Spanish sparrows in Lanzarote

The recent story on the spanish sparrow in hampshire reminded me that I ahd some photos of the species on my hard drive. There were plenty in the towns in lanzarote where I took these photos. These photos were taken from the patio of the apartment we were staying at. They were often feeding on…

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Stag beetle central!

I moan about many things in my garden. Backing on to the A12, with very little in the way of bird life (with the untouched bird feeders to prove it), no hedgehogs or thrushes and the odd cat wandering through. However for a few nights in late May and early June one of my favourie…

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Fulmars at Hunstanton

After looking at the whale (a couple of post back) we headed up the cliff at Hunstanton. In the wind the fulmar performed nicely and a got a number of shots: A couple of other species flew past: A feral pigeon And a common gull We headed back along the beach with the sun pretty…

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Best photos of 2011

I tried to pick my top 10 of my photos of 2011 but ended up with a few more than 10! Back in January and February I spent many mornings in a Lidl car park hoping the sun would come out and the waxwings would pose before I had to get to work before 9.…

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