

Welcome to Halifax
The swan has been sat on her nest for some time now and the regulars to the park have been constantly asking for updates. Yesterday I was...


On The Moors
There are a lot of different habitats close to where I live but one I don't visit as often as I should are the moorlands. Whenever I...


Back in Black (and red)
Last year I watched a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers raising their chicks in my local wood. I've been going back over the last couple...


Cetti's Warbler
A visit to Blacktoft Sands RSPB reserve at the weekend threw up a first for me almost the second I got out of my car. Virtually the first...


A Subtle Change of Dazzling Colour
After the devastating floods of Boxing Day 2015 the river banks also took a battering and were reshaped with trees and undergrowth...


Treecreepers
I seem to have a habit of spotting a bird or animal and then fixating on it till I get a decent shot. Is it just me or do all wildlife...


It's Time to Find a Nest
For the last three years I've watched a nuthatch preparing its nest in the same hole in a tree in my local park. And it's back again this...


Getting The Shot But With a Moral Dilemma
I've been after a decent picture of a Goldcrest for quite awhile. As you may know they are Britain's smallest bird and don't sit still...


Siskin Spotting
Like the Reed Bunting I blogged about recently the Siskin is another bird you're going to find tricky to spot for most of the year. They...


Put Out the Bunting
During the Summer months you'd be hard pressed to see a Reed Bunting. As their name suggests they tend to prefer to breed and roost in...

























