Barn Owls ~ Carlton Marshes, Suffolk…

The main aim for the East Anglia trip was to photograph the Barn Owl. A somewhat uncommon bird in Pembrokeshire seems to be thriving in the Norfolk and Suffolk areas. Weather and light wasn’t on my side most nights, especially shooting at dusk but thankfully it was sunny for our final night and managed to [...]

Pied Wagtail ~ Motacilla alba

An often overlooked bird, due to it being quite common in car parks and towns, the Pied Wagtail is a small black and white (pied) bird with a long tail. The most distinctive feature is its wagging tail – it never stops! The differences in the plumage of males and females and at different times [...]

Black Kites, Wild & Free…

On returning from La Sauge NNR to see the Kingfishers, we saw Black Kites quartering over farmland along the roadside. Parked the car up in a lay-by and snuck out into the field boundaries in the long grass and waited/hoped they’d come closer. After a while they thankfully did and managed to get these shots. [...]