Welcome to my blog page. This will be an account of my photographic exploits with plenty of photographs, location information and technical info and tips on how to take great shots.

What! Another blog...

May 13, 2018  •  1 Comment
I know it's only been a couple of weeks since my last blog. But the last few weeks have been chaos with more re-visits to favourite haunts. Also Spring is a brilliant time to get out with your camera and capture all the new life out there. So go grab a brew and I'll tell you all about them!! As I'm originally from Lancashire and still have family...
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Where is Spring?

April 29, 2018  •  2 Comments
A good question. Where is Spring? We've managed a couple of bright sunny days (I even got sun burnt!) but the weather has cooled considerably and it is now the usual overcast grey weather we are all used to. Never mind there are signs of new growth all around us and the spring migration is slowly happening with new visitors appearing in dribs and d...
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How much weather can we have in just a few weeks?

March 17, 2018  •  2 Comments
We are only half way through the month of March and we've had so much varied weather. Only this week I was up at WWT Martin mere, Lancashire where I was watching blue tits and tree sparrows checking out nest boxes in Spring like weather. This morning I woke up to a few inches of snow! It must be confusing for the wildlife. Over the last month I too...
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My Typical Day at WWT Slimbridge

February 04, 2018  •  Leave a Comment
As you probably guessed I spend quite some time at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) reserve Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. It is a brilliant place to photograph wildlife especially during the winter months. As I spend a lot of time there I'd thought I tell you what I get up to on a typical day! As a WWT member this entitles you to visit several...
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