

Think Like A King(fisher).
Whenever I'm on the river, canal or near a lake my mind starts trying to imagine where a kingfisher might sit. I look at overhanging...


The Astonishment Method.
"I'm afraid we have an infestation" are not the first words you want to hear when you check into your hotel on holiday, but this happened...


Black Necked Grebes
St Aidans country park near Leeds is home to around 25% of the UK’s breeding black necked grebes so a must to visit in Spring. The site...


The Curlew
Last year I promised myself that I would spend more time out on the moors which make up a lot of the higher ground in this part of...


The Peregrine Detective.
When I first visited the Piece Hall to photograph and watch the peregrines I noticed that both were ringed but the male had a distinctive...


Watching Treecreepers.
Last year whilst watching the woodpeckers nesting I noticed lots of treecreepers flitting around and I decided that this year I would try...


Do Ducks Goose?
On a recent visit to St Aidans a RSPB reserve near Leeds I decided to try and practice getting some in flight shots. It’s never been...


Dancing With Weeds.
One of the most elaborate courting rituals your are likely to see this Spring is that of the Great Crested Grebe. First described in 1912...


Not Quite A Swan Lake!
For the last couple of years I've visited our local boating lake to watch the cygnets arrive and grow into beautiful swans. However this...


Inner-City Dippers
I know there are dippers on the river near where I live but generally they tend to be on clear fast flowing rivers in the woods or on the...