CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Like a Rorshach test - a test where an abtract ink blot can be interpreted differently by many people - these waters seemed to create a surreal scene for the heron to be swimming in. As photographic judges say - "a background can make or break a photo". Too clutter[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Herons are very inquisitive birds. They peer through trees, they supervise from high tree tops, they sit on wooden posts rising out of the water. All the time they are surveying the area as to who is where and where their next meal is coming from. sku 60013 &nbs[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The heron is a canny bird. It can sense danger and when observers are in close proximity. To get a close photo of a heron takes time and effort and persistence. As books say - approach a bird as if not caring that it is there. The less eye contact the better. I fol[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The swan is always in pursuit of any bird that encroaches on the safety of his family. sku 80001

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE These little characters were bumbling about under wing and then suddenly popped up. I am so pleased that they did. sku 80002

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE No one can predict a formation flying past and to have such a dark background really made the 3D of these birds against their background. sku 80003

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE To me the sky blue evokes warmth in my photography. The camera picks up more of the deep blue than the human eye. sku 80004

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Photography is about isolation of a subject especially with birdlife. The pastel pink compliments the scene. sku 80005

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Detail in the neck of these greylag birds has always interested me. I strove to get as close as possible to create this portrait. sku 80006

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Pastel colours compliment these two as one looks towards and one away from the camera. slu 80007

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Sometimes the photographer is graced with a super close fly past and must be ready to keep the bird in frame and press the button. sku 80008

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Photographed milliseconds after he takes to flight to head off with his fellow greylags. sku 80009

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE With a close up photo comes great detail. sku 80010

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The greylag has a ruffled neck which is a great subject for detail. sku 80011

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE These two look like they don't know what to say to each other. sku 80012

This was my first ever sighting and first ever photograph of a greenfinch. He seems to have an angry face or maybe its just a determined expression. I love his wing shape and his greenish gold feathers. gb10011