

Meet Dan (he's not a nice man)
Last week I went to Studley Royal to photograph the deer in the park. We arrived quite early and decided to wander down the drive to...


Deer On My Doorstep
Whilst in France recently my friend asked what photography trips I had lined up for the rest of the year. So we started discussing the...


Here Be Dragons
Last weekend I went to the Vendee region of France to stay with friends. They have renovated an old house with a selection of out...


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...


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...

























