Monthly Archives: July 2009

I was travelling home yesterday from Yorkshire and called in at Cresswell Pond foe short time and get these pictures in the scrub next to the parking area

When I was looking for the red baked shrike a stoat popped his head up on a dry stone wall  just to see what I was doing on his patch.

I was on my way home fro St Abb’s and I saw this barn owl flying in fading light. I stopped the car and watched for a while. The owl landed on the post quite close and maneged to get close … Continue reading →

I went up to St Abb’s again this afternoon to see if I could get a picture of a red backed shrike which was reported there. I waited for a couple of hours then the thunder and lightening started along … Continue reading →

I was at Aberlady Bay today for the lesser yellowlegs, I arrived on site at 5:00am just after high tide, thinking it would be a good time t see the bird, but it wasn’t in view at all. It finally … Continue reading →

I was again at St Abb’s Head Nature Reserve to day, looking for a red backed shrike which wasn’t there. But whilst I  was looking for the shrike I noticed a meadow pipit with a beak full of food for … Continue reading →

I visited the Farne Islands late last week and got a picture of  puffins with fish in their beak. Not unusual, but I think this is verging on the original and I like it very much, what do you think?

I was looking through last years photographs from our trip to Shetland and thought I would post ssome of theem here. We spent a couple of days on Fetlar photographing the red necked phalarope on Loch Funzie (pronounced Finny). The … Continue reading →

I have been on the Torwoodlee Estate many times to photograph its wildlife. Its the time of year when the roe deer appear with their fauns. I contacted Jame Pringle (who is the Laird of Gala and who owns the … Continue reading →

I’d forgeten about this little beauty… so heres some more pictures