Funny how things turn out! My sparrowhawk session today turned into common buzzard from the hide and we didn’t get the sparrowhawk at all. I suspect the buzzard was scaring the small male sparrowhawk from coming to the bait and in any case, once the buzzard landed, the bait went in one mouthful! The weather...
Wow! My first twitch in about 10 years and I really enjoyed it! Not only did the rough-legged buzzard perform but I also met up with a load of old friends and it was just like being back in the late 80s at the height of my birding days! This rough-legged buzzard at Grindale, East...
Going through the archives cataloging my images using Lightroom 5 and I have just reprocessed some old images of European kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). This is a male bird resting on hawthorn in early autumn.
West Yorkshire wildlife photographer: Back in the hide today with kingfisher being the target species but as usual, the water rails performed superbly and so we changed our set-up and focussed on getting some water rail images in the warm October sunshine. There were at least three birds present and at one point we had two...
Still editing images from the summer as and when I get time and here is one I like from a session with great crested grebe in York in the spring. This shot was taken just as the sun came up and the bird was lit by some nice low cross lighting which gives a spotlight...
