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Category Archives: Spring
The Neighbours…
Our new neighbours have started to move in…lets hope they stay. Note to any aspiring photographers out there…shotting through a double glass window really affects sharpness of an image!
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Bird, Erithacus rubecula, garden, Robin, Spring
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Broken Britain…
I had a very depressing conversation the other day after enjoying the excellent Saad Qureshi exhibition at the Djanogly Gallery at the University of Nottingham. There is a better than even chance that within the next 6 months or even … Continue reading
Catch Up # No. 02
So why do you need a lot of equipment to make photographs? Afterall a smartphone can deliver incredible images given the opportunity. I think the answer to this can be summed up in one word ‘quality‘. This is a really … Continue reading
Has Spring Sprung…Part 2.
So much for the theory that Spring started in February! The last few days of March have been a blast – that is if you like cold and frosts and 4-6 cm of snow. Otherwise it has been horrible. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring, Winter
Tagged Flooding, Jubilee Park, River Soar, snow, Spring
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Has Spring Sprung?….
Is spring coming earlier? I don’t know but this is the second year where it has felt very spring like at this time of year. Two years worth of anecdotal data is hardly conclusive, especially as the February of 2021 … Continue reading
Bees’ Knees
Do bees have knees? I’m sure they must: they certainly have joints galore on their legs but are any classified as knees or is there some other name? I am not an apiculturist I couldn’t say. What I can say … Continue reading
Nature plays by its own rules….
It is time that the latest brood of Blue Tit chicks that have been produced in this nest box to fledge. The parents have been patiently coaxing the chicks out of the only world they have ever known for the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Blue Tit, Chicks, Fledge, nature, Nest Box
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Bird Song
As I prepare this for publications my world is surrounded by birdsong. There are far worse background noises in the world at the moment.
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Birds, Blue Tit, garden, Great Tit, Magpie, photography, Spring, Starling
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Sitting in the Garden…
I know all these empowering guru suggest that you should grab the day, get out an see the world or whatever passes for inspirational nonsense at the moment. Well I say nonsense. You can’t beat just sitting in your garden … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Birds, Birdsong, Blackbird, Blue Tit, garden, Greenfinch, Robin, Spring, Starling
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