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After some pretty heavy writing earlier, I decided to have a flick through some recent photographs and re-discovered some that I took back in the Summer on the one really hot day we had! We took our little niece out for the day and visited Finckley Down Farm near Andover. I couldn’t resist taking photos [...]

Its funny how one very small post I made on this blog earlier this year has sparked off quite a few comments about Red Kite sightings in Hampshire. Thing is this is quite significant and as a member of the RSPB, it is very exciting to see that these splendid birds are living what seems [...]

(To view the above images, click on any one to view a larger image and you can then navigate through the little slideshow that appears).
I am a frequent visitor to Dorney Wetlands in Buckinghamshire and in the past few days have discovered Skylarks there. We went along yesterday on a bitingly cold Saturday morning wrapped [...]

If you are one of the observant sorts you will no doubt spot that this isn’t a recent shot and you are indeed right, it was taken 10 months ago. I am in the mood for Spring and have spotted that the Black Headed gulls I’ve seen in recent weeks are starting to develop their [...]

Northern Wheatear (winter plumage) (Oenanthe oenanthe) - I spotted this one whilst walking along the coast path between Fistral Bay and Pentire head. It showed quite well and then flew away to a clifftop nest that was out of view. I used my 50-500mm lens with a beanbag perched on top of a dry [...]

If you want to see Red Kites in the wild, head for Buckinghamshire and for the village of Stokenchurch. On a good day you can see probably 40 birds up in the sky at the same time. They climb to incredible heights until they become nothing more than a mere speck in the clouds and [...]