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24 Jan 2020

Grey and brown

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It was a grey and brown sort of day: overcast, mizzling, muddy. But when I went to Hillers to relieve the tedium of sitting at home, staring out of my study window at greyness and brownness, I was pleased to … Continued

23 Jan 2020

Bobbin

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

No exaggeration: this is genuinely what the light was like at about 2pm today. Even to photograph some hellebores in the show garden at Hillers I had to push the ISO to 2500, and by the time I was in … Continued

22 Jan 2020

Young love

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It seems as though a weather switch was flipped overnight, and instead of the lovely light of the past few days, today we had to endure unremitting twilight. I spent the morning (grumpily) at my desk, processing and rationalising image … Continued

21 Jan 2020

Checking

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

Are you getting this fly-past? “Yes, thank you – you’re well lit, and showing very nicely against the blue sky.” Cool. Just checking. I had to go to Stow-on-the-Wold for a haircut this morning, which put me within easy striking … Continued

20 Jan 2020

Sunset owl

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Farm animals, Gloucestershire | 0

After deciding yesterday that I was no good at this malarkey and it was time to sell the gear, I’ve had – to my relief – a rather better day with the camera today. This morning I was in Stratford, … Continued

19 Jan 2020

Flyover

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire | 0

This is the pick of today’s owls, which gives you a pretty good idea of what the rest were like: I was fighting the light and losing for most of the afternoon. The run of good luck that Hillyblips and … Continued

18 Jan 2020

Again?

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

After lunch in Stratford with R, and managing finally to get my competition entries printed, I zoomed up into the Cotswolds, where I was certain it was going to be a perfect owling afternoon. And it probably was, though not … Continued

17 Jan 2020

Incoming

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I went to Stratford this afternoon to get a couple of competition images printed, only to discover that Photo Zone’s big printer is broken. It could have been worse – I might have been the person driving to Cornwall to … Continued

15 Jan 2020

Fat Furry Owl

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

What an afternoon! I left home in bright sunshine, but arrived at the owl field under a ferocious sky and scudding rain. After I’d lurked by a copse for half an hour, the cloud blew over and the field was … Continued

13 Jan 2020

BHG

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Pets, Warwickshire | 0

I had an appointment for an abdominal scan at Stratford Hospital this morning (if you have a family history of aortic aneurysm they take a look at you from time to time, at least until you reach the age at … Continued