

A New King on the Block
On Saturday I found a new kingfisher location. I’d been there the week before photographing a heron grabbing some lunch and I thought it...


Lesser is More
A first proper trip out with the new lens this weekend and I thought I’d go to the local nature reserve just to get a feel for it and see...


What a Difference a Week Makes!!
The most famous birds in Yorkshire at the moment are the bearded tits or bearded reedlings which are putting on amazing shows at both St...


Whilst Waiting For Waxwings
The trees at the end of my road are laden with bright red berries and for the last few days I've been popping along each lunchtime in the...


Green Woodpeckers and The Archers
Back in the summer I treated myself to a day at a hide where green woodpeckers are the main visitors. I'd spent most of May monitoring...


Blue Skies Red Kites
A couple of times a year I have to visit our office in Berkshire which although a bit of a trek from Yorkshire does mean I can meander on...


Dippereedoodah
I've been spending a lot of time on the river watching the kingfisher family, but that doesn't mean I haven't been watching the other...


Grabbing The Window
Conventional wisdom tells us that once the juvenile kingfishers fledge from the nest there is a 3-4 day window where the parents will...


If You Build It They Will Come.
As mentioned in a previous blog I'm always looking for potential perches where I think a kingfisher "should" sit. In practice it rarely...


It Pays to Talk
When I was out recently watching the kingfishers I got chatting to a couple of fisherman who were getting ready in the car park. They...