Goldfinch

At one point they were forecasting snow during today, but now the forecast has put it back to overnight snow. All too often it snows during the night, which is a great pity. This was taken the last time it snowed heavily which was a wonderful day from the comfort of a wooden hide. Canon

Jack snipe

You wait 40 plus years for one to come along in front of your camera and two come at once and get in each others way! Jack snipe. 800mm lens plus 1.4 extender. 3200 iso.  1/400th at f8. It was almost dusk. I have photographed Jack snipe once before, but not as close as this.

Kingfisher

The kingfisher is back on the lake where I usually photograph them. It is about this time of year when we start to see them each year. They are not very reliable yet, but I took a few pictures yesterday and will try again in the morning. I have started off on a very thin,

Tawny owl

I was sitting in my car in the corner of a field watching the evening light fade away when a Tawny owl called behind me. I could only think of one old, hollow tree in the hedge it called from and 20 minutes later drove round and parked close to it.  After a few minutes