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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.
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
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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