

Fishing Ospreys
Aviemore in the heart of Scotland is a great place to see ospreys in the wild. These fish eating raptors return here from Africa each...


Tawny Owl
As the local little owls are a lot happier to be photographed than the tawny owl I do tend to show them more often on my blog. Hopefully...


Kingfishers Courting
Well it looks like I missed the first brood fledge as the kingfishers were getting friendly again on the river this morning. The female...


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...


Duckling Overload
The mallard ducklings have started to appear on the canal with one female with 10 and another with 14 bundles of fluff. Unfortunately...


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...


Tales From the Canal Bank
Spring is in full swing on the local canal with lots of tiny ducklings appearing as well as a nesting Canadian goose. However it seems...


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...