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Autumn Blooms
October 28, 2026 - As I talked about in my previous post, Autumn is a time of transition and movement, and I was thinking of birds at the t...
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Grey Phalarope
October 20, 2026 - Autumn is always an exciting time of year in the world of birds, with migration in full swing as birds both depart and a...
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Small Coppers
September 27, 2026 - During an evening dog walk back in May this around our local village and surrounding fields, I encountered a healthy bro...
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Long-tailed Shrike
July 31, 2026 - This is a super quick post to share a few photos of an incredible local find - a Long-tailed Shrike - which was found ea...
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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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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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Butterfly Photography
May 26, 2020 - The 2020 butterfly season started some time ago and when the lockdown was announced my heart sank as I had big photograp...
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Reed Buntings
May 18, 2020 - If you read my previous post, you'll know that my lockdown photography had revolved mainly around the birds right outsid...
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Lockdown Photography
May 04, 2020 - I don't need to tell you that over the last few weeks, life has been turned upside down and inside out thanks to the Cor...
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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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Worcestershire Waxwing
April 15, 2020 - As a child, when I first got into birds and found myself trawling through the countless books I'd either borrowed from t...
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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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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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Florida - Part One
October 29, 2018 - It's fair to say that for most of 2018, my bird photography has taken a back seat. Moving house, work and a general lack...
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Silver-studded Super Saturday
June 26, 2018 - With the butterfly season well underway and the weather doing what it's supposed to do for a change at this time of year...
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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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Iceland: Part 1
June 26, 2017 - Introduction
I’ve recently returned from a quite incredible week dedicated to bird photography in Iceland. A place I’ve...
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Dordogne Butterflies: Part 1
July 10, 2016 - I've recently been fortunate enough to spend a week in the the Dordogne area of France with nothing on the agenda other...
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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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California Dreamin': Part One
May 10, 2016 - I've just returned from a truly memorable trip to the USA, spending two weeks spread across Las Vegas (Nevada), Santa Ro...
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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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Great Spotted Woodpeckers
August 25, 2015 - Over the last month or so there’s been a notable shift in the focus of my photography. Early morning visits to dew soake...
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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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