Another bobcat

I went out this morning hoping to see the bobcats again and I was very lucky to see this one pop out of the trees. It clearly saw me, and walked right...
 

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Last week I was on a North Norfolk photography workshop run by wildlife photographer Chris Gomersall. I've been on a few of these workshops with Chris...
 

that's great great great etc

a family affair for certain 300m + 2x t.c...
 

jack in the woods

log hopping in the woods @ iso 8000...
 

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Unfortunately the flying program suffered badly from the affects of Storm Amy. A number of aircraft...
 

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raiding party

after a long unfruitful day was sat chatting to my lad as a flock of starlings descended on a rowan /mountain ash tree in the back garden ,grabbed the...
 

Long Tailed Tit...



Sunshine makes them frisky...
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Common Birds Nest Crucibulum leave

EM-1 (manual mode), Kiron 105mm at f16, twin TTL flash, hand-held.




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Orcas and humpbacks

As well as coming to see grizzlies in Canada we also went whale watching off the coast of Vancouver. My previous attempts at whale watching some years...
 

Red-shouldered hawks

This pair were fussing at me as I walked around this morning. I would have liked to have stepped to my left a bit to get the tail, but I would fallen...
 

Maybe my 2nd best posing bird of the year?

Following last weeks "haul" of shrikes - and in particular the superb, showy Lesser Grey Shrike I eventually gave in and dropped into Dunwich/Minsmere...

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