Before heading to Derbyshire for the summer to work as an Ecological Consultant learning to survey bats and habitats, and to write up technical reports, I spent a lot of time just with the birds in my Highland garden. By “a lot of time” I mean months. Primarily January through to April, during the coldestContinue reading “Hope is the thing with feathers”
Category Archives: wildlife
Snow, Mountains and Goats: April 2021
Just two weeks ago we had the most snow we’ve had at all since lockdown began here in the Highlands. 4-5 days of sub-zero temperatures overnight and heavy snowfall resulted in a lovely cover of snow most mornings and continued snowfall throughout the day. It was blissful. Who doesn’t love the world covered in aContinue reading “Snow, Mountains and Goats: April 2021”
Salticidae – Jumping Spider
The other day, on my way out for a ride on the motorbike, a tiny spider appeared on top of the standing air conditioning fan in the bedroom. I spotted its little body running up and down the top of the fan, inspecting the various elements (and dust!), and regularly looking up at me andContinue reading “Salticidae – Jumping Spider”
Swanning about
For now, while the rain pours in the UK, I will continue to re-visit old wildlife images and re-edit to produce something different to the original edits. Birds seem to be especially good for this task!
Abruzzo, Italy: August 2019
“As you drive down, you notice a change in landscape. Things become wilder, less well ordered and more unkempt.”
Kinder Scout: August 2019
Last week on a blazing hot day, the boy and I took a hike up Kinder Scout in the Dark Peaks.
Into the woods: November 2018
“The leaves are rapidly falling…”
Wollaton Stags: October 2018
“…a few images of the very friendly deer at Nottingham’s Wollaton Hall”
Chasing light: September/October 2018
At the end of September I started a Masters course in Biological Photography and Imaging.
Mull, Scotland: July 2018
I spent a magical week in the Isle of Mull, Scotland, visiting Staffa island and Iona too. It was an opportunity to capture images of Scottish wildlife, and to practice photographic techniques.