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Project Hare: Part 2

April 22, 2024 - After my initial scouting mission to my chosen hare site, designed to get me thinking about the best locations from a co...
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Project Hare: Part 1

April 17, 2024 - For anyone reading this, it's been a very long time indeed since my last blog post here - nearly three years in fact - w...
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2021: The Year So Far

May 26, 2021 - I can't believe it's the nearly the end of May and this is my first post. Despite how quiet things may seem here, I have...
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Adonis Blues

June 11, 2020 - I recently decided to dedicate a bit of my free time to photographing Adonis Blue butterflies (Polyommatus Bellargus) th...
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Redstarts

June 04, 2020 - The natural world has so much to offer during the spring months that it can often be hard to know where to look. Migrant...
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Successful Sparrawhawk

April 27, 2020 - Wildlife photography can often involve a lot of planning. This can range from time spent researching and scoping out loc...
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Short-eared Owls

March 08, 2020 - Following my previous post which was dedicated to the local barn owls, I've had a little more time out and about and whi...
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Barn Owls

February 17, 2020 - It's been too long since my last post and to be honest it's been equally as long since I've had a chance to get out on a...
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Fritillary Fever

July 22, 2019 - If you happen to be a regular reader you might be aware that my luck with Dark Green Fritillaries hasn't been great. For...
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More Butterflies

July 05, 2019 - Just a short post by way of an update on my current butterfly photography project. Over the last few days I've had a bit...
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Dark Green Fritillaries

July 01, 2019 - Over the last couple of weeks I've made several visits to Cleeve Hill - mainly the Masts Reserve - in search of the stun...
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Marbled Whites

June 27, 2019 - On the evening of Friday 21st June I went over to Stroud to visit my parents and wish my Dad a very happy birthday. Afte...
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Large Blues

June 21, 2019 - As mentioned in my previous post, I'd been getting increasingly frustrated by the lack of opportunity to get out with my...
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A Not So Common Blue

June 14, 2019 - With the weather not realising it's summer, I'm suffering serious cabin fever at the moment and planned photography sess...
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2019 Butterfly Season

May 29, 2019 - The first butterflies of the year emerged a number of months ago, and whilst I missed the start of the season, I've been...
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A Long Overdue Catch-up

June 22, 2018 - I can't believe it's been nearly a year since my last bog post. Where has the time gone?! Whilst the blog has been quiet...
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Fritillaries & Blues

May 29, 2017 - Since my last post I've been out a number of times looking for butterflies and the good run of luck I've been on has con...
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I Got The Blues

June 25, 2016 - No, this post has nothing to do with my mood yesterday morning when I woke up to the shocking news that the UK has voted...
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June Gems

June 12, 2016 - Following my last blog post, which covered my exploits in May, I had planned on writing a follow-up post about the drago...
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May Butterflies

May 28, 2016 - It's that time of year once again when my attention gets uncontrollably drawn to the smaller winged wildlife of the UK -...
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A Day of Finches and Firsts

January 17, 2016 - Saturday 16th January 2016 was a good day. After what has been a depressingly dull few weeks, if not months, winter fina...
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Review of 2015

December 31, 2015 - The end of 2015 is nigh. That can mean only one thing. No, not drunkenly bumbling through 'Auld Lang Syne' at midnight o...
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The Marbled White

June 25, 2015 - Daneway Banks here in Gloucestershire is an absolute gem of a nature reserve. Run by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and...
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More Butterflies, Dragons and Damsels

June 07, 2015 - Since my last blog post in early May I've been making the most of the improving weather with plenty of visits to local w...
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A Day In The Forest

March 24, 2015 - The Forest of Dean has been very popular of late and for good reason. Hawfinches, a Great Grey Shrike (or two?), Crossbi...
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