Wonderful trip to Namibia. My wife and I travelled from Windhoek down to the famous dunes at Sossusvlei, across to the Atlantic at Swakopmund, up to Damaraland and into the Etosha National Park. You never know what you’re going to find. We had no sooner left our lodge one morning…
Yesterday, my son and I went for a walk on a riverbank near Wakefield. It was a beautiful September day and we took with us a stick from the garden. At a point where the river was quite wide and slow flowing, Dean waded in and set the stick in…
I had a quick trip to Bempton Cliffs this weekend and then called at North Cave Wetlands on the way home. There’s not much about at Bempton at the moment. All the Razorbills, Guillemots and Puffins have gone to sea but there are some interesting pictures of young gannets to…
18 September 2013 We paid another visit to the York Bird of Prey Centre at Huby, York, today and were not disappointed. It was much quieter than our last visit, being later in the season, nevertheless, there were plenty of staff on hand and we had a good time. It…
It’s the second week in September and I’m looking after a cattery and smallholding at Hillam, near Selby. The weather has deteriorated since I arrived but I managed to get a few days out to look at the wildlife. A trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s site at Wheldrake Ings was…
Since July 2004, I have been keeping a record of the birds seen in our garden in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. To date, I have recorded 62 species, the most unusual being a laughing kookaburra which my wife spotted sitting in the tree above our pond. She managed to grab a…
I’ve just had some great news from an amazing Yorkshire wildlife artist called TERESA BOAST. Teresa bought a couple of pictures from me some time ago and has finally got round to painting one of them. The ‘Antipodean Lullaby’ (below), was selected to be hung in the new ‘Threadneedle Space’…
I am delighted to learn that my shot of this red squirrel, taken in the Lake District, has been chosen for the month of November in the RSPB 2014 Love Nature Calendar. There are some great photos in it. For £7.99, you should all support the RSPB and buy one!
We’ve just been to the newly opened Bird of Prey centre in Huby, York and had a great time. Expecting to be a couple of hours, we finally dragged ourselves away six hours later. The staff are very knowledgeable, extremely helpful and there are loads of opportunities for photographs. As…