Whenever we heard “Chui” over the guides radio in Kenya we knew there was excitement at hand. Sod’s law meant that we were nearly always on the other side of the river/park/area from the Leopard, […]
White Tailed Eagles
White Tailed Eagles, also taken on the trip with Tatra Photography tours to photograph the White Tailed Eagles in the Hortobagy National Park. Day 2 in the Eagle hide, the weather was awful, low mist, drizzle […]
Hortobagy National Park Hungary
A trip with Tatra Photography tours to photograph the White Tailed Eagles in the Hortobagy National Park. All photographs were taken from the various hides, one of which has since inspired me to make my own […]
Leopard Male – Tanzania
Jump of location, from our back garden back to Africa…….Male leopard taken in Tarangire NP in Tanzania. This big male lost an eye several years ago but that hasn’t stopped him from being a successful […]
Field vole (Microtus agrestis)
Field vole (Microtus agrestis) One of the visitors to our wild garden. We are fortunate enough to be close to the woods and so we get quite a diverse lot of vistiors, mostly birds but […]
Samburu Elephants
After many trips to Kenya and Samburu we finally got to see the Ewaso Ng’iro with water in it. An added bonus was watching the elephants daily trek from the surrounding foothills down to the […]
Autumn is…..
Autumn is……. long tailed tits visiting the garden again… The common name ‘long-tailed’ tit is a reference to the fact that more than half of its 14cm length is tail and even more incredibly this […]
timing is everything….
6 weeks ago I sat in hide for 14 hours a night (no complaints here, just saying…) in pursuit of wildlife, photography and being ‘out there’. A few days ago I passed my lounge room […]
Blue Bells
A visit to Enys Gardens to see the famous(?) blue bell display. Wonderful sight to see, I’m not sure I have ever seen so many blue bells in one vast area. Definitely worth a visit […]
