A Visit to Seahouse Norfolk on March 7th proved to be fruitful for pictures of several species of birds. The birds on the frozen pools were particularly entertaining.
Turnstone's on ice.
Snow Buntings on the North Norfolk coast were very trusting and easy to photograph as they came to food provided for them on the shingle.
A slippery time for the Teal Drakes in ice on the pools.
This Long-tailed Tit came to my bird feeder in my apple tree a few days ago, and posed briefly for a picture before flying onto the nut feeder.
A Woodland bird photo shoot.
On Monday 1st February I set up a feeding station in a woodland, and soon had Coal, Marsh, Great and Blue Tits frequently visiting my set-up for their free meals. Also coming were two Nuthatches. Although not a great range of different species, what did come posed well for me.
Nuthatch
Coal Tit.
Marsh Tit singing.
Great Tit.
Blue Tit.
Red Kites from the Chiltern Hills.
Red Kites that I photographed on Sunday 17th January 2010 over the Chiltern Hills.
Fighting Brown Hares on farmland near Royston, Herts.
A visit to farmland in Hertfordshire today resulted in getting a few Brown Hare pictures, including some chasing and boxing. None came really close enough, but it was fun watching them chasing around and I did get 3 pictures worth keeping. 10th January 2010.
Garden birds at my garden feeding station.
Male Greenfinch photographed in my garden. 6.1.2010.
Goldfinch photographed in my garden. 7.1.2010.
A Redwing eating Cotoneaster berries. 5th January 2010.
FAVOURITES of 2009.
December 2009.
On Sunday 20th December 2009 I decided to have a Red Kite photo shoot in the Chiltern Hills. I have been waiting for 6 years to have the opportunity to take pictures of these birds when there was snow cover and a blue sky. The light reflected from the snow illuminates the underside of their wings well, lifting the picture into a higher class, compared to pictures taken with no reflected light.
Several Buzzards also flew by which was a very nice bonus.
Grey Seals at sunrise, Donna Nook. 5th December 2009.
My favorite of the day.
November 2009.
A female Sparrowhawk came and posed for a pictures for a minute or so. Lea Valley Park, 26th November 2009.
Jay with acorn. Lea Valley Country Park, Essex. November 22nd 2009.
October 2009.
This Southern Hawker Dragonfly was egg laying on logs in my garden pond on October 6th 2009.
September 2009.
Small Copper butterfly nectaring on some late flowering Marjoram in my garden. 25th September 2009.
August 2009.
A Wasp Spider turned up in my local nature reserve in August. Although known from several other places in Bedfordshire, it was nice to have one on my local reserve.
In early August there was an abundance of Painted Lady butterflies in my area.
One of many Painted Ladies that I photographed during 2009.
July 2009.
A male Broad-boddied Chaser was frequently seen during July around my garden pond, and posed well for pictures on props put out for it. A female also came and did some egg laying in my pond.
June 2009.
A visit to North Uist in the Outer Hebrides during the first 2 weeks of June provided me with a nice set of pictures from these northern islands.
At last I got a picture of a Corn Crake calling. This was one of the high lights of my visit to North Uist.
A Snipe bathing on North Uist.
A Meadow Pipit hovering with food for it's young North Uist..
May 2009.
Before going to North Uist we managed a boat trip to photograph the White-tailed Eagle.
White-tailed Eagle flying overhead. These huge birds have about a 8 foot wing span. Portree, Skye, May 2009.
White-tailed Eagle flying in. May 2009.
White-tailed Eagle flying in.
Got it! I photographed this Eagle from a boat just off of Portree, Skye, before I went on to North Uist. 2009.