Wildlife Photography across the Water: 2011 Round Up

Thursday, 19 January 2012

2011 Round Up

The year didn't start too bad, I managed to get decent images in my garden of Grey Fox and Raccoon and we had a good dosing of winter visitors in and around the garden in the way of Waxwing and Robin which are always great to see,

By the early summer there was a lot of activity around the tiny 6x4 pond with all kinds of bugs and dragonflies

We also had nightly action on the patio with toads and a very friendly tree frog

Although it was a great year for hummingbirds i got very few images due to the extreme heat-again, I hope to improve on this this year as i can now shoot in the shade, We had an explosion of wolf spiders, They seemed to be everywhere from the garage to the patio, I do not mind them at all as long as they are outside, I accidentally killed one and then another was found a few days later on the patio, This gave me some good practice with the macro lens and flash set up

Considering i lived in suburbia i had a huge amount of wildlife on my door, I certainly hope that it will be as good if not better now that i am in a more rural setting,
We had a lull because of moving home and living an a rental but it didnt take too long to start getting some decent wildlife in the new garden and now have nightly visits from Deer and Opossum,

The bird life is increasing daily and yesterday we had our first Bluebird and Mockingbird, The winter hasn't really happened this year but i am still hopeful as an opossum in the snow is high on my wanted list
That about rounds up my 2011 look back and best of and now we can look forward to what 2012 brings

Dave

1 comment:

Wildlife Photographer19 January 2012 at 04:10
Hello Dude,

The gray fox is mainly distinguished from most other canids by its grizzled upper parts, strong neck and black-tipped tail. Thanks for a great blog.
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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.