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Brean down, Somerset

December 01, 2014 • Leave a Comment

After what seemed like an eternity I finally managed to get out with the camera again on Sunday. Following a text message from Ian White on saturday evening inviting Rob and I to photograph a Black redstart in his neck of the woods. Arrangement were made and we made the 80 mile trip on Sunday morning. The sun was shining when we arrived and as we w...

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Shrikes Galore!..well not for me

October 19, 2014 • 2 Comments

After seeing the showy Steppe grey shrike showing so well in Norfolk I finally made the decision to go for it, this would involve a 6 hour drive for me and with no guarantee that it would still be there once I arrived. After looking through the internet and speaking to a few people it seemed as though there were 4 different shrike species in the co...

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Stags and silhouettes

October 06, 2014 • 1 Comment

I was sat at home on Saturday not feeling 100% and looked at the weather forecast for Sunday, a clear cold night with a sunny day was forecast over London, these are the conditions I was hoping for last year when I went to photograph Red deer at Richmond park but unfortunately it never quite worked out like that. I spoke to Rob Cross and we decide...

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Little stints

September 20, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Little stint is a bird I tried to photograph here in Devon a few years ago with very little success so I was very pleased to see three had turned up on my local patch. The Skern (or inconsiderate dog owners beach) as it should be named quite often gets a few nice birds turn up, but because of the amount of human and canine activity it can at times...

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About time!!

September 01, 2014 • 1 Comment

After what seemed an eternity I finally managed to get ou with my camera at the weekend. Work has been manic and with DIY at home I have barely had a minute to myself so when I managed a free day I headed off down to the Kingfisher spot that Rob and I have. The last four visits I made I blanked as the regular adult male was too busy trying to drive...

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