Wildlife Photography across the Water: phil shaw.bird feeders

Saturday, 24 July 2010

Phils Birds

After the amazing evening shooting badger and fox Phil asked me if i would like to shoot Green Woodpeckers the next morning-of course the answer was yes, We were up and out just after 4am to a beautiful morning, We set up at one of his sites where he had various types of feeder and branch/log set ups, It wasnt long before birds started to arrive and during the morning a variety of stock and collared dove,Wood pigeon,robin,magpie and jay along with Rat and Fox arrived, Woodpecker wise i shot great spotted but the greens stayed distant and although i could hear them i didnt see them, I shot with and without flash and used the D300 along with the 200-400 and 1.4x, The entertainment came from a rat and a magpie how chased each other are every opportunity,

Dave

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.