Wildlife Photography across the Water: They are back

Sunday 8 May 2011

They are back

In 2009, it was May 6th, last year it was May 1st and yesterday, I saw them again for the first time this year. Yep - it is Swift time. What a pleasure it was after a long absence without them flying overhead. I heard them first and then looking up there were three. A little later they were joined by more.

That is the 42nd species of the year for the Garden/overhead my house this year.

It almost feels like it has taken just about as much time as the Swifts, but we had a strange rare phenomenon here yesterday - it rained. After the driest April in my lifetime of just one heavy shower for the entire month, the wildlife garden and hedgerows have been so desperate for water, it is very much welcomed.

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.