CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE An eagle eyed photographer always looks out for a mandarin who has just jumped in the water as a few seconds later he will flap his wings. sku 20016

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE A golden sunset was a perfect place for the mandarin to have a quick look at himself. sku 20017

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This mandarin looks like he is floating is a sea of chocolate. sku 20018

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE With a perfectly still mandarin the sat calmly for his portrait. sku 20020

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Just when I had made the statement in "mandarin silver lake" that its best to photograph these colourful birds in a monochrome background - I find myself being hypocritical as I do LOVE this most glorious of colourful photos. Daisies are monochrome and are very dif[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Rainy days are usually for putting cameras away for another day. This day was no exception as I saw the clouds gather I began to put my camera away. As I did so - the mandarin flew in and stood in the water and stared with an "annoyed expression" and contemplati[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Having photographed a mandarin in this exact same spot in December 2015 - I went back six months later as if by premonition. The premonition came true as another male mandarin flew in and stood directly opposite where the other one had stood six months before. This[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Taken six months apart in the same place The wintry side was a rainy day in December of 2015 and the summery side was a sunny day in July 2016.

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Mandarins are incredibly multi-coloured - from all the colours of the rainbow. This mandarin reminded of the phrase "awash with colour" and hence the photo title.

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE As photo judges say : If a photo of a a bird is a static subject : "I could have taken that photo myself. There is no skill taking a photo of a static bird ." One has to watch that static birds or birds to see when to capture that cute moment or moment of action. F[...]

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