Tag: birds
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Tokyo
I visited Tokyo in October on a work trip, and managed to spend some time capturing some of the local wildlife… I used one of the Kingfisher pictures as reference for a recent painting: Kawasemi – Oils on 6×6″ panel. It’s available to buy here.
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Kingfisher stalking
I’d had a few unsuccessful trips out looking for Kingfishers along Porter Brook recently, first seeing nothing, then seeing them but not getting any photos. Finally I went out on a whim yesterday, and just as I was about to head home, spotted this one sitting on a branch. As I lifted my camera, it…
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Blue Tit in Flight
Managed to get some pretty nice action shots of a Blue Tit going back and forth between a bush and the feeders in the garden the other day.
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Parakeet Drama
The parakeets were going crazy in the park the other day, fighting over something and making a right racket. It was hard to get any clear photos, but here’s a few that came out ok.
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More from Martin Mere
Here’s the rest of my photos from our trip to Martin Mere a few weeks ago. Which is your favourite?
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Rainy Sunday
It’s been raining all weekend, but it hasn’t stopped the birds making an appearance. In fact I think they’re enjoying it after all the heat we’ve had recently.
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Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
We sat in the garden for a while after work the other day, and noticed how many bees (honey and bumble) there were around these alliums and echinops. Watching them made me think of spaceships orbiting small planets. Maybe I’ve been playing too much Outer Wilds! Also captured a butterfly and a pigeon!
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Owlets
Manged to get some slightly better pictures of the two tawny owlets. Still a bit dark, but they turned out ok.
