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Another properly wild bird today: the Greenshank. This shot was taken just a few minutes after yesterday’s, at a slightly closer distance. Greenshanks are reasonably rare, so I…
Finally had a proper outing to an RSPB reserve, so for the next few days I will be shuffling in some wilder birds.Today’s specimen is a Little Ringed…
Snapped this lovely male Chaffinch from a bit of an unusual angle — from above. The bird hide in RHS Wisley Garden sits on a hill looking down…
My latest addition to the series of photos that could be titled: “Love is…” The male is on the right with the rose ring around his neck, and…
Not quite a bird, but still a beautiful creature — this was the first Speckled Wood butterfly I have seen this year. Definitely not the ideal angle, but…
I am going to start dedicating Thursdays to robins. Almost every outing, I come back with one or another photo of this beautiful — albeit somewhat territorial —…
This little wren was spotted bringing nesting material into a tree wrapped in ivy. It would fly out a bush or two away, grab something, then bring it…
Somewhat unusual to see a Grey Heron standing in a tree — but that is exactly what we spotted during a walk in Cannon Hill Common a few…
Another very springy bird, and again freshly snapped just yesterday. Chiffchaffs are notorious for being easy to hear but hard to spot — and even harder to catch…
I love the challenge of photographing small birds — they are very active. Yesterday was a really nice day for it, and I managed a few good shots…
There is always a gull to photograph when you are near the sea, but it is not often you get a backdrop like the spire of Le Mont-Saint-Michel’s…
Great Crested Grebes are another regular target for my camera, even though they are much harder to get close to. They dive for fish and other small live…
I love robins and snap them often – they are not very timid and are easy to get close to. This one was hiding in a little patch…
I got really lucky with this shot!I was just walking by the lake, not even paying attention to the swans, when they suddenly started their mating dance. I…