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Jackdaw in flight

I had a quick session in my local park recently with fellow wildlife photographer Richard Steel, and although the park was pretty quiet for wildlife, the Jackdaws near the car park were on hand to give us at least something to point our cameras at as they flew about. I’ve got quite a few images...

Mono Red Deer: Revisiting an old image

It’s always worth looking back over old images. Every once in a while I dip in to my archives and see if I can either find a hidden gem, or I revisit an old favourite to see if it still holds up well, or, if I feel I could reprocess. Well, after catching up with...

Top of the Rock, New York: 3 shot panoramic

Just a few minutes before taking this image I was on the busy and almost claustrophobic streets of mid-town Manhattan, with car horns beeping, crowds of people everywhere and huge skyscrapers all around blocking out the sky as best they could. And then, after a very quick (and impressive) elevator ride I was high above...

Abandoned Coot chick

Coot Chick

Encounters with wildlife aren’t always experiences that are memorable for good reasons, and this abandoned Coot chick is a perfect example of when wildlife photography can tug at the heart strings of animal lovers everywhere. Some of you may remember me tweeting that I had found an abandoned coot chick whilst out shooting a few...

Locked On: Hobby catching mayfly mid-flight

A Hobby locks on to it's prey, a mayfly, mid-flight just moments before plucking it from the air.

This is the split second before a Hobby plucks a mayfly from the air. A moment that is over so quickly you can barely register it’s happened when watching these lightening fast birds dart about the sky with the agility to match their impressive speed. Personally, I very rarely see Hobbies. I could count on...