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...
I couldn’t resist going back to York again today to have another session with a very obliging pair of great crested grebes that seemed to revel in being photographed and showing off their two chicks! The weather turned out to be superb for the shoot with soft bright sunshine giving a lovely green reflection of...
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,...
Spring is definitely on its way now with new migrants arriving by the day. The chiffchaff has been around for a few weeks now, but there’s also now the song of willow warbler ringing from the woods. These little beauties are beginning to arrive on mass and now is the time to photograph them while...
Another in the occasional showcase series and again another iconic species from Spain. Last time I showed some images of hoopoe, also done in Spain, in fact they were actually taken from the hide while waiting for the great bustards to put in an appearance! When the great bustards did finally come, it was one...
