A few of the images that have done well in various competitions
Last November I decided to have a day out photographing for wildlife, but rather than head out into the countryside of East Anglia, I instead headed in to London. This may seem like a strange place go for wildlife, but there is plenty to be seen and much of it relatively easy to approach. I…
Back at the start of April I had a trip up to Fingeringhoe Wick to see the adders. Normally I would disclose the site for adders, but the fact they can be found here is well known and site well wardened and closed overnight. I arrived a bit later than planned and the adders were…
When you ask people what they think of Grey Squirrels, opinion can be as divisive as, well, that subject dominating the news for the last 2 years…. But there is no denying they can be rather photogenic. They will often pose well, doing their best to look cute, as this one did at Thorndon Country…
2018 has been a mixed year. It started with a sad loss, but also had a number of positives. Having a toddler running round, the impending arrival and then arriving of child number 2 and starting a new job all meant that time for fun stuff like photography was restricted and there was no family…
Back in April while carrying out a survey, temporarily place a couple of male smooth newts in an aquarium and fired of a few shots In spring male smooth newt grow a large crest along their back and the colour become more vivid, also they can attract a female to breed. The webbing on their…
January 2018 was a bit of a non event photographically due to a loss in the family. Other than a couple of hours in the ‘pondman shed’ and a lunchbreak or two pointing the camera at some blue tits, I didn’t take many shots. By February I had decided to get out and do something…
Last month I had an early morning walk around Wat Tyler CP. It was a typical chilly autumn morning, with the rising sun was warming things up slowly. I was hoping for some dewy webs, but was not in luck. I did however find this Garden Spider sitting on a leaf. It was hard to…
