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.

Badger camera trap 1

September 06, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Badger on camera trap 1

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Camera trap 2

September 06, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Here are some more shots of the Badger from yesterdays visit, the shots are very similar to the other ones

which were taken from camera trap 2.

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Badgers

September 05, 2016 • Leave a Comment

A big thanks to Roy for giving me a chance to photograph Badgers.

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Daddy-longlegs

August 15, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Ctenophora ornata

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This attractive insect is one of the crane-flies, also called daddy-longlegs. This one shown here is a male easily recognised by the feather-like antennae. The insects fly mainly at night.

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Found in wooded areas with mature trees. Range most of Europe but rare in the UK.

Black-necked Grebes

August 02, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Black-necked Grebes

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