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I was choosing a Robin photo to share this Thursday, and when I looked through this one I thought: surely it isn’t looking at me? Then I decided to Google…
Some lovely autumn colours with this Greenfinch. This bush was right next to a feeder, and we hung around for about 10–15 minutes and managed to see the full…
This photo of a Green Woodpecker nicely demonstrates how they balance on tree trunks — by using their tail feathers.
We had a particularly fruitful outing to RSPB Pulborough Brooks today — double-digit decent photos to publish. Starting with this Dunnock, photographed right next to the entrance. It was…
This Great Egret is clearly looking for food in the pond, yet it gives the impression of admiring its own reflection.
I was about to call this a Common Redshank, then I thought I’d check with Collins’ bird book whether it is a Common Redshank or just a Redshank. And, apparently, it’s neither…
Back to the archive, since I’ve run out of recent photos. This one comes from Camargue again — one of the hotter days of the summer in our…
One more photo for the collection of bird philosophers — this thoughtful Blue Tit deep in thoughts about the future.
Another photo from the Bucklands Park outing: this magnificent Red Kite. Same bird from another angle:
Found this Cormorant on an unusually high perch today during a bright outing in Bucklands Park. It kindly let me take a snap while looking left and right. I chose…
This was a rather funny series of photos. At first one Goldfinch flew in and perched on a power line just above me. My first thought was: please stay for…
I wanted to share this series of photos for a while, but needed some extra time to edit all of them. Photos are to be seen in this…
Today’s outing was to Virginia Water, and by sheer luck I managed to capture a photo of this magnificent Black Swan. A few clearly local people were also taking…
We have arrived at our destination in Normandy, where the birdwatching scene is somewhat different but still enjoyable. While driving around on errands, I have noticed that every…
Keeping up with the very rare birds – here is the Glossy Ibis. In fact, we stumbled upon a whole group – at least five – feeding in…
As some might have noticed – I am cycling through the two days in the Camargue. Another highlight from day one was this bird, for which I found…
When we noticed these birds flying high overhead, we first thought they must be some kind of bird of prey. Then we realised how huge they really were…
A very rare bird I was writing about a few days ago – which got superseded by the Flamingos – was the European Roller. This is another bird…
Because of a fantastic outing yesterday, we decided to stay an extra half-day in the Camargue – and oh boy, it was the right decision. We visited the…
We had an absolute blast of a day today in the Camargue, and believe it or not, a Greater Flamingo in the wild was not the rarest catch…
Another photo of a unique bird on a conifer tree, snapped in the sunset light. And again, it is slightly off the quality I would prefer to publish…
My goal for our visit to France was to photograph a Golden Oriole. These birds are (apparently) easier to spot in France – and here you go: goal…
At first we thought this was a flycatcher, because of its head colouring and behaviour. However, upon closer inspection – it is a Crested Tit. A first for…