Tag Archives: West Yorkshire wildlife photographer

Mother Shipton moth

I was out with the Wakefield Naturalists’s Society today for the first of the summer field meetings and we had a good trip to Hetchell Woods near Thorner. As a group, we notched up some good sightings including marsh harrier and red kite passing over and also a hornet – not a common species locally....

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Spring herald: the Cuckoo

The cuckoo is a familiar herald of the British spring time with its loud resonant voice echoing over the woods and fields but in recent years, numbers of this enigmatic bird are in decline. While still numerous in some areas, in many others it is disappearing or has gone from the landscape. Today I was...

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great crested grebes in York

I nipped over to meet with friend and fellow photographer Ian to photograph great crested grebes in York this morning. The tip off of these birds came earlier in the week but today was the first chance we’d both had and typically, the weather was not great compared with the past couple of days. However,...

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Common Swift photography at the nest

Mission impossible? Almost! I spent a couple of hours trying common swift photography at the nest and it’s a hard task. By the time you think they are going to jump out of the nest and you’ve pressed the shutter, they’ve gone! Now that I know where they are nesting, I will try again next...

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Banded Demoiselle

A banded demoiselle resting over a pool in the late summer sun. These creatures look like little fairies as they flutter up and down the river edge with wings that seem to beat in slow motion. Stunning!

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