Author Archives: John

Pectoral Sandpiper at Pugneys Country Park

Got an email last night to say a pectoral sandpiper was at the local country park lake and then today, a phone call from Mike to say it was still there. So, late this afternoon, I gave up on the wedding edits and headed down to Pugneys Country Park in Wakefield to see if I...

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Shelduck Landing

Shelduck coming into land at Martin Mere WWT reserve. Each evening the sky is full of them as they fly into the reserve to rest and feed. A great way of practicing flight photography! Nikon D3, Nikkor 500mm f/4 lens handheld

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Comma on blackberry

The warm September sun (around 26dgC today!) always brings the comma butterflies to the blackberries to feed. These uniquely-shaped butterflies spend the winter in a shed or other dark place and os need to build up sugar reserves to last them the winter without having to wake. The comma gets its name from the white...

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RED GROUSE ON THE MOORS

It only takes me around 50 minutes drive to get into prime red grouse habitat in the Yorkshire Dales or North Yorkshire Moors, so I often get up there when the birds are at their best and calling. Cruising the small roads that criss-cross the open moorland will eventually bring you into contact with one...

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From the archives: Great Bustard (Otis tarda) in Spain

I really am trying to re-write this website but life is so busy at the moment with the commercial, studio and wedding work that all my efforts are focused on that side of the business. However, I’m picking away at this site and trying to add a bit of new content and while going through...

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