Wildlife Photography

Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

2012-01-31T09:07:00.000-08:00

Always great to see these birds, and on the doorstep too. As usual a nightmare to photograph well, despite their tameness. They are often obscured in the tree, usually on the furthest side to you (not surprisingly), light not right, except in someone's garden, the no-no of having a long lens in an urban setting etc etc.

Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

New app for iphones/ipads

2011-12-15T01:49:00.000-08:00

Great to see my photographs used in this iphone/ipad application. Click here.

Western Sandpiper Cley NWT Norfolk December 2011

2011-12-05T08:44:00.001-08:00

Can you spot it?

Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

National Trust 'Wildlife Walks for Photographers'

2011-12-05T08:41:00.001-08:00

Photographs from the National Trust course 'Wildlife Walks for Photographers' based at Brancaster Staithe. For details of this year's course please click here. More photographs to be uploaded soon.

Teal (Anas crecca)

Pale-bellied Brent Geese (Branta bernicla hrota)

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

India November 2011

2011-12-05T08:40:00.001-08:00

More photos to be uploaded soon, when they get edited. All taken on Limosa Tour to India.

Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus)

Dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristata)

Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)

Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)

Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)

Crested Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus)

Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)

Northern Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennant)

Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)

Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya)

Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) formerly (Luscinia calliope)

Daurian Shrike Horsey October 2011

2011-11-04T07:49:00.000-07:00

Couldn't resist popping out to see this tame one.

Daurian (Isabelline) Shrike (Lanius isabellinus isabellinus)

Portugal October 2011

2011-10-26T08:13:00.000-07:00

Taken on Limosa tour to Portugal October 2011

Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)

Italian Locust (Calliptamus italicus)

Broad (Scarlet) Darter (Crocothemis erythraea)

Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium)

Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis

Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

Bulgaria September 2011

2011-09-28T03:42:00.000-07:00

Photographs from recent Limosa tour to Bulgaria

Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa)

Southern Darter (Sympetrum meridionale)

Orb-web Spider (Argiope lobata)

White-faced Bush Cricket (Decticus albifrons)

Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)

Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) Hanging upside down!

Romania May 2011

2011-05-25T01:00:00.000-07:00

Photographs from the Limosa tour to Romania.

Hobby (Falco subbuteo)

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

Great Black-headed Gull/Pallas's Gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus)

Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)

Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)

Hairy Hawker/Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)

Hebe Tigermoth (Arctia festiva)

European Souslik/Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)

Lesvos April 2011

2011-05-02T07:51:00.000-07:00

Photographs from a Limosa tour to Lesvos.

Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)

Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica ssp melanoleuca)

Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

Worm Snake (Typhlops vermicularis)

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

Little Crake (Porzana parva)

Fritillary species (Fritillaria pontica)

Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)

Legless/Glass Lizard/Glass Snake/Scheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus)

Common Winter Damselfly (Sympecma fusca)

Spanish Holiday

2011-04-05T04:10:00.000-07:00

Some images from southern Spain March 2011

Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)

Viperine Snake (Natrix maura)

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)

Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)

Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)

Photos put to good use

2011-03-23T04:09:00.000-07:00

I was delighted to see how well these recently taken images have been used in two advert supplements, enclosed with popular birdwatching magazines.

Images from Limosa tour to Gambia

2011-02-08T08:13:00.000-08:00

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)

2011-02-08T08:05:00.000-08:00

The popular Suffolk bird

Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

2011-01-14T07:18:00.000-08:00

Always great to have a shot used on a front cover.

Bittern

2011-01-13T12:01:00.000-08:00

A fabulously friendly Bitternhunting by the river. Local marshes all frozen at the time

Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

2010-12-17T05:35:00.000-08:00

Same bird with ring.

Spoonbill (Platalea lucorodia)

2010-12-17T05:27:00.000-08:00

Was this one of the young ones hatched at Holkham? Taken Cley Norfolk in November

Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

2010-12-17T05:22:00.000-08:00

You may have noticed there's been a few around. Here's one I bumped into at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB

Hybrid Black Brant (Branta nigricans) Dark-bellied Brant Goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Norfolk November 2010

2010-12-17T03:49:00.000-08:00

One of the several hybrids at Wells that look alarmingly similar to pure Black Brants

Jack Snipe Cley NWT

2010-11-28T07:05:00.000-08:00

Always a joy to see

Images from Portugal Limosa tour

2010-11-04T02:53:00.000-07:00

Storm Petrel

Great Skua

Gannet

European Mantis

Cory's Shearwater

Bar-tailed Godwit

Balearic Shearwater

Images from Bulgaria Limosa tour

2010-10-19T00:33:00.000-07:00

Red-backed Shrike: one of the most common migrants

Cardinals were everywhere

Knapweed Fritillary courting

White-faced Bushcrickets are supposed to be common. We saw one.

Little Bittern

Little Owl

Marsh Frog

Grass Snake with Marsh Frog

Smooth Newt or Common Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris or Triturus vulgaris)

2010-09-13T07:43:00.000-07:00

Found under a log

Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)

2010-09-08T04:49:00.000-07:00

In tandem

European Hornet (Vespa crabro)

2010-09-06T07:20:00.000-07:00

Removing wings of a fly species...anyone know which?

Western Willow Spreadwing (Lestes viridis) or Southern Willow Emerald Damselfy

2010-09-04T06:31:00.000-07:00

One of the males at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB

Crested Cow-wheat (Melampyrum cristatum)

2010-08-05T07:01:00.000-07:00

Still a few in flower in Norfolk 31st July 2010

Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)

2010-08-05T03:26:00.000-07:00

Anyone know what might cause this kind of injury?

A selection of images from Lesvos

2010-06-02T00:52:00.000-07:00

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Suffolk UK April 2010

2010-06-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Had to pop down to Minsmere RSPB to photograph this female Bittern

Smew (Mergellus albellus)

2010-04-16T02:52:00.000-07:00

Take off

Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis)

2010-04-13T02:24:00.000-07:00

This is the closest I have got to this species. Could do with getting closer though.

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

2010-04-07T08:10:00.000-07:00

Lucky light conditions resulted in a more interesting shot.

Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)

2010-04-03T04:20:00.000-07:00

Thought I should get some photos of this delightful species. They were still quite showy despite the windy conditions.

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

2010-04-03T04:13:00.000-07:00

Couldn't resist a few more Snow Bunting from guess where!!...They come within inches, especially if you're flat out on the ground. Fantatstic.

Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)

2010-04-03T03:55:00.000-07:00

At least a Bearded Tit appeared in front of the hide while waiting for a Bittern (again) that didn't.

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Norfolk UK March 2010

2010-03-09T03:09:00.001-08:00

As last having spent several hours in a photographic meditative state this Bittern flew past the hide and the background was OK

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Norfolk UK March 2010

2010-03-09T03:08:00.000-08:00

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) Norfolk UK February 2010

2010-03-03T07:56:00.000-08:00

Black-throated Diver at Swanton Morley GPs 3rd January 2010

2010-02-18T03:23:00.000-08:00

Perhaps my worst ever photograph published to date

2010-02-09T02:57:00.000-08:00

See page 94 British Birds February 2010 Volume 103 (www.britishbirds.co.uk)

Images from Whitlingham Country Park, Norwich

2010-01-29T08:40:00.000-08:00

Red-necked Grebe

2010-01-16T11:15:00.000-08:00

Great Northern Diver squeezed in closer by encroaching ice-shelf.