Wildlife Photography across the Water: Mid week Quickie

Wednesday 29 June 2011

Mid week Quickie

With a small handful of hot days recently, it is remarkable how the butterflies have come back to life again.

With new garden species for the year of Large Skipper and Ringlet, we have also seen lots of Whites, a Common Blue ( I think - it would be nice of course if was a little more special, but it was on the wing so I can't be totally sure), plus Tortoiseshell and Comma, things are picking up again. Still very quiet on the damsel and dragon front, although Jac did see a Banded Demoiselle two mornings ago, which is another garden first.

The garden is still alive with lots of juvenile birds, and the screaming Swifts are building into ever large gangs and flying later into the evening. They have been wonderful to watch as always and I shall make the most of them for the next four weeks until they clear off again. And I am still trying for that elusive half decent image on one.

Other than that it has been quiet on the wildlife front for me as well as Dave.

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.