Over the last month I have been getting more and more visits from Sparrowhawks, some days I don’t see any, which doesnt mean they haven’t attacked that day its just I’ve been elsewhere and not witnessed it. This week 3 […]
Bird photography
Last Friday I had a visit from three guys from Essex, Derek Smith, Bernard Thomas & Peter. All three were photographing from the Siskin hide when Bernard asked if he could try another hide, so I popped down and baited […]
With the weather being hot I decided to have the day off and try some afternoon / evening shots at the wood. I arrived at 4.30 and set up 2 new posts in the reflection pool, baited them, then went […]
Today I had a go at capturing the woodpeckers squabbling and fighting. I managed a few keepers and got some ideas for next time to try. Really fast shutter speeds and even then it was a bit pot luck, I […]
With the rain forecast for the afternoon on Monday I spent the morning in my newly turfed set. This set I built to try and get birds feeding on worms, robins thrushes etc and whilst making it I have several […]
I spent a few hours with the woodpeckers today between heavy showers, I started at around 10.30 having taken the dogs to the vets for there check-ups and left at 2.30 when the rain set in heavy with no sign […]
I have been very busy with photographers at the wood this month and finding little time to have a go myself so today with just one quest I got Steve set up in the reflection pool as this is where […]
I have quite busy recently with guest photographers and with all the planting etc so decided I would have the camera out today as no one was booked in. On Sunday I had Jackie and Graeme in the hides and […]
I bought a 500ml lens years ago in the days when I had some money, but since buying my wood have not used it. My set ups are quite close and usually mange with my 300ml and a 50% crop […]
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