Long Tail Tit

At last we had a bit of good weather so a quick drive up to the chase to get a few pics of these little gems.

Short Eared Owl's

The weekend was here again so it was time to get up early and take a 300 mile round trip to Lincolnshire to hopefully see for Short Eared Owl's

Met with Pete ar Far ings and had a walk around but not alot to see really, well actually nothing. Plus is was raining

Upon arrival at the owl location there were already a few people there and before long there were 30 plus photographers. Weather started to improve at last and the owls were out already but were distant. As the afternoon went by more and more shorties could be seen and they were slowly getting closer.

Pete any myself decided we would take a walk down towards the bottom of the lane away from everybody else to try and get a few shots. Things were looking no good and the it was getting late in the afternoon. Whilst walking back towards the car we noticed around 30 photographers all standing togther pointing their camera's at a shorties perched on the fence. A walk turned in a fast walk and then a jog i think :)

What a poser!







As you can see it was well worth the early morning and long drive. Can't wait to re-visit again.

Wet Weekend

Well the weather has been bad since Christmas so taking and photo's has been a challange.

This week I managed to get a few of the little owl along with a early morning start to capture my fav. foxes.

Just hope some better weather is on it way.

Little Owl Hiding in the tree.

I have been after this fox shot now for some time. A little bit of light and I will get the shot I have been after.

Some body enjoyed their food.

Treereeper

Well for some time now (approx 1 8 months) i have been trying to get some shots of treecreeper's. The weather was not good so I thought I would take a walk around the local woods to see if there was anything about, as usual I took the camera just in case.

It didn't take long when I spotted this little fella happy feeding on the tree's.

Even though the light was really bad I managed to get a few shots. I will be returning again to get some better shots when the sun decides to come out.

First pics from 2011

Well 2011 started very well. I was lucky enough to have a pair of short eared owls hunting above some meadows only about 20 miles from me.

We waited for several days over the christmas holiday for a clear day, eventually the weather cleared alittle but it was still not great. Anyway a quick drive down the motorway and i was there.

The shorties did not dissapoint and were out hunting by about 2pm. I have to say I love these birds but they are not the easiest to photograph.

Hopefully I will have another visit very soon when the weather is a little better.

Year 2010

Well 2010 is now over. This is the first full year I have spent doing wildlife photography and I have loved every minute of it. 2010 has brought along a lot of first's for me including kingfisher, puffins, waxwing and owls.

My fav of this year had to be watching the kingfisher's for several weeks, I never thought I would get so close to one let alone take photo's of them.

I have been looking through my photo's from this year and I can see a improvement as the year has gone, so hopefully I am doing something right :)

I would like to say a special thank you to my friend Ken who has been a mentor to me and helped my photography no end, without his help I would have never had the opportunity to take some of these photo's. Happy new year to all.

Some small birds

Yes another cold day at around minus 2, so with the weather so good I thought it would be a good idea to sit around and take a few shots of some small birds :(

I was joined by two other mad friends to keep me company.

The long tail tits were regular visitors which is always a bonus.

The regular Nuthatch's were also around.

A willow tit, I always find these hard to get a good shot of.