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14 Oct 2019

Pheasant

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Reptiles, Warwickshire, Workshops | 0

After a brief interlude of niceness yesterday afternoon that lulled us into a false sense of optimism, the weather today was, once again, horrible. We went up to Hillers in the middle of the afternoon, at which stage it was … Continued

13 Oct 2019

Contemplative

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After yesterday’s workshop I had sooooo much processing to do today that I needed to be really focused, and spend all day at my desk. Which is obviously why, when R went to Stratford for some out-of-the-trench time, I went … Continued

11 Oct 2019

Juve

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Surrey | 0

“Is it always so quiet?” I asked a woman walking her dog around Frensham Little Pond. “No,” she replied, “it’s usually full of birds. Maybe they don’t like the weather.” If so, I can’t say I blamed them. I’d driven … Continued

10 Oct 2019

Monochrome

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I haven’t converted this to black and white, or desaturated it at all – it’s exactly as I took it. So you’ll probably be able to work out what kind of day it was. My other candidate for a post … Continued

2 Oct 2019

Cormorant

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

I didn’t quite nail this capture, but in my defence I only spotted the cormorant a split second before it took off, and because I was set up for ducks swimming on a lake and not for flying things, I … Continued

30 Sep 2019

Dribble

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

As it was quite a nice morning, but rain was forecast, I zoomed off to Stratford in search of dragons. When I reached the river I couldn’t immediately see any, so I crossed to the south side and walked along … Continued

26 Sep 2019

Kestrel

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I set off for Trench Wood this afternoon in brilliant sunshine, but the further west I drove the heavier the sky became, and about half way there I gave up on the plan, turned the car, and went to Grove … Continued

25 Sep 2019

Cuteness

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I had a bit of trouble deciding between this shot and one of a male pheasant coming into glorious new plumage; but in the end I’ve gone with this, partly because long-tailed tits are much harder to photograph than a … Continued

24 Sep 2019

Sparkling

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

Today was a good day. I was so nervous about this morning’s Supreme Court ruling that I preferred to read the live tweet streams of Joshua Rozenberg and Ian Dunt rather than watching the Supreme Court TV feed; but the … Continued

23 Sep 2019

On golden pond

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

With bad weather forecast, and the dragon season galloping towards its close, I zoomed off to Croome this morning in the hope of photos. There were plenty of Common Darters around, mostly ovipositing in tandem, and a handful of Migrant … Continued