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Aberlady Seabird Extravaganza

Words and images from 22/11/2015 As promised it was an early start this morning with Long-eared Owls our goal and a desire to make the most of what limited daylight hours we were to be afforded given the time of year. Our destination was Aberlady local nature reserve, the very Read more…

Isle of Mull 2015

Sunsets over Mull

Something I’ve always struggled with photographically on Mull are sunsets but with such short days during our most recent trip I often found myself still out and about as the sun bade us farewell. This meant a whole host of new opportunities presented themselves and I’m more than happy with Read more…

Isle of Mull 2015

Autumn Colours on Mull

It was a late trip to Mull for us this year but our reward was definitely worth the wait. Autumn was in full flow and every direction we looked delivered another assault on the senses as a kaleidoscope of reds, oranges and yellows shone like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Read more…

Broad Water, Tywyn

Broad Water, Tywyn

Back to September for this post and day two of our mini camping adventure to mid Wales. As a recap we’d spent Saturday walking from Abergynolwyn to the enigmatic Castell y Bere and when we last spoke our tent had been pitched and we were safely tucked up for the Read more…

Red Admiral, Llanelli WWT

Last Hurrah of Summer

Before the Harriers, Owls and Egrets stole our weekendwe’d spent an enjoyable couple of hours exploring Llanelli WWT. Given the time of year I fully expected to be soaking up the sights and sounds of Wigeon for as far as the eye could see, perhaps with the resident Godwit flock Read more…

Brent Geese near Burry Port

Breezy Burry Brents

Our first proper autumn storm has left South Wales bedraggled and de-leaved over the last few days and despite a few hours of dryness today, conditions remained grey and very wild indeed. Having spent an hour or so attempting to curtail the formation of a new pond in my car Read more…