Wildlife Photography across the Water: Local news

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Local news

I have my first visitors over from the UK this week so no chance of getting out, I have continued to feed the birds, deer and mammals that visit the garden ever day/night, The ruby throated hummingbirds have finally started to arrive and i have seen them 3 times either on the feeders or nearby, You cant imagine just how small hummingbirds are until you see them in real life, Last night i shone the torch across the garden and nearby woodland and a grey fox was sitting watching which is always nice to see and i must start making an effort to get some images, Last week i was at the BBQ and had just put some corn out for the deer when a white tail came slowly out and started to feed, It looked at me a few times and then carried on,a fawn soon followed so the next night i put my D3 and 14-24 out on the beanbag with some camo netting over it,within a few minuted a deer came out but instantly stopped and after 20 mins over stamping its feet and moving left and right it disappeared back into the woods,The corn was gone in the morning,The next night the same thing but with 5 deer so i have swapped the camera for a water bottle and hope that they get used to this soon so that i can swap it back and get some shots
So back to entertaining my guests and enjoying the 90 degree heat that we have hear this week

Dave

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.