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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.
Wheatear and Whinchat on Frodsham Marsh
Spring migrants of Frodsham Marsh
Wheatear
Whinchat
Whitethroat in Full Song
Whitethroat in full song at Moore Nature Reserve
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Singing Willow Warbler
Singing Willow Warbler at Moore Nature Reserve
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Band of Gold
Goldcrest displaying in a local orchard.
These extraordinary little birds never fail to amaze me with their agility as they flitter from branch to branch.
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It’s goodbye to the Redpoll
A small flock of Redpoll are still visiting the garden.
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Whitethroat At Moore Nature Reserve
Willow Warbler at Moore
Early bird gets the worm
Nesting blackbirds collecting worms in the garden.
Collard Dove another regular visitor to the garden
First Chiffchaff of the year in the garden
Singing Chiffchaff in the pear tree
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at Moore
I had some free time before my holiday to Corfu so I called in at Moore for a few hours to look for the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
I managed to find the bird in its usual spot. I only took a few shots as the light wasn’t great.
Are we there yet
Toads usually move at dusk when conditions are favourable, preferring it to be damp or humid with a daytime temperature above 10c
and a night-time temperature above 5c.
This year movement at my local reserve has not see large numbers moving due to the cold night temperatures.
Some toads left it late in the season to move to their breeding ponds and moved during the day
