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Tag Archives: Robin
Playing Catch Up…
So the theory goes: When you are a pensioner you’ll become ‘time rich‘. I am not sure who might have put forward this theory. Perhaps no one – just something I’ve thought up! (The one thing I do know is … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring
Tagged Bird Photography, Blue Tit, Building, Calke Abbey, Dawn, Garden Centres, hipstamatic, iPhonography, Jackdaw, National Trust, photography, Robin, sunrise
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More Testing…
Every now and then we all experience a moment of clarity. A moment when many things we had been struggling with just came together. Afterwards life would not be the same again. Today I might have experienced such a moment. … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Winter
Tagged blog, Blue Tit, Calke Abbey, camera, cameras, Canon, Derbyshire, Goldfinch, Gray Squirrel, National Trust, Nuthatch, photography, Red Deer, Robin, Sony 200x600 mm Lens, Sony A7CR, winter
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Let it Snow, Let it Snow…
Snow at Christmas? There was a time when this seemed a possibility. Nowaday, well not so sure. Evidence of a warming world? A bit too anecdotal – maybe but that is the thing with global warming. It creeps up on … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Remastered, Winter
Tagged christmas, garden, Global Warming, House Sparrow, Remastered, Robin, snow
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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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Summer Sun…
It has been a couple of lovely summer days: bright warm sun and a welcoming cool breeze. What could be better? Not much but as always real life has an awful way of putting a damper on things. Last year … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Summer
Tagged Bee, Blackbird, Courtship, Greenfinch, Juvenile, Koi Carp, Robin, University of Leicester Botanic Garden, Woodpigeon
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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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Up With the Birds….
One of the joys (?) of where I live is that at the moment the dawn chorus is really really loud and so if you happen to stir around about dawn from your slumbers the chances of going back to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Flowers, Gardens, Magpie, Robin, Spring
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Life Does Tend to Throw You a Curve Ball From Time to Time…
Well this has been a bit of an interesting weekend! Fortunately, the weather has changed and it is nice again to sit out in the garden.
Strange May…
Snow in May – who would have thought that possible? That is what we had the other day in Manchester during the Champions league semi final and it has been cold in these parts as well but could enough for … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Acer, Blackbird, Bluebells, bulbs, climate change, Collared Dove, Flowers, Robin, snow, Spring, Starling
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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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