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2013-05-22 17:05:28 (12 comments, 10 reshares, 116 +1s)

My latest Kestrel image is finished.

Walking or Striding this one...

#kestrel   #walkingwednesday   #stride   #birdloversworldwide   #birds4all  

2013-05-21 18:08:42 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

Here is a quick preview of my computer screen tonight. I have run out of time to process this one now, so it will have to wait until later.

2013-05-19 18:29:41 (10 comments, 14 reshares, 125 +1s)

Dark backgrounds - You either love them or you hate them.

I deliberately used the shaded area inside the barn to form the background in this image that I took this morning.

#owlsdayeveryday   #birdofpreysunday   #bird   #birds4all   #birdsofpreyeveryday   #birdsofprey  

2013-05-16 21:16:22 (30 comments, 54 reshares, 224 +1s)

Ever had that feeling when you are "Totally Run off your Feet" ?

#wildlife   #birdloversworldwide   #birds4all   #birdofprey  +Birds4All +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide 

2013-05-11 20:04:51 (13 comments, 13 reshares, 123 +1s)

Here is a backlit Barn Owl that I photographed recently.

Surprisingly, I didn't have any images of Barn Owls on posts in my portfolio. My Barn Owl pictures had all been taken when the Owl was in flight.

#birds4all   #birdloversworldwide   #owl   #barnowl   #barn   #birdofprey  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide +Birds4All 

2013-05-09 20:42:06 (13 comments, 5 reshares, 103 +1s)

I got up close and personal to this wild Kestrel this morning.

Note to self - must cut the grass...

#birds4all   #birdloversworldwide   #birdofprey  +Birds4All +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide 

2013-05-09 16:19:28 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)

Lots of my Little Owl images are in the media today.

Here is a selection in the Daily Mail online...

2013-05-06 20:17:57 (7 comments, 8 reshares, 99 +1s)

Here is a simple portrait of the Little Owl that I have been photographing this weekend. 

Such piercing eyes...

#birds   #birds4all   #birdloversworldwide   #birdsofpreyeveryday   #owlsdayeveryday   #owl   +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide +Birds4All 

2013-05-05 20:14:45 (14 comments, 10 reshares, 112 +1s)

I had a go at "Medium sized" birds in flight this weekend.

This image of a Starling, a bird that comes in for some harsh press at times, shows that  these birds have some lovely details and colours...

#birds4all   #birdloversworldwide   #gardenbirds   #gardenbird  +Birds4All +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide  #flight  

2013-05-04 12:35:40 (9 comments, 13 reshares, 99 +1s)

Yay. My Little Owl is back at his favourite hunting ground. I hadn't seen him all through winter so I am delighted that he has survived and active again.

These Owls have so much personality and character which I find very addictive. You have been warned...

#owlsdayeveryday   #owl   #wildlifephotography   #running   #birds4all   #birdloversworldwide  +Birds4All  #birdsofpreyeveryday   #birdsofprey  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide 

2013-05-03 20:39:43 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 52 +1s)

It is always good to see a Hare with its back legs further forward than its front legs.

I have a hunch that the second male hare was not welcome...

#hares   #wildlifephotography   #running  

2013-05-02 20:03:55 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 63 +1s)

I have managed to spend a few hours with some Great Crested Grebes recently. They are such beautiful and graceful birds most of the time. 

This Grebe appears to have its own propeller...

#birds4all   #birdloversworldwide   #grebes   #wildlifephotography  

2013-05-01 17:58:39 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 61 +1s)

Lady Luck was very kind to me this week and provided me with a rainbow in the distance.

Not being a landscape photographer I rapidly moved to find a bird as the foreground interest and this Wheatear took centre stage...

#birds   #birds4all   #rainbow   #rainbowseverywhere   #wildlifewednesday  +Birds4All +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide 

2013-04-29 18:11:22 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

One of my Little Owl images is on the front cover of Bird Watching magazine this month.

Happy days...

#magazinecover  

2013-04-28 19:36:42 (16 comments, 23 reshares, 127 +1s)

Here is a Marching Kestrel...

I can mount this picture alongside my Marching Little Owl images from last year.

#birds4all   #birdsinfocus   #birdsofpreysunday   #wildlifephotography   #kestrel  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide +Birds4All +Jarek Klimek +Walter Soestbergen 

2013-04-25 20:41:21 (20 comments, 10 reshares, 101 +1s)

The Great Crested Grebes are showing a bit of love on the lake at the moment.

Such naturally beautiful birds...

+Birds4All  #birds4all   #birdingthursday   #birdloversworldwide   #spring2013   #loveinaction  

2013-04-22 19:23:07 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 65 +1s)

Is it too late to find the Easter bunny?

#easterbunny   #hares   #hare   #wildlife   #spring2013   #springtime  

2013-04-21 20:22:15 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 72 +1s)

This was my view of the world when the sun came over the horizon this morning.

#dawnonsunday   #dawncolors   #wildlifephotography   #birds4all  +Birds4All  #pheasantsforever  

2013-04-18 21:05:31 (6 comments, 4 reshares, 56 +1s)

The Brown Hares are getting a little over excited now that Spring is in the air here in the UK.

Part of the Boxing Hares activity...

#Hares   #Wildlife   #wildlifephotography   #animalphotography  

2013-04-15 21:29:55 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 67 +1s)

Playing Hide and Seek with a Lion Cub in Kenya...

#bigcats   #lioncub   #hideandseek

2013-04-14 20:41:52 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 53 +1s)

I had a good couple of hours this evening trying to photograph Fieldfare.

The sunlight kept going behind the clouds and it was very windy which makes this normally fairly slender bird look a bit on the tubby side... 

+Birds4All  #birds4all   #birdloversworldwide   #wildlifephotography  

2013-04-13 18:46:43 (8 comments, 3 reshares, 72 +1s)

I had a very pleasant surprise whilst out photographing hares this morning. Two Grey Partridges casually walked into my field of view.

So here is my first ever picture of a Grey Partridge...

+Birds4All  #birds4all   #birdloversworldwide   #photography  

2013-04-07 19:42:40 (13 comments, 13 reshares, 125 +1s)

Spring must be in the air.

A Kestrel - Doing the 'Hokey Cokey'...

+Birds4All +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide  #birds4all   #birdloversworldwide   #kestrel  

2013-04-07 10:46:46 (6 comments, 7 reshares, 98 +1s)

A Barn Owl "fly by' from this mornings session.

Worth the early alarm clock...

#owlsdayeveryday   #owl   #Birds   #birds4all  

2013-04-05 18:06:56 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

Here is my latest claim for a Front Cover image. 

This time it is the Spring Edition of Digital Photo magazine.

OK. It is a pretty small inset on the front cover but inside you will find a six page article / interview under their "Inspiring Images" section of the magazine.

2013-04-03 20:57:55 (3 comments, 8 reshares, 45 +1s)

I have a 10 page article in this months edition of LPM magazine, discussing my experiences of Photographing Kenya.

LPM is an online magazine and a link to the current issue can be found here :-
http://landscapephotographymagazine.com/magazine/issue-26/
Enjoy...

2013-04-01 20:42:00 (15 comments, 14 reshares, 130 +1s)

Here is another image from my recent session with a wild Kestrel.

I think I will label this one a personal favourite...
#birdloversworldwide   #birds4all  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide +Birds4All  #kestrel  

2013-03-31 19:05:23 (6 comments, 18 reshares, 106 +1s)

This was my gift from the Easter Bunny today.

Taken a few minutes after the sun rose over the horizon this morning.

Having waited the best part of 2013 for some decent light we have been blessed with some nice rays over the last few days.

Happy Easter...

#birdloversworldwide   #owlsdayeveryday   #owl  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide +Birds4All 

2013-03-27 19:43:06 (7 comments, 9 reshares, 42 +1s)

Here is a rather battered and bruised Lion.

Licking its wounds after a fight in Kenya...

#bigcats   #wildlifewednesday   #wildlifephotography  +CATS all over the World 

2013-03-21 19:18:42 (10 comments, 8 reshares, 81 +1s)

Here is a Land Iguana from my recent trip to the Galapagos Islands.

#wildlife   #wildlifephotography   #galapagosislands  

2013-03-16 09:58:43 (15 comments, 13 reshares, 109 +1s)

Here is a Hummingbird to brighten up a grey day.

Enjoy your Saturday.
#birdloversworldwide   #hummingbird   #hummingbirdphotography   #bird   #birds4all   #ecuador  +Birds4All +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide 

2013-03-10 20:04:21 (20 comments, 38 reshares, 167 +1s)

A Short Eared Owl hiding in the volcanic rocks.

"Wot no voles..."

#wildlifephotography   #owlsdayeveryday   #birds4all  +Birds4All +Walter Soestbergen  #birdloversworldwide  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide  #birds  

2013-03-09 09:48:32 (19 comments, 29 reshares, 96 +1s)

A Sally Lightfoot crab to brighten up your weekend...

Taken on the Galapagos Islands last month.

Have a good one. Austin

#Crab   #marinelife   #wildlifephotography   #wildlife_photo  

2013-03-06 20:30:20 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 53 +1s)

A Seal blowing bubbles...

One more from my first attempt at underwater photography.

#Seals   #underwaterphotography   #wildlifephotography   #wildlifewednesday   #marinelife  

2013-02-28 22:15:20 (8 comments, 7 reshares, 94 +1s)

Here is another Hummingbird from my time in Ecuador earlier this month.

I think it is a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, but don't throw me in jail if I am wrong...

#hummingbird   #hummingbirdphotography   #birds4all   #birding  +Birds4All +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide +Walter Soestbergen  #birdloversworldwide  

2013-02-26 17:19:28 (7 comments, 3 reshares, 41 +1s)

I decided to take my camera underwater on my recent trip to the Galapagos. Having never done this before I was pretty nervous for the safety of my camera, submerging it in salt water.
Well, that was until I encountered this shark. Then I was more worried about my own safety.

Small colourful fish they said...

#shark   #underwaterphotography   #galapagosislands   #wildlifephotography  

2013-02-24 20:17:38 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 37 +1s)

Here is my first Front Cover of 2013
AND
The very first Front Cover for Lancashire Walks and Wildlife Magazine.

The first edition goes on Sale in the UK this Friday 1st March. The magazine is offering some great subscription options, details of which can be found on the Walks and Wildlife website  www.walksandwildlife.co.uk

2013-02-23 09:41:55 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 59 +1s)

One afternoon it poured down on the Galapagos Islands. Undeterred, I went ashore alone to photograph a colony of seals...

#wildlifephotography   #wildlife_photo   #animalsphotography   #seals   #galapagosislands  

2013-02-17 21:27:33 (10 comments, 13 reshares, 84 +1s)

Here is a Blue-footed Booby photographed on the Galapagos Islands earlier this month.

This one was protesting at the other Boobies that were trying to land...

#bird   #birdloversworldwide   #birds4all   #boobie   #galapagos   #bluefootedbooby  +Birds4All +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide 

2013-02-15 20:22:09 (3 comments, 6 reshares, 73 +1s)

Apologies for the lack of posts over the last few weeks. I have been away photographing in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, so plenty of new images to follow.

Here is a White-necked Jacobin humming bird, photographer in Ecuador.

#bird   #birdloversworldwide   #hummingbirdphotography   #hummingbird  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide +Birds4All  #birdsinflight  

2013-01-24 18:27:08 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

I am pleased to be able to announce that I am this years Runner Up in BirdGuides Photo of the Year 2012...

Happy Days...

2013-01-23 20:34:34 (13 comments, 15 reshares, 119 +1s)

I spent this evening deleting some old images and found this one that I had overlooked first time around. 

It won't be long before I can have another go at photographing Swallows in flight...

#birdloversworldwide   #birds4all  +Birds4All  #swallows   #birdsinflight  

2013-01-23 13:06:15 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

I have put a new blog post on my website.

"Watching with mother" - A young Cheetah family...

2013-01-19 10:32:12 (16 comments, 23 reshares, 219 +1s)

Here is another from my Small Birds in Flight project.

A Great Tit on an upward thrust...

#birdloversworldwide  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide  #birds4all  +Birds4All  #birdsinflight  

2013-01-14 20:53:52 (11 comments, 10 reshares, 86 +1s)

That awkward moment when you realise that the log is in fact a Crocodile...

#wildlifephotography   #crocodile   #greatescapes   #migration   #wildlife_photo   #awkwardmoment  

2013-01-13 19:30:21 (12 comments, 20 reshares, 101 +1s)

Here is another incredibly bright and beautiful bird from Kenya. 

If I am a bird in another life, I'd be happy to be one of these. A Malachite Kingfisher...

#bird   #birdloversworldwide  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide
#bird4all   #kingfisher  

2013-01-12 11:34:21 (10 comments, 19 reshares, 98 +1s)

Synchronised Leopards...

This is one from my very first trip to Kenya that I have re-processed with my latest raw conversion software.

Enjoy your Saturday everyone.

#bigcats   #catsaturday   #leopards   #africa   #catsallovertheworld  

2013-01-11 18:37:09 (12 comments, 6 reshares, 94 +1s)

Here is another Red Squirrel "in flight".

Enjoy your weekends everyone...

#wildlifephotography   #redsquirrel   #squirrelphotography  and an early contribution for #squirrelsaturday  

2013-01-06 21:16:22 (10 comments, 6 reshares, 91 +1s)

Well they keep getting smaller.

Here is my latest picture from my "Small birds in flight" project...

Thanks to everyone who has taken an interest in this long running project.

#birds4all   #birdsinflight   #birdloversworldwide   #wildlifephotography  

2013-01-05 20:19:50 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 56 +1s)

Here is a Cheetah sitting in the pouring rain.

It is incredible how dry it managed to keep its fur with just an occasional shake to remove the excess water...


#catsallovertheworld   #catsaturday   #bigcats   #bigcatsareawesome   #wildlifephoto   #rainydayphotos   #cheetah