Wonderful red kites
A few weeks ago, after finally getting my Pentax K-3 back from repair, I visited an Oxfordshire site to photograph some red kites. We put down some chicken and waited, and it turned out to be a good days photography!
Damselfly close ups
In the last couple of weeks the macro season has got into full swing with damselflies in particular now out in good numbers. I have managed to find some Damselflies that posed well enough for close ups, including this large red damselfly. Including a photo showing the underside of the thorax. I also got this…
First damsels of the year
Yesterday I was walking around Wat Tyler Country Park, trying out my new macro rig, with the windy conditions causing some frustration. Wandering into a more sheltered area I saw the delicate fluttering of a large insect, and unlike those on previous days it was not a cranefly, but a lovely red damselfly. I got…
Red grouse on Mount Cairngorm
Last month on a trip to Scotland I climbed up Mount Cairngorm from the car park and came across some red grouse. A couple posed nicely sometimes on rocks. Some stayed on the heather
Red fox close up
A couple of shots from a close encounter with a fox.
Red Squirrel at Loch Garten in Cairngorms
Here a few shots of a red squirrel that turned up at Loch Garten.
First odonata photos of the year: Large red damselflies
I’ve been seeing large red damselflies for a couple of weeks, but none until today have settled anywhere I could get a half decent photo. This male I found today in Wat Tyler CP sat nicely on a leaf and let me photograph him. There was however a bit of a light breeze and it…
Red fox drinks from puddle
Some more photos from my wonderful fox encounter, here a sequence of it drinking from a puddle.
Red fox
Here are a selection of photos from a recent encounter with a fox.
Red squirrel in the Cairngorms
While in the Cairngorms this March, some friends set me up in a hide early one morning to try and get some shots of a red squirrel. It was something like -7C so I was wrapped up warm, but the light was OK so I waited. Eventually the squirrel came out a few times and…