Wildlife Photography across the Water: Spring-my favorite time

Saturday, 26 March 2011

Spring-my favorite time

The garden is getting busy with birds consrantly at the feeders, We still have plenty of winter birds around but i am sure that they will move off soon , We have a cold spell for the next week with temperatures in the 50's, Its been in the high 70's so to us it feels cold, The birds are very active and for the first time in the 2 years that i have been here we have bluebirds nesting in out bird box, I have trimmed some thin branches away and will be putting up a nice blossom branch this week and hope to get some 'pretty' images of this colourful bird,
I made the frame up for the pond/pool and now have it staked in and the liner fitted and filled with water, Everything is nice and square and i can now build the edges up with soil and turf to make a kind of infinity pool, It will be a long term project and i hope to get some nice reflections of our garden visitors, I have watched a red bellied woodpecker everyday this week feed on the fat cube so another target to aim for which should not be too difficult, Its a great time of year-my favorite as there will be cubs around soon and lots to aim for

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.