SUNRISE SUNSET.

I`ve been visiting Preston Dock at dawn and dusk to photograph the sunrise and sunsets and after a few visits I have a half a dozen images that I am pleased with and have posted them below.

CHANGING LIGHT.

I visit the starling roost at the north pier Blackpool seven times in Jan and Feb,twice I never got out of the car,twice I took a few images and then binned them when I got home and three times a got a few images.

  The first two images were taken when the temp was 2c but felt like -5c as there was a 40mph north wind blowing,the next images were taken in more normal conditions while the last image was taken after the starlings had gone under the pier to roost seven or eight minutes after sunset the sky just started to glow.AN AMAZING SIGHT.

KESTREL AT ROSSALL PART TWO.

A few more images of the Kestrel at Rossall,it brings back many happy memories of those special days back in August and was a truly a remarkable experience and one that will be with me for the rest of my life.I hope you enjoy the images as much as I did capturing them.

ALLOTMENT UPDATE JAN 2016.

I`ve been feeding the birds at the allotment since late september,but it`s only over the Christmas and New Year that the weather has been anything like good enough for photography.I`m posting a few image from two sessions in the hide.

                                                   WORK IN PROGRESS.

A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE IMAGES OF 2015.

I`m posting a few of my favourite  images of 2015,I could probably have picked another twenty or thirty if the truth be known.

 I`ve been spending alot of time preparing a talk and slideshow for The Preston Society to take place at St Mary`s Church Hall Cop Lane Penworthham PR1 0SR on the 18 Jan 2016 and if any who follows my blog is local to the Preston area they would be more than welcome.

KESTREL AT ROSSALL.

Back in August I visited Rossall Point to see how many waders had returned from their breeding grounds,as I walked through the sand hills I was amazed to see a kestrel land on the green of the golf course while the golfers were playing and started catching beetles and bugs.
 After watching this amazing sight I returned with my camera to be met with a few local wildlife photographers and we decided to keep the news as quite as possible.Unfortunately the kestrel was quite a celebrity with the local golfers and dog walkers and after about a week the kestrel disappeared,most of the photographers have a strong opinion of what happened but no proof.
 This was a once in a lifetime experience and long will the memories of this young kestrel be with us all.I`ve posted a few images below and will do another post soon on this wonderful photogenic young bird.

NORTHUMBERLAND IMAGES.

We were recently invited to Northumberland for a weeks holiday in a cottage with our good friends david  and margaret.It was the first time we had been to this part of the country,what an impressive county and so quite on the roads,alot of sightseeing was on the cards and a few meals out.The weather was very kind to us and the camera was brought into action a few times.The first image is Bonny Scotland from Carter Bar,Sunset from the cottage,Eiders at Seahouses,Bamburgh Castle from the shore,Rook and finally Chaffinch.