I didn’t think I’d enjoy taking photos of wildlife. Actually, I really only thought of birds when people mentioned wildlife photography. But in 2022 we were on holiday in Devon, near Haytor, which is a granite mass over 280 million years old. We climbed up to the rock on several occasions, but on one visit as I was standing at the top I noticed some horses in the field below. I raced down and started taking photos. It wasn’t until we were back at the hotel that I realised how much I’d enjoyed that experience. I think it was the thrill of the chase, and the technical challenge of capturing a moving living being. Anyway, suffice to say that I’m now taking many more wildlife photos and it’s become my primary area of interest.
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The Wild One
A Dartmoor horse (pony) looking resplendent in the early evening light. It was quite a long way off when I first saw it but it kept walking toward me. I finally captured this image from about 20 m away.
20 August 2022
100 mm, 1/800 s, f/4, ISO 200
The Monarch
The majestic swan sits proudly on the lake as the early morning light warms its back.
2 January 2023
400 mm, 1/640 s, f/5.6, ISO 180
The Wanderer
"I'm the type of guy that likes to roam around. I'm never in one place, I roam from town to town. Yeah I'm the wanderer, yeah the wanderer. I roam around around around."
2 January 2023
400 mm, 1/800 s, f/5.6, ISO 400
Blue Bird
The morning light creates a lovely blue backdrop behind the Robin.
14 February 2023
400 mm, 1/400 s, f/5.6, ISO 4500
Mistic Crow
A crow escapes the early morning mist.
15 February 2023
400 mm, 1/1000 s, f/7.1, ISO 5000
Bravely Bold Sir Robin
Bravely bold Sir Robin stands, chest out, looking toward the future.
15 February 2023
400 mm, 1/1600 s, f/7.1, ISO 640
Rockin' Robin
Caught this little beauty during a recent cold snap.
2 December 2023
400 mm, 1/640 s, f/7.1, ISO 2800
Blue Tit
A Blue Tit faces the frosty morning air and an icy branch.
2 December 2023
400 mm, 1/640 s, f/7.1, ISO 640
Great Tit
A Great Tit giving me the eagle eye!.
25 February 2024
600 mm, 1/1000 s, f/6.3, ISO 3600
Squirrel Me This
I took a trip to see the Red Squirrels near Hawes, in the Yorkshire Dales. This little one was kind enough to pose for me!
12 April 2024
450 mm, 1/640 s, f/6.3, ISO 5600
Lean On Me
Sometimes you just need someone to lean on. Taken at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.
27 April 2024
600 mm, 1/3200 s, f/6.3, ISO 1000
Noisy Miner
The Noisy Miner is native to Australia and lives mostly along the eastern seaboard.
11 May 2024
600 mm, 1/1000 s, f/6.3, ISO 720
Sunshine Dreaming
An Australian pelican winds down at the end of a long day.
18 May 2024
600 mm, 1/2000 s, f/7.1, ISO 1600
Angel Wings
An Australian sulphur crested cockatoo shows off its angel wings.
19 May 2024
600 mm, 1/800 s, f/7.1, ISO 450
Handbags at Dawn
A pair of Queensland kangaroos go for it at sunrise.
28 May 2024
420 mm, 1/1250 s, f/6.3, ISO 2800
Morning Survey
A kookaburra surveys the early morning scene.
6 June 2024
600 mm, 1/800 s, f/6.3, ISO 320
Waldo and Statler
Two gannets having a laugh at RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
29 July 2024
400 mm, 1/2000 s, f/6.3, ISO 1000
Sing, Robin, Sing
A lovely robin singing in the early morning sunshine.
13 November 2024
600 mm, 1/800 s, f/7.1, ISO 560