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This Meadow Pipit was snapped on top of Curbar Edge in the corner of the Peak District. The bird was very patient with me — it let me…
Finally had a walk that went more or less as planned — and it ended with some great results. We were walking along the banks of the River…
Yet again, plans for an outing met reality and did not survive — on the way there, we got a puncture and had to make an unplanned stop….
Yesterday’s plan to arrive in Sheffield early enough to have a decent chance of snapping a bird for this morning’s email was shattered by the reality of travelling…
I snapped this bird more than a month ago and have almost published it at least three times. Each time, though, I stopped short because I could not…
Skylarks are very hard to spot without hearing them — but the clue is in the name. Once you hear one, just look high up into the sky…
We will continue developing the Robin’s character with today’s photo. This time, the Robin was hunting in the grass and then kindly hopped up onto a branch —…
It’s that time of year when many birds are raising their chicks, and this Egyptian Goose was no exception. Right next to this family were two others as…
This Pied Wagtail joined us during our lunch break and was busy looking for a lunch of its own. It started with a small worm found in the…
We had not one but two very fruitful outings yesterday, so lots of new birds are on their way. Kicking things off with this lovely Reed Bunting —…
This magnificent bird was flying low, so I managed to take quite a few reasonably good photos — and ended up with a bit of a dilemma choosing…
Another woodpecker (Great Spotted) from the same walk in Nonsuch Park as a few days ago — but this time a “proper” one, meaning the kind that looks…
Strictly speaking, not a bird — but hopefully still an interesting photo. This pair of Red-eyed Damselflies were laying eggs in one of the ponds at the Italian…
Thursday — so it’s Robin again, but this time we are starting to explore the darker side of this darling bird. First up: Robin, the vicious moth hunter….
Publishing my 50th bird, and it is getting increasingly harder not to repeat species — but I had a special guest up my sleeve for the occasion: a…
A seemingly peaceful scene of a Coot family was actually captured in the hustle and bustle of the Italian Gardens in Hyde Park, Central London, on a hot…
Too many photos in a row from Pulborough Brooks, so I will mix in a few others as well. Also, we have not had a raptor for a…
A very elusive little bird — the Treecreeper — lives up to its name, creeping diagonally up trees while collecting insects from the bark, then flying down to…
The background in today’s photo is very far away — the tree where this lovely bird was singing stands on a hill, and down the slope are miles…
We had big plans for the bank holiday weekend — I rented a Nikon Z TC-1.4x, which turned my 180–600mm lens into an 840mm, and I was planning…
During a short picnic break on our walk, we had this Rook gathering some grub from the soil just a few metres away from us. It was not…
