Behind the shots
For me, what makes one photograph more precious or more valued than another is not the technical aspects of an image - it is the experience. In my mind wildlife photography is about the process, the engagement with nature, the enjoyment of being out in the environment, much more than it is about the end photo. Wildlife photography has taught me so much - how to be still in the present, how to be patient, how to look. In these pages I reflect on the experiences behind the shots.
Bittern!
Finding the elusive great bittern
Hares of Havergate Island
Close encounters with magnificent wild hares in Suffolk
Norfolk Coast treat…
What a treat - six days in North Norfolk courtesy of Cotswold Outdoors
Ospreys… an obsession
A bit of a wildlife photography obsession… with ospreys
First flight
Young barn owls taking their first look at their new world.
A privilege and a joy
One of my top wildlife experiences - seeing little ringed plover chicks in their first hours since hatching.
Fish sandwich
Sandwich terns in a feeding frenzy.
Nature is harsh!
Nature is harsh - a beautiful and majestic owl is ambushed by a crow and feathers fly.
Setting some goals
Giving myself some goals for the year.
My ‘happy place’
My ‘patch’ - the piece of nature that feels like home.
Pantomime villain
Pantomime villain
South coast encounter
On the hunt for short eared owls on the south coast.
What is it with owls?
For me 2021 has been a long, but fruitful, search for owls.
Three generations
I have photographed three generations of kingfishers use this bridge as their morning fishing spot. And I am looking forward to seeing many more generations to come.