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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.
Hoopoe
On the first day of our two week holiday to Tuscany I came across this Hoopoe at a local nature reserve.
The light was not good for photographing birds, with speeds as low as 30th sec.
After taking a few shots the Hoopoe flew off deeper into the woods as I tracked it flight path it landed on the side of a Pine tree,
where it had a nest.
More later
Putting your best foot forward
Having a foot missing has not had a detrimental effect on this Little Ringed Plover apart from running.
It seems to be surviving very well.
More in the folder
My First Kingfishers of 2013
Kingfisher 2013 at one of my local spots
Could have done with more light on the bird
Mating Little Ringed Plover
Having made plans to venture out today I was disappointed with today’s weather.
It’s overcast and dull, getting any photographs will be a challenge.
As I sat down next to the lake and contemplated going home a pair of Little Ring Plovers landed to my right and started working their way towards me.
One hour later and the Little Ringed Plovers are in camera range and to my amazement the male bird fluffed up its feathers and started flicking out sand with its right leg.
As it approached the female its right leg was hitting the left-hand side of her, then he mounted her and started to copulate.
Ramping up all the settings on my Canon and using a flash I was able capture the moment.
Tricky Tawny Owl
I have been trying to get a better photograph of the Tawny Owl for a few weeks now, it’s proving difficult to get.
High tide at Leasowe Lighthouse
Guillemot sheltering from the wind and high tide at Leasowe
It could be a sick bird that’s why it’s on its own
