I had a good session in the hide today photographing kingfishers and also the water rails put in an appearance too. The weather was quite bright and sunny which was excellent for the water rail but less so for the kingfishers which, being a bright bird, look better in overcast conditions. Kingfishers are amazingly beautiful...
In the hide for around 7hrs today hoping to do kingfisher but for one reason or another, they never showed up! However, despite the no-show by the kingfishers, the day wasn’t entirely wasted as three water rails put on a great floor show in front of the hide. These normally shy birds were fairly bold...
I drove up to the North York Moors today to try and photograph ring ouzels at a spot I know well and although I found the birds, they would not reveal the nest location. Both birds were in the area of the nest with food in their beaks but despite my being at least 500yds...
Looking through my recent images of European cuckoo, I think that this one is my favourite so far. I’m drawn to the way the line of the cuckoo follows the line of the branch and creates a symmetry and a lead into the image, The cuckoo is a magnificently beautiful bird that seems to be...
Had a great day with the camera today photographing cuckoo again (much better than last time), followed by some woodland bird photography. The young male sparrowhawk at the drinking pool was a buzz to shoot as were the siskins and woodpeckers, but for me the dashing, crimson fronted redpoll males in full breeding plumage were...
