We've had an unusual visitor: a lesser grey shrike Lanius minor. This bird sometimes 'larders' its surplus food on a thorn to keep for later. I wouldn't like to be a butterfly or cricket when it's around! Even though it was lovely yesterday to see such an oddity in the north [...]
Fishing for Photographers? Louis de Bernières' Girt Pike? What's got into the man this month? Well, yeah, fair point. But in my defence, I've often mused to myself on the patience, preparation, solitude and natural wild spaces that wildlife photography and fishing share and I thought I'd muse a bit [...]
From the several thousands of images submitted to the BWPA 2013 competition, I managed to squeeze two into the final short-list of 300. I just missed out on an award, but hey, I was pretty chuffed to get this far! Subsequently, the seal image won a highly Commended award :) Here [...]
It's an uplifting experience to be heralded into the office by two duelling robins, each belting out a bright song from a nearby tree, with me receiving a glorious stereo mix in the middle. It's not robins I have in mind this morning though. I've spent a good part [...]
Puffin Precarious pipit As the rain and temperature fall, further bending the already berry-laden rowan I've just parked under, I'm wondering whether that's it for summer this year. Mind, what a summer it's been! Rarely have we had such good weather in continuous dollops. It's certainly [...]
I've actually remembered to mention it this time! Just out on 1 June, this is my regular column in Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine. This month it's about guillemots and 'jumplings'. The humble guillemot, it turns out, is anything but humble. Quite remarkable, actually. Hope you enjoy it. K [...]
We at Hawk's Head Photography had a bit of an away day last week. Well, two away days to be precise. Alan, Trai and I hooked up with our friend David Lloyd in Yorkshire for some kestrel and gannet photography as well as a few ales and a chin-wag. Here are some of [...]
Tricky one to categorise, this. I've been out on the moors today looking for birds and found lapwings and red grouse. And the British Cycling Team. As you do. Red grouse in moorland heather - Lagopus lagopus scotica Red grouse flying - Lagopus lagopus scotica [...]
Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus. Nikon D3, 105mm macro lens, 200/sec, f/16, ISO 800, remote flash How cute? Wood mice (otherwise known as field mice and a whole bunch of other names), with their larger eyes and ears and brown and white colouring are much cuter than house mice [...]
