Reports of a Squacco heron coming from the internet persuaded me to have a look, its been around for weeks apparently seen by early morning dog walkers, one described it as a Barn owl coloured heron. Well usually when I […]
Reports of a Squacco heron coming from the internet persuaded me to have a look, its been around for weeks apparently seen by early morning dog walkers, one described it as a Barn owl coloured heron. Well usually when I […]
A few hours in the hides to photograph a selection of birds, first time I managed a female Blackcap which came in to drink. Plenty of woodpeckers but still no young Jay’s, loads of young birds around including several young […]
With no one in today I decided to have a few hours in the hides, weather hot and full sun all day, not ideal but you have to make the most of it. I started down the pond hide, my […]
The forecast today was sunshine and showers for the wood, unfortunately no one told the forecast as it rained all the time I was there. Fortunatleyall my hides are 100% waterproof so it was quite nice watching the birds going […]
Yesterday with no one in I decided to have a few hours myself to try and get some images of the newly fledge woodpeckers, well one so far with hopefully more any day now and some Jay shots as they […]
It’s always nice to sneak in a real day off, being outside with no paper-work to do, no lights flashing and not a Harvest Mouse to be seen! (I love the Harvest Mice but after doing 10 workshops a week […]
I had a few hours with the woodpeckers this morning, the sun never broke out as forecast so high iso’s used to try and freeze them. Two pairs are feeding chicks so tensions are high and no prisoners were taken […]
Tuesday morning I visited Thursley common in Surrey to see the returning Cuckoo which has returned for the last 4 / 5 years to the same spot, Parish field a heathland meadow. I sat with others waiting for a visit […]
2nd installment of the nesting long-tailed tits at Millers wood, I spent a few hours today with them but weather not playing ball so high iso to keep up with them as they land briefly then dart into their nest […]
I have been watching a pair of long-tailed tits building their nest from around the 20th March, I cordoned the area off so there was no disturbance and every couple of days sat nearby and watched there coming and goings, […]