Major Wildlife Photography

Raptor day

Location: Norfolk
Date: 31/01/2010

The last day of January turned out to be a bit of a Raptor day.

It started off well and continued. A kestrel had the right idea and sat and waited patiently whilst a splendid Barn owl did all the hard work. Everytime the Barn Owl caught a prey item the Kestrel swooped down and robbed it of its prized posession. I moved on no more than a mile and sat waiting for a Stoat I had stumbled across only last week. Instead of the Stoat I gained another Barn Owl still out and hunting at 11-15am.

The afternoon brought even more Barn Owls along with a couple off Short-eared owls as an added bonus. The trip to the fens had payed off.

Fly Agaric - Amanita muscaria

Location: North Norfolk.
Date: 11/10/2009

After the recent drop of rain here in North Norfolk I decided to see if any of these had sprung up over the last few days. Not to be dissapointed I found this nice example under Pine Trees(The usual spot).

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Water Voles(Arvicola terrestris)

Location: Derbyshire.
Date: 24/09/2009

Spent a few days thoroughly enjoying myself with these enduring mammals. What a privelage to be able to spend some time with them in viewing their antics. Always on the go and providing me with a few opportunities to photograph them. I will be back for more in the future.

Little Owl on a shrink wrapped straw bale.

Location: North Norfolk
Date: 19/08/2009

Little Owl (Athene noctua)

• After being tipped off by a very kind farmer I rushed home tonight to go and pay this little beauty a visit.
• Several shots later and after sometime I managed to get him perched on a shrink wrapped straw bale. A modern version.
• Well worth the mad dash and one to repeat tomorrow evening if the weather holds.