Otters in October

European Otter

Wildabout blog now from I phone

Well now no excuses for not keeping this blog up-to date-as the Blogger app now on I phone-so new excuses on a postcard please
More later

Spring-2011

Spring 2011
Somewhat a mish-mash of projects lately, with Marsh Harriers in Norfolk, Landscape and leking Black Grouse in Scotland, Fritillary’s in Oxfordshire-and even a few Oxford city-

scapes
A few miles on the clock, and a few images in the bag. Less travelling for a while as insects and Orchids will feature highly in May along with some arty macro (hopefully)

Property in Turkey

http://www.spotblue.co.uk/turkey-property-for-sale/villa-in-alanya-ala274/

Scotland in February

February 2011
The long drive north. When on the long nine hour drive to the Cairngorms I have started to wonder if it is getting longer or are the mountains getting higher, and as neither of these are possible it can only be me getting older!!
All this soon goes away with the abundance of photographic opportunities that can arise in an area where you can have all four seasons in one day, and a short distance can separate sun from near white out conditions. A bright landscape can turn into a storm laden one, even before you have set up to take it
Concentrating mainly on wildlife, the only miss where Ptarmigan, as on the day I set out to go the weather was too bad-tried and decided go back now and survive to return to the mountain another day

Property in Turkey

http://www.spotblue.co.uk/turkey-property-for-sale/villa-in-alanya-ala274/

January-2011

           Again another year when I have not kept up with the Blog as intended (last January) on a roughly monthly basis

  A new year and another try. Slightly different start to my normal imagery, as moving house pre Christmas kept me pretty close to home –So a few Oxford images, and some geese and ducks, which I never seem to spend enough time on, but lots of local hot spots – A handy escape when you are getting a little “stressed out”, with all the hassle that moving entails (Not doing that again)

September 2010-Red Grouse in Yorkshire

A trip early this month ,to a well known and well photographed grouse moor ,was very productive.Wanting images of grouse in flowering heather,the timing was right and there had only been a couple of shoots,so plenty of birds photograph-able from the car window,although this will change as the early shoots take a lot of birds(out of the picture ,so to speak).A shame ,but the moorland here is managed specifically for shooting ,and the birds would probably be few and far between without this management,as it is some years grouse numbers can be very low.
Also this month Kingfishers (images later ) close to where I live are very active so I shall spend quite a bit of time on them this year