When confronted with a Heron sitting in a tree gazing down at your prize goldfish you are faced with a dilemma: to grab the camera and stealthily stalk closer to get a picture or wave your hands around like some … Read More
The first young birds we’ve seen this year were these Moorhen chicks on Polgigga duckpond near Land’s End. The chicks provided considerably more entertainment than the Night Heron sat on the waters edge only a few yards away! One of … Read More
This Night Heron has been at Polgigga duckpool, near Land’s End, for the last week. It was certainly easier to photograph than many we’ve seen before. So often they spend much of the day hidden away in the trees, only … Read More
Little Egrets are now more commonly seen than Grey Herons on Falmouth beaches. This one was fishing on Gyllyngvase beach. Successfully, too, judging by the blenny that it spent a full five minutes trying to swallow. Insight into Little Egret … Read More
Swanpool Local Nature Reserve must be one of the few places in Cornwall where you have a reasonable chance of getting a photograph of a Water Rail. They are normally not the easiest of British birds to photograph because they … Read More
This morning the sound of this singing Song Thrush in the garden was the best early morning alarm call possible. Maybe, spring is finally on its way. Insight into Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos): a common bird throughout most of the … Read More
The Glaucous Gull that has been at Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall for a couple of weeks was feeding on mackerel scraps thrown in by two boys fishing at the end of the harbour wall. Its larger size and white primaries made … Read More
Only to birders would a sewage works hold any great appeal. Yesterday, while the rest of the country endured freezing rain, we spent a truly memorable time bathing in the sun at Carnon Downs sewage works watching an amazing display … Read More
This Dunnock, often referred to as a Hedge Sparrow, was photographed yesterday feeding on crumbs left over from picnics on a bench on the South West Coast Path at Falmouth. The Dunnock is one of those birds that is often … Read More
The Jackdaw is one of the most photogenic members of the corvid family because of its intelligent, piercing eyes that give it that mischievous, knowing look. Consequently it’s yet another of those birds which I find it difficult to walk … Read More
This second winter Great Black-backed Gull, photographed at Newlyn Harbour, already has that ever watchful menacing look about it. Even at this young age this bird has the air of invincibility that makes it a great photographic subject. In and … Read More
Which is the easiest British shore bird to photograph? The Turnstone must be one of the most photographed shore birds in the world because of its confiding nature and habit of feeding around busy harbours seemingly unconcerned by people. No … Read More