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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.
When in Rome
Back from Rome last week and only just managed to look at some of the snaps taken.
We used a small compact camera and unfortunately the photographs they produced are not good.
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The Vatican
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Tiber River
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The Colosseum
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Castel Sant'Angelo
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View over Rome
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Roman Forum
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It's that time of year
Great Crested Grebes weed dance
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Coots at War
Coots fighting for territory
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Coot and Moorhen
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Red-throated divers last stand
My very last photographs of the Red-throated diver
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More Red-throated Divers
Red-throated diver
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Red-throated diver (That's better)
The last shots of the Red-throated diver standing up in the water are rubbish.
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These are better
Red-throated Diver Photographs
Red-throated diver
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Red-Throated Diver
Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
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It was a last minute decision to go and photograph the Red-throated diver it's been a few years since I last photographed one.
This Photograph is from a few years ago at Fleetwood Marina
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More images later
When in Rome
This will most likely be the last time I photograph Snow Buntings this year as I have other wildlife to photograph.
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I should be able to get one more trip out before I spend a few days in Rome with the BOSS( she did say
she wouldn't throw me to the Lions if I behave myself) so I could be back soon with some photographs.
High Tide at Parkgate
It's the biggest high tide of the year today so it's a trip to Parkgate to see what turns up.
The high tide at Parkgate always attracts lots of bird watchers and photographers, this year is no exception.
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Life and death dramas are played out as the high tide rushes in.
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This shrew tried to make it to dry land and safety however it wasn't to be.
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It was picked off by a Gull as were lots of small mammals.
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This Water Rail also made a dash for dry land and cover.
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Predatory birds search for easy pickings.
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A Vole being carried away by a Black-headed gull
After it was all over I decided to go and photograph the Snow Buntings again.
Great Crested Grebes
Great Crested Grebes
Had a slight problem with my web site but it's restored to its previous layout now, it would have been a horrendous
task to start from the beginning as there are fifteen thousand images on the site.
Still no Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. By this time last year I had photographed it several times but no luck so far,
it hasn't been seen at its usual spots.
Managed a few Great Crested Grebe photographs in good light for once but didn't find anything of further interest.
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With the weather forecast being ok today I thought I would give the Barn Owls a go.
Old photographs
You never know it could be my lucky day.
This will be my forth attempt at photographing them.
Bullfinches
Getting plenty of Bullfinches in the garden and they seem to be tolerating each other for now.
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Tawny Owl
Went to check out the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker today but did not managed to find it however
I did spot this rather wet looking Tawny Owl.
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A Great Crested Grebe was on one of the lakes and worth a few shots even in poor light.
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