Wildlife Photography across the Water: Martin's Wildlife Moments of the Year

Friday 3 December 2010

Martin's Wildlife Moments of the Year

Following from my Gear of the Year Awards, this second part focuses on my wildlife moments of the year.

Some of them I have recorded on camera, others I didn't.

Firstly, my 'Bird' moments of the year.

All three of these were while I was on North Uist this year.

In first place was the close encounter with the White Tailed Eagle that I reported in this post.

In second place, it was actually two moments, when I had Short Eared Owls flying alongside my car while I drove along the Committee Road. On each occasion, the Owl flew alongside the car, just a few short metres away achieving eye to eye contact - they were stunning moments.

In third place was when a Merlin flew at high speed right next to the lodge and came within a couple of metres of me and then played havoc with the local breeding birds.

My 'Mammal' moment was again on North Uist when I was trying to get myself into position to photograph an Otter when I came out just a couple of metres in front of me. I think the otter and I were both shocked, but it was a great close up moment.

My 'Insect' moment was once again observing the Southern Hawkers egg laying in the pond again at extremely close up distance.

I hope you have all had some great wildlife 'moments' this year.

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.