The Farne Island Part 2 One Good Tern Deserves Another (2)
As you make your way up through the Arctic Terns and out on to the top of the island you soon come across a small colony of Sandwich...
The Farne Islands Part 1 Arctic Terns
It's taken me a long time to get round to writing about my trip to the Farnes last year but finally the images are all processed!!! I'm...
Hey Rat Fans
To be perfectly honest rats were never on my list of animals to photograph and in fact they're not an animal I ever give much thought to....
Boxing Day Bonanza
With every tree stripped bare down the road it was unlikely that I was going to see any waxwings on my doorstep, however a brief chat...
Berry Christmas
I'm still spending time watching the birds strip the berries from the trees and over the last couple of days the Fieldfares have arrived...
If a Committee Designed a Duck
Every time I see a male Mandarin duck I imagine it being dreamt up by a committee of bewhiskered Victorian gentlemen, all of whom had to...
Summer Visitor Staying for Winter?
I read awhile ago on the RSPB site that Blackcaps were being seen more and more overwintering in the UK. I just assumed it would be down...
The Framing of the Shrew
I've had the title of this blog drafted out since I first spotted a shrew under the bird feeders at work. It was definitely something I...
Small is Beautiful
I've recently noticed a lot of Goldcrests out and about and it's definitely one of the birds I've been hoping to get a picture of....
It's All About the Nuts
It's that time of year when I start filling up the feeders and helping out the birds as the nights draw in and the temperatures drop. It...
