Wildlife Photography across the Water: Good News

Monday, 9 August 2010

Good News - They were back.....briefly

Actually I don't think they were back, I just think it was a few migrants hanging around.

Last week, I blogged on the sad news that the Swifts that delight us each year overhead the house had left.

Well I spent a few hours out in the garden this weekend digging my next project to have a dozen or so buzzing around overhead for a couple of hours.

So it was a lovely interlude to hear their screams again, and watch their wonderful aerobatic flying, even if it was only for a short while.

Also having said that I had written the last of frogblog this year, I had a great time watching a couple of particular individuals, which I photographed, so will bring you those later in the week.

Martin

2 comments:

Anonymous9 August 2010 at 21:06
I read the other day (I think it was in an email from Woodland Trust) that swifts usually depart by August 10th and they were asking for sightings after that date.

Swifts have long been one of my favourite birds as well and was pleased to see a number of them over Ipswich tonight, August 9th.

David Schenck
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robbieb9 August 2010 at 21:44
Hi Martin, I had the same feeling today at Moreton but sadly they weren't screaming. Just a few feeding as they past over. Heading north tomorrow, maybe I'll see a few from the train.

Robbie
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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.