Wildlife in their natural habitat…
Thought I would just share this photograph with you that has fast become a favourite of mine. Although you would never know it is a photograph of a kingfisher in flight across an estuary. What I love about this image is the natural colour, I have not altered this in any […]
Dramatic decline in numbers of blue tits in our gardens…
Alongside the robin the blue tit has to be our most recognisable garden bird, we all grew up seeing them on our garden feeders but if the results of the recent BTO Garden Bird Feeding Survey is anything to go by then that once familiar sight […]
How to Identify a Curlew
The curlew is an amazing bird, up until a recent trip out with my brother I cannot remember seeing one before. I photographed this one as it flew swiftly down Tetney Lock, home to a number of sea birds but none quite so unique as this.
Like the Whimbrel the curlew has […]
The reality of life in the wild…
Today was a day of mixed emotions as I went in search of my favourite bird, the barn owl. Recent sightings had been few and far between and I was begining to wonder if any of the nesting boxes were occupied anymore. The boxes are scattered around the fenland […]
How to identify a Long Tailed Tit…
This post comes on the back of a great day with my brother at Far Ings Nature Reserve near Barton Upon Humber in North Lincolnshire. A fantastic place and host to a huge amount of birdlife. On this occasion it was the less common Long Tailed Tit which stole […]
Highlighting the decreasing numbers of kestrels in the UK
The sight of a kestrel hovering close to a roadside has been synomonous with drives into the country since ever I can remember. I have always loved to watch them hunt and I suppose I have always taken their presence for granted but in view of recent […]
The River Witham at Bardney Lock…
Could there be a more tranquil place than where the river Witham passes through Bardney Lock in Lincolnshire? Steep embankments line the river’s route as it gently meanders its way through the countryside. Home to the occasional canal boat and patient fisherman it is a haven for wildlife and a […]
Photographing nature and walking along the River Witham…
I intend for this to be the first in a number of posts about the river Witham in Lincolnshire, England. A beautiful river which meanders across my home county and home to some wonderful wildlife and scenery. It often acts as a border to my walks and over […]
A tree’s lifespan…
Tree’s are remarkable, to think that some of our tallest, grandest specimens started life as a seed is truly incredible. When I look at trees I often wonder what they have bore witness to? Some specimens can live for hundreds of years, others for longer but whatever their lifespan they play an integral […]
A tale from the riverbank…
I love to watch swallows and martins, they are the busiest of birds and I watch in wonder as they feed on insects in mid-flight, swooping over and across a river snapping up flies with such incredible accuracy.
As I walked along a river bank close to where I live I was […]