Category Archives: photography

Get your boots on! — Bird Therapy

Posted on February 11, 2020 by

Thank you Joe for a brilliant review of Get Your Boots On. For those of you haven’t come across Joe Harkness and his important work with Bird Therapy, please have a look at his website. His book Bird Therapy is … Continue reading →

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Big Garden Bird Watch 2020

Posted on February 1, 2020 by

With bird feeders topped up and camera at the ready, I settled down to see which birds visited my garden during the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Bird Watch. As always I completed this important piece of citizen science between 9am … Continue reading →

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Review of wildlife hide – Stealth Gear Two Man Photography Chair Hide

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

A few years ago, at Birdfair, I bought a wildlife hide to mainly use in my local woods. The Stealth Gear Two Man Photography Chair Hide (around £130) has got a large front viewing window but also 2 smaller windows … Continue reading →

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Busy garden

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

It is always interesting to see what happens in the garden over night. However, last night seem to be a particularly busy night for wildlife and not so wildlife. Glad to see my local vixen is still around as she … Continue reading →

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Slavonian grebe

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

At the beginning of December a Slavonian Grebe turned up at Farmoor reservoir. Due to other commitments and Christmas the first chance I got to visit was yesterday. As often at Farmoor, the wind was wiping across the causeway, so … Continue reading →

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2019 Round up and HNY

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

I’ll start with the highlight of 2019. The publishing of Get Your Boots On. An idea that had been in my head since 2016 and after years of writing, and then months of editing by the amazing Dived Up Publishing … Continue reading →

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Starling murmurations Brighton pier

Posted on December 31, 2019 by

Brighton is one of the more commonly known places to go to watch Starling murmurations. Of course, the murmurations vary each day and it is luck as to whether you catch a large murmuration or not. It can depend on … Continue reading →

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