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Dawn Chorus Day
International Dawn Chorus Day is the worldwide celebration of nature’s greatest symphony. All across the world people rise early to revel in the sweet sound of birdsong. This was my dawn chorus from my...
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Out of Africa
The Pied Flycatchers are back from Africa, as the British countryside is bursting with life and beauty now. To those that follow my work regular you’re know that at this time of year one of my...
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Vote for New Big 5
The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography, rather than hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun. It’s a message backed by more than 100...
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Welcome Back
Redstarts and Pied Flycatchers are two of my favourite summer visitors to our shores. When these birds arrive I know our summer is just round the corner. They travel all the way from North Africa to...
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Nothing is ever Normal
It often takes something to have happened to us before we have a different mindset or want to change. As we start to ease the restraints of lockdown that we have been part of now for several months....
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Dippers of the Dales
My love of the Dipper started as a small boy, I’d catch two buses from my home with my bag packed with cold toast and a flask to get to Lathkill Dale, in the Peak District. Once I got there I’d sit and...
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Bespoke Framed Images
With alot of the Covid19 restrictions now lifted I’m able to offer my bespoke framed images, canvases and prints to customers once more. Sorry to those that ordered prints during this period for any...
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Natures Healing Power
In August’s 2020 issue of Bird Watching magazine there is a sixteen page pull on why birding can change your life. I’m pleased to have contributed to this and hope it helps to inspire people to get...
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Wild Red Deer Rut
The heaths and moors of the Peak District are an eerie exposure of peat covered moorland sitting about 600m (2000 ft) above sea level. Large wind carved eroded rocks sit among vast plateaus and rock...
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The Glorious Twelfth
Today is the “Glorious Twelfth the day that marks the start of the grouse shooting season. To reach this point our uplands have been emptied of wildlife through illegal persecution. Leaving Red Grouse...
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OneKind – Guest Blog
OneKind is a growing movement of people committed to protecting Scotland’s animals. Staffed by a team of six, along with dozens of fantastic volunteers, they work tirelessly to expose and end cruelty....
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Norfolk Spring Tides
There a few places in the UK where you can experience the sights and sounds of nature any better than the North Norfolk coast during the Spring tides that start in earnest from this month onward....
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The Butcher Bird
What an incredible nickname this bird has, it’s real name is a Red Backed Shrike. They are a carnivorous passerine bird, and a member of the Laniidae family. There are more than 30 species of Shrike...
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Changing Seasons
Our seasons are changing now from Summer into Autumn. The nights are drawing in and its a great time to be out with your camera, providing you with some of the most beautiful and intense colours of the...
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The Direction of Light
With the seasons now becoming colder and the sun lower in the sky. It’s the time of year that will offer you a softer, more angled light. Which can present the photographer with endless opportunities...
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Handsome Chap
The Rowan Berry tree in my garden has almost been stripped of its berries now. For over a week many birds have gorged on its ripe berries. I’ve shared some pictures in a previous blog post of the...
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Composition
Simplicity is often the key to composing a successful photograph. A well composed image should never look cluttered, and the main focal point or subject should be obvious. When composing an image...
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Wildlife Talks via Zoom
My beautifully illustrated talks showing the amazing wildlife I’ve photographed during my career are now all available via zoom. During a talk I will not only cover many aspects of the Natural World,...
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Opportunity Knocks
I wanted to share some recent images of Red Squirrel’s from a site in England. This area is managed by the wildlife trust who keep an eye on this population that were almost wiped out several years ago...
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