Wildlife Photography across the Water: That time of the Year

Saturday, 2 May 2009

That time of the Year - Dawn Chorus

Now is the time to be getting out of bed very early and getting down to your local bird patch to listen to the dawn chorus.

You need to be up and about at least an hour before sunrise and see what you can hear and identify.

I have done a few organised RSPB dawn chorus walks in the past at Pulborough Brooks in Sussex and Minsmere in Suffolk and it really is a fantastic experience.

Not always easy for photography, but great for the wildlife. Much of your recognition skills will come about from recognising the subject by their song.

I bought myself the Collins CD sound guide a few years ago to help my recognition skills, link below. Great to listen to in the car on the way to the site.

Many of the species song are quite distinct so the benefits will come from being able to identify the subtle differences between say a garden warbler or blackcap.

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.