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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.
Bastille day
Bastille day fireworks display 14th July
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5dmk 4 at ISO 32000 40m 2.8 400sec
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Pine Marten
Pine Marten
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A distant shot of a Pine Marten as it was crossing the road.
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I am still working through the photographs of the Asp Viper
Asp Viper
Asp Viper: Vipera aspis
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One of the poisonous snakes in France
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I found this Viper crossing the road near my house and had to put it in my shoe so I could take it home to photograph it.
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After taking lots of photographs of the Viper I took it down to my woods and let it go.
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Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog
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Frog catching a fly
Frog catching a fly
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Brambling numbers are up
I have had Brambling in the garden most days, with seven appearing yesterday.
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Hawfinch in the garden
Hawfinch in the garden
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Frozen
After lots of rain followed by snow and ice at last the weather has (fingers crossed) started to pick up.
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My bird feeders are attracting more and more Siskin’s and Goldfinch along with Greenfinch and different Hawfinch. Lizards and insects have also started to appear.
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The Little Owl has been around but I haven’t pointed by lens at it.
Large groups of Cranes have started to return, flying high in their V formations over the hamlet.
The cold snap has however taken its toll on amphibians. Newts trapped in frozen small pools have died.
