CATCHING UP.

A few snapshot images I`ve captured around and about over the last couple of weeks.The wren is a follow on from my wren project,while the hares were taken at Newton Marsh at various times of the day as was the pheasant image,the bed of crocus was taken on Ashton Park while the image of the barn owl was taken at Inskip a quick fly by after a two hour wait.[I was just happy to see the bird as it`s been quite a while since I`ve seen one].

LITTLE JENNY WREN IMAGES.

Looking back at my old images I realized that I didn`t have any images of the jenny wren,so over the last few weeks I`ve made a determined to rectify this and have been on a mission to capture images of this small  elusive bird.It`s been an enjoyable and successful project and I`m very pleased with the images that I have captured a few of which I have posted below.

RED-THROATED DIVER AT FAIRHAVEN LAKE.

A few images of the stunning winter plumage Red Throated Diver that has been on Fairhaven Lake for the last few days.The bird is in wonderful condition and doesn`t seem to be injured or ill in any way,and is happily diving and catching food.

KESTREL`S IN FLIGHT.

Over the last few days as the weather has improved I`ve been out and about trying to capture images of kestrels in flight.At Inskip there`s a large overgrown common that kestrels hunt regularly and instead of chasing the birds I`ve sat down  waited and hoped the birds would come into range of the camera.BINGO on three or four occasions the kestrels have come very close and I`ve captured images  that I`m very pleased with a few of which I have posted below.

NEWTON MARSH ON ICE.

Most of the water was frozen leaving just a small area at the entrance pool ice free for the ducks to concentrate,perfect for me to capture a few images with the camera.A great tick for me was the pintail a first for me on the marsh in over six years of visits.

A STEEP LEARNING CURVE.

Last week I went on a macro and flash photography course run by Roy Rimmer and Mike Hudson,the course was run in a relaxed and easy to understand way with settings and technique explained simply.I can highly recommend this workshop for anybody wanting to improve their photography.I`ve posted a few images  below from my day on the workshop,and hope to be able to take what I`ve learnt out into the field and photograph the nature and wildlife of Lancashire.

FAVOURITE PHOTOS OF 2014 PART TWO.

A few more of my favourite images of 2014.The Deer and Pied Flycatcher were taken in the Bowland Hills a very special place for me,the Swallow for letting me share a few  precious moments with it while feeding it`s young,the Yellow Wagtail because it`s such a rare bird in Lancashire and a privilegeto be able to photograph it,the Common Blue butterfly is wrongly named for me how can you dismiss it as common with such beauty,the Goldfinch and Jay images because they show the potential of my new project on the allotment,while the Cormorant roost on the Ribble for the composition.