CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Black is the ultimate in the contrast stakes. The white stripes and spots are accentuated by being on a mostly dark coloured butterfly. sku 30015

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Butterflies are full of microscopic "scales" if you like. These are similar in concept to fish scales. You can see the microscopic blue dots which make up the wing as well as the white dots are clear to see too. sku 30016

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE As with the blue butterfly sometimes the colours of a butterfly can be very striking. sku 30017

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Butterflies comes in such a variety of colour and some are very vibrant like this one. sku 30018  

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The early morning had had a shower and this butterfly came to land. sku 30019

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Its great to have a sense of movement as we imagine the butterfly climbing this leaf. sku 30020

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Spots and stripes are the way of this photo with this Japanese butterfly. sku 30021

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