Category Archives: Animals and Wild Life

Gossamer Threads

Posted on Mon, 5 December, 2016 by

Here’s something you don’t see very often, if at all. Gossamer threads at ground level. This image was taken on our short walk on the South Downs as seen in the previous post – click here to view. My wife … Continue reading →

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Squirrel Nutkin

Posted on Mon, 10 October, 2016 by

Sometimes you have to hunt for the images, and other times they come to you. This one came to me – in anticipation of being offered something to eat. This image was taken in the churchyard in the centre of … Continue reading →

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Observation Post

Posted on Mon, 5 September, 2016 by

Two weeks in a mountain village like Zermatt is an opportunity for daily walking, but I always spend the occasional hour or two within the village on the look-out for something a little different. I spotted this cat on an … Continue reading →

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Sea Gull

Posted on Fri, 5 August, 2016 by

If you live not too far from the sea, then you will be familiar with the cry of the Sea Gull and used to seeing them soaring and wheeling through the air or sitting on roof tops. And, of course, … Continue reading →

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Waiting Patiently

Posted on Fri, 22 April, 2016 by

I pass this spot every day on my way into the shop where I buy the daily newspaper  and quite often there is a dog tethered to the wall waiting patiently for its owner to reappear. I couldn’t resist a shot … Continue reading →

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Your lunch is at risk

Posted on Mon, 21 March, 2016 by

Seagulls are predators and thieves. There was a time when a day at the seaside involved sitting outside enjoying the sun, quietly minding one’s own business, and enjoying an ice cream or fish and chips. Not any longer. Seaside towns … Continue reading →

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On Guard

Posted on Sat, 4 July, 2015 by

We’re looking after Bert, our daughter’s dog, for the weekend. He’s now in charge! We are followed everywhere, monitored and watched over. And this is his preferred look-out point. Watching the world go by intently.

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Do I look happy?

Posted on Thu, 18 June, 2015 by

Am I happy? Do I look happy? I’m about as happy as Eeyore on one of his bad days and that is very, very not-happy. So, looking cheerful today is quite impossible. How would you like it if someone grabbed … Continue reading →

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Grey Heron

Posted on Fri, 24 April, 2015 by

If you want to photograph wild life you will know that you need to move quietly; and that is often best achieved when you are on your own with no one to chatter to. Yesterday I dropped the car off … Continue reading →

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A sheep with pink ears

Posted on Mon, 8 December, 2014 by

Sheep are curious creatures. Walking past a field of sheep, they will line up along the fence and stare. Approach them and they will stay put, until you breach their comfort zone and then they will beat a hasty retreat. … Continue reading →

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