Wildlife Photography across the Water: Surprise Garden Visitor

Monday 8 March 2010

Surprise Garden Visitor

After we got back from our Saturday walk, and I was getting on with some decorating work, I noticed an unusual garden visitor.

I quickly ran upstairs and grab the 7D and the nearest lens, a 300f4 and got these two grab shots, through glass.

Well this fox is a mangy specimen, particularly on it's back, where it has no fur and very hard crusty skin.

It wandered down to the little pond and had a good drink, while just looking around the garden in between sips, before it hopped back up on to the fence and cleared off.

Not brilliant photographs, with very harsh light, but pleased to get the record of it.

About 30 minutes after these were taken, next door's chickens walked into the garden......lucky escape!

Martin

1 comment:

Dave8 March 2010 at 18:28
Great to have in the garden, You should be able to get some mange tabs at the vets-leave some dog food out with it in,looks like its not too late for this fox-maybe cubs around in the next couple of months

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.