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Great Bustards return to Salisbury Plain
On the final day of our South Coast Wildlife Extravaganza tour in late May, we took part in a visit to the Great Bustard project in...
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Jun 8
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At last a Bittern!
I had seen a bitten at RSPB Ham Wall once or twice in the past but never got anywhere near photographing one. During my recent tour of...
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Jun 8
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Hummingbirds in the rain!
I have just returned from a week at the wonderful Asa Wright Centre in Trinidad. There cannot be many places better for watching...
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Apr 15
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Published in WANDERLUST magazine!
My October 2024 Wanderlust magazine was delivered today. It included a letter from me + photograph (page 29) about the changes in...
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Sep 21, 2024
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Amazing sightings in the North Atlantic
The Wildlife Worldwide trip to the North Atlantic which I have just returned from was a great trip - after we had weathered a Force 10...
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Jun 25, 2024
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Zambia's Amazing wildlife
November into December 2023 : The start of the rainy season in Zambia's National Parks. We spent a whole week at Mafue Lodge inside South...
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Dec 29, 2023
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Three for the price of one!
Whilst out photographing butterflies last week at Pill, near Bristol, I saw a Long horned beetle foraging in a blackberry bush. When I...
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Aug 15, 2023
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First Painted Lady of the Year
On Saturday July 7th I visited Simon Reece's Wildlife Reserve in Westbury sub Mendip where we saw this stunning Painted Lady - my first...
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Jul 8, 2023
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White tail;ed Eagle stronghold on Mull
During a week on The Isle of Mull in May 2023, we saw a number of White tailed (or Sea) Eagles. My photo shows here one coming in towards...
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Jun 19, 2023
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Encounter with an aggressive young Tiger!
During the Nagarhole visit we encountered a young male Tiger who did not like us being in his territory. This video is the result! A very...
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Apr 4, 2023
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Large tuskers are still around!
During a recent visit to Nagarhole National Park in India, we saw a number of large "tuskers" with wonderful ivory. I had thought that...
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Apr 4, 2023
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Spring is on the way!
When crocuses start to be seen - such as those on Clifton Green (photographed on February 10th), then it is always a sign for me that...
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Feb 20, 2023
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Great Otter sighting in Scotland
Whilst touring the Isle of Mull in September, we spotted a female otter fishing. We watched her for a time and then she came onto the...
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Sep 8, 2022
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Now Lions on the Downs here in Bristol!
The wonderful lion sculptures which I saw in London a few months ago have come to Bristol and will be here until September. Featured...
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Jul 27, 2022
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Young Peregrine seen up close!
I spotted this young peregrine sitting on a branch very close to one of the seats on the edge of the Downs where the path is close to the...
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Jul 27, 2022
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New observations in The Highlands
My first adder and a Dipper feeding its young (Aigas May 2022)
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Jun 9, 2022
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Close shave with a Baboon spider (type of Tarantula)
Whilst on Safari in Botswana recently, we moved camp several times . On one occasion when I was packing my bag I disturbed a Baboon...
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Apr 24, 2022
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Spring Birds and flowers appearing!
This Redwing posed very well for me on the Downs in late January; the crocuses on Clifton Gren appeared in mid February. Spring is on the...
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Feb 19, 2022
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Lions in London!
In the Millennium Park, near Waterloo station, there is an amazing exhibition of wonderful sculptures of African lions - exhibited to...
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Feb 7, 2022
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One of my best videos!
This shows the occasion when I was in a small boat in San Ignacio Lagoon (Mexico) having amazing encounters with Grey whales. The...
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Jan 21, 2022
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