Hello and welcome

I have always had a keen interest in wildlife and the great outdoors;

I was an Angler for over 30 years but gave it up a few years ago to

concentrate on photographing wildlife. I lived in Runcorn; Cheshire a

short distance from the M56 that gave me great access to the Wirral,

Northwales and Lancashire, with some great countryside on my doorstep

I didn't have to travel too far in search of wildlife and photographic

opportunities.

Some of my wildlife photographs range from as far afield as Cuba,

Antigua, Saint Martin, Saint Lucia, Dominican Republic, Tuscany ,

Corfu, Turkey, Spain, Portugal.

I now live in the Charente area of western France.

Striped Hawkmoth

August 28, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Striped Hawkmoth: Hyles livomica IMG_7312 IMG_7316 IMG_7318 IMG_7320 IMG_7324 IMG_7326 IMG_7329 IMG_7332 IMG_7334

Lappet Moth

August 27, 2015 • Leave a Comment

At this time of the year getting photographs of birds can be difficult as most seem to disappear and when you do find them they don’t look their best.

France is just the same, you can come across the odd bird or birds that are in good condition but not that often, couple that with very hot weather and you are on a looser from the start.

Butterflies can also be a bit of a challenge as heat haze badly affects the photo, moths on the other hand are a better option.

With night time temperature being high most days I put my moth trap out most nights, releasing them in a different area after being photographed later on in the morning.

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Lappet Moth: Gastropacha quercifolia

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Little Bittern

August 26, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus

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Back from France after five weeks, having had a great time although it was too hot most days to get any photographs, however I did get some shots I am happy with, the Little Bittern being one of them.

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