Wildlife Photography across the Water: Snakes alive

Monday, 26 September 2011

Snakes alive

Due to the crappy nature of the building company that we are using we have decided to keep our options open and keep looking at houses, If the right house comes up then fuck em, We went out to look around on Saturday and went into a very nice community that we had visited last year, The houses are beautiful but expensive, They had an open house at one house and we walked in and there wasn't anybody around, The door was open and we had a look around, As i walked in i viewed a large stone fireplace in the living room, The first thing that struck me was a thick black line zig zagging through the stonework, I walked over to have a closer look and jumped back when i realized that it was a snake, A black snake to be precise, It was around 2 feet long so not a huge snake but very unexpected to say the least, I phoned the agent to tell them and they said that they would meet me there in about 30 minutes, i popped down to the local shops and came back, When i walked in i asked her if the snake had been removed and she said that by the time she got there it was gone, So some lucky person will own a beautiful new house with a guest, I managed to get a quick shot with my wifes iphone

Being a Brit its not something that you think of when viewing houses or even where you live, Having a door or window open is a normal thing that you do without thought-until now
Dave

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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.