck feathers of these Griffon Vultures confused me for a moment. Why would you have a feather duster for a …
It’s easy to lose track of scale when you spend time with Griffon Vultures. It’s when a group of Hooded Crows arrive …