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Tag Archives: garden
Is it Me ?….
I have to say I would make a really really bad wildlife photographer. I just don’t have application to really a go of it. I found this out a while ago and since then I haven’t really bothered. Of course … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Summer
Tagged Bird Bath, Dunnock, garden, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, IBIS, Sony 200x600 mm Lens, Summer, Wildlife Photography, Wren
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Strange Old Day….
Most of the day I’ve been trying to capture the resident Wren singing and failing spectacularly! I know this sounds paranoid but I could swear they little bugger is doing it on purpose…in fact I write this I can hear … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Summer
Tagged Blue Tit, DSLR, garden, Greenfinch, photography, Sony 200x600 mm Lens, Sony A7 R Mk 3, Starling, Summer, Wildlife Photography, Woodpigeon
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There Goes the Neighbourhood….
Perhaps they’re a happy family – it’s just that they’re so loud! Or perhaps they’re a right pain in the neck with the kids tuning on the adults. Either way you know it when a family of Starlings descend on … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Summer
Tagged Bird feeder, Birds, garden, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Noise, photography, Squabble, Starling, Summer, Wren
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Something Strange in the Neighbourhood….
So there I was sitting in the garden on this glorious first day of summer waiting to see what birds might come along when I looked up and noticed something strange – a jet aircraft on a very unusual flight … Continue reading
Last Day of Spring….
As the last day of spring draws a close to this year’s collection of crazy weather it seems I am transferring my interest to different fauna in the garden. ‘Tis the season to pollinate….
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Bees, Flowers, garden, Irises, photography, Pollination, Spring
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Busy Busy Time!…..
Last week i felt a bit becalmed – not quite sure which way to move next. Now I’m rushed off of my feet – just too much to do. Why is that? In part it is because the spring is … Continue reading
On a Lighter Note….
Having commented on the possible cronyism and sleaze at Westminster it is a great relief to get back to much more interesting things – the avian dinosaurs in and around my house. This was an especially interesting few days as … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring
Tagged Bird Photography, Collared Dove, Dunnock, garden, Goldfinch, Robin, Spring, Twite, Wood Pigeon
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Covid Bird Watching….
I really don’t know whether it is Covid or just getting old but the thought of going out and capturing bird images is a little bit off of the radar at the moment. Instead I have been trying to capture … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Blackbird, Blue Tit, Covid, garden, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Jackdaw
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Having a Cuppa….
What better than sitting in the garden and having a cup of tea when some friends decided to pop round. No covid regulations were broken in the making of these images.
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Blackbird, Cup of Tea, Dunnock, garden, Photogarphy, Robin
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Not going out….
The days are getting longer and I can now start to sit outside in my garden and watch the world go bye whilst drinking my afternoon tea. That may well be the most cliched english thing I do but I … Continue reading
Posted in Corvid 19, Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Aircraft, Buzzard, Collared Dove, Covid, Dunnock, FedEx, garden, Jackdaw, Robin, Sparrow Hawk
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