Wildlife Photography across the Water: More feathers to pick up

Monday 15 November 2010

More feathers to pick up

Three weeks ago on my Sunday blog, I shared the exploits of our local Sparrowhawk. Well he/she was back again this Sunday morning first thing. When I opened the curtains these sights greeted me.

Blue-y grey downy feathers, few larger ones and an occasional very dark one. It can only be an ex-Wood pigeon.

I'd only mown the lawn the day before, and the Sprawk had made a right mess of it. So that is now three birds in the last short while in this garden alone. Each one a Pigeon or a Dove, so looks like the odds for the little birds are better than the larger ones.

Talking of smaller birds, with the colder weather and a lot of the natural seed sources being less plentiful, we are starting to see a lot more small bird activity, with plenty of new arrivals with a number of Goldfinch, Greenfinch and Chaffinch, that have largely been absent through the summer.

Time to get my semi permanent hide set up built I think.

Martin

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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.