Nature
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A Few Minibeasts
Insect photography can be frustrating…it’s not the right temperature or it’s too windy or it’s too wet and, above all, I prefer someone to go out with me! So, this year, opportunities have been far fewer than usual. Some subjects have been harder to find locally, apart from a surfeit of small skipper butterflies, as seen in my previous post. Oldham and its environs have been in local coronavirus lockdown measures, from 22nd August, and we’re forbidden to meet anyone from outside our own household, even outdoors, until Covid-19 comes down again. In this post, I’ve collected together some more of my favourite edits from recent weeks…but for now, it’s…
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Small Skipper Butterfly
I've managed to get out and about with the camera a few times over the past couple of weeks, searching for insects to photograph. Finding suitable subject matter has been a bit hit and miss, as the weather has been particularly wet, cold and windy at times and Saddleworth can be especially harsh in its climate.
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Birds in May
I need to sit in the hide a bit more often…but I can’t seem to concentrate on just one thing at a time, so my bird photography is more or less opportunistic. Some of the birds are starting to look a little scruffy now but I’ve come to love the robins that frequent our garden. There seem to be two distinct pairs. They follow each other around and they follow me around, looking for worms, as I dig in the garden. We also have at least three blue tits who arrive to feed around the same time…one pair for sure and a smaller fluffy one that comes on its own.…
