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  • Destinations
    • England
      • London
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    • Europe
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      • Estonia
      • France
        • Paris
      • Germany
      • Iceland
      • Italy
      • Jersey
      • Latvia
      • Norway
      • Portugal
      • Spain
        • Seville
      • Switzerland
      • Ukraine
    • Beyond
      • Africa
        • Botswana
        • Cape Verde
        • Gambia
        • Kenya
        • Morocco
        • Namibia
        • Senegal
        • Tanzania
        • Zimbabwe
      • Americas
        • Belize
        • Canada
        • Chile
          • Rapa Nui
        • Colombia
        • Costa Rica
        • Ecuador
          • Galapagos Islands
        • Guatemala
        • Jamaica
        • USA
          • Chicago
          • New Mexico
          • New York City
          • Washington State
      • Asia
        • DPRK
        • India
          • Kerala
          • Rajasthan
        • Indochina
          • Cambodia
          • Laos
          • Vietnam
        • Japan
        • Nepal
        • Oman
        • Syria
        • United Arab Emirates
        • Uzbekistan
  • Themes
    • Architecture
    • Art
      • Crafts
      • Street art
    • Colour
    • Dark tourism
    • Eco-tourism
    • Food & drink
    • Gardens
    • History
      • Ruins
      • War
    • Landscape
      • Coast & seascapes
      • Deserts
      • Mountains
      • Rivers
    • Nature and wildlife
      • Animals
      • Birds
      • Plants
        • Flowers
        • Trees, forests and woodland
    • People
      • Culture & tradition
      • Street photography
    • Travel in general
  • Photo galleries
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      • Monochrome Madness
      • Nature Photo Challenge
      • One Word Sunday
      • Photographing Public Art
      • Pick a Word
      • Squares
      • Sunday Stills
      • The Changing Seasons
      • Cee’s challenges
        • CBWC
        • CFFC
        • CMMC
    • General challenges
      • Happy Place Happy Space
      • Monday walks
      • Words of Wisdom
      • Writers’ Quotes Wednesday
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  • Birds,  Nature Photo Challenge

    Nothing to crow about

    August 25, 2023 / 58 Comments
    Black and white bird in a tree

    If it is the case that crows eat slugs and snails, then surely I should be glad we have so many in our neighbourhood. Our garden is plagued by snails in particular. But on the other hand, if crows do eat snails, why then that plague?!

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    Hairy animal holding a tree trunk

    The oddities of sloths

    March 6, 2022
    River shaded by tall trees

    Misadventure on the Rio Nosara

    March 9, 2022
    Bald Eagle on a wooden jetty

    Gallery: Bald Eagles, American Robins and more

    May 12, 2021
  • Birds,  Photographic techniques,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries,  Writers' Quotes Wednesday

    Gallery: seeing double

    July 27, 2023 / 37 Comments
    Swan reflected in deep green water

    There is something about a reflection that draws us as photographers. Is it the illusion of seeing double? Or the fact that we can capture double the beauty?

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    Fierce-looking owl

    Gallery: owl portraits, striped and speckled

    June 12, 2021
    Black and white bird in a tree

    Nothing to crow about

    August 25, 2023
    Landscape with flamingos, water, salt flats and mountains

    Gallery: the flamingos of the Salar de Atacama

    April 24, 2021
  • Birds,  Cape Verde,  Lens-Artists,  Namibia,  Rajasthan

    Travellers’ tales: it’s all about the birds

    June 25, 2023 / 48 Comments
    Three different bird photos

    When you come back from a trip you have tales to tell. You may start by describing the big stuff, the famous sights you saw: the Taj Mahal perhaps or the Eiffel Tower. But what often remains in the memory long afterwards are the small happenings that punctuate a trip. Those are the stories that you will return to again and again …

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    Bald Eagle on a wooden jetty

    Gallery: Bald Eagles, American Robins and more

    May 12, 2021
    Speckled bird on a beach

    Gallery: some long-legged birds

    April 21, 2023
    Lake with heron in foreground and large house beyond

    Gallery: a Grey Heron at Osterley Park (and friends)

    July 4, 2021
  • Birds,  Colour,  Flowers,  Nature Photo Challenge,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: winter is dead

    May 5, 2023 / 49 Comments
    Bright yellow daisies

    All over the world the colour yellow is associated with the sun and its life-giving warmth. It’s the colour of optimism and the coming of spring sunshine. But it’s also an attention-getter. We humans use it for warnings, while the animal world does much the same.

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    Tabby cat peering from between wooden board and a drain

    Gallery: peeking at animals, peeking at me

    March 30, 2023
    Pale blue birds with darker blue wings

    Gallery: feeding the birds of Colombia

    March 1, 2023
    Speckled bird on a beach

    Gallery: some long-legged birds

    April 21, 2023
  • Birds,  Nature Photo Challenge,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: some long-legged birds

    April 21, 2023 / 40 Comments
    Speckled bird on a beach

    A bird’s legs must touch the ground eventually, however much time they spend in the air. And that’s where I find it easier to photograph them. Plus, the longer the legs, the easier it tends to be to spot them too!

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    Landscape with flamingos, water, salt flats and mountains

    Gallery: the flamingos of the Salar de Atacama

    April 24, 2021
    Two bright green birds in a dead tree

    Bird weekly #52: birds with long tail feathers

    June 18, 2021
    Green bird with red stripe on head

    Gallery: discovering birdlife in Bushy Park

    April 9, 2021
  • Animals,  Birds,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: peeking at animals, peeking at me

    March 30, 2023 / 51 Comments
    Tabby cat peering from between wooden board and a drain

    Looking back I see that I have already in the past, several times, shared photos of animals’ eyes. I hate to duplicate but but I believe I’ve managed to dig out some new, and some not-yet-shared, images for this collection.

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    Face of a sloth among large leaves

    A postcard from Colombia: a three-toed sloth in a city park

    February 17, 2023
    Red and black igiana

    The ‘Christmas’ marine iguanas of Española Island

    December 6, 2020
    Large elephant walking towards camera

    Elephant encounter: flashback to our first safari

    June 26, 2021
  • Birds,  Colombia,  Sunday Stills,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: feeding the birds of Colombia

    March 1, 2023 / 34 Comments
    Pale blue birds with darker blue wings

    Colombia can claim to have one fifth of the world’s birds, an amazing 1,954 species. That said, we saw relatively few of them. This may be in part because we went to the wrong places at the wrong time of year. And in part because we’re not experts and neither did we do any specific bird-watching activities.

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    Large heron on top of a mangrove tree

    Gallery: the birds of the Gambia

    February 22, 2021
    Tabby cat peering from between wooden board and a drain

    Gallery: peeking at animals, peeking at me

    March 30, 2023
    Landscape with trees and escarpments

    Tiger, Tiger, burning bright …

    November 8, 2021
  • Birds,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries,  Thursday Trios

    Gallery: feathered friends in threes

    May 27, 2022 / 24 Comments
    Black and white photo of three gulls on a groyne

    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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    Blue lake with flamingos feeding

    Around the world in ten photos: day two

    December 18, 2020
    Two bright green birds in a dead tree

    Bird weekly #52: birds with long tail feathers

    June 18, 2021
    Hairy animal holding a tree trunk

    The oddities of sloths

    March 6, 2022
  • Birds,  One-to-Three,  Photographic techniques,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: Great Tit three ways

    April 5, 2022 / 45 Comments
    Bird with yellow breast on a bare branch

    There are purists who say that only the shot as it came out of the camera is ‘true’. Others allow for a bit of mild cropping and straightening, nothing more. But some of us like to go further in the post-production editing process. So I thought it was time I joined the One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge.

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    Tabby cat peering from between wooden board and a drain

    Gallery: peeking at animals, peeking at me

    March 30, 2023
    Green bird with red stripe on head

    Gallery: discovering birdlife in Bushy Park

    April 9, 2021
    Hairy animal holding a tree trunk

    The oddities of sloths

    March 6, 2022
  • Animals,  Birds,  Costa Rica,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: wildlife in the Caño Negra refuge

    March 17, 2022 / 37 Comments
    Black and white monkey in a tree with small orange fruits

    In the far north of Costa Rica, almost on the border with Nicaragua, is a magical place, or at least I found it so. The Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge is home to an immense variety of wildlife, one of the most diverse areas in this famously naturally diverse country.

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    Two elephants among trees

    Elephant encounters on elephant terms

    September 13, 2020
    Face of a sloth among large leaves

    A postcard from Colombia: a three-toed sloth in a city park

    February 17, 2023
    River and wooded shore with reflections

    Gallery: on the Narayani River

    November 16, 2022
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Some favourite photos

Man in a turban with fishing nets
Fisherman in Fort Kochi, Kerala
Two elephants in long grass
Okavango elephants
Blue glacier edge
Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile
Elderly woman in black hat and sunglasses
In Santiago, Chile
Very large statues of North Korean Leaders
Statues of the Great Leaders on Mansudae Hill, Pyongyang
Water reflecting the sky with clouds and low sun
Approaching sunset in the Okavango Delta
Feet of huge metal sculpture, with man standing beside
The feet of the Angel
Large moai with row of more behind
The ‘travelling moai’ and Ahu Tongariki
Man in knitted hat by water, black and white photo
Waiting for the ferry, Banjul
Mountain reflected in a lake
On the road to Dyrholaey
Sunset at Wahiba Sands, Oman
Squirrel with a conker in his mouth
In Walpole Park, Ealing
Silhouette of a man in a gateway
Looking out from Bundi Palace
Blue and pink bird on a dead tree
Lilac-breasted Roller, Chobe NP, Botswana
Buddhist monk in orange robes with mobile phone
Monk at Wat Nong Sikhounmuang, Luang Prabang
Man sleeping in a tuk tuk by a carved stone wall
Tuk tuk driver by the Terrace of the Leper King
Close up of flamingo with head tucked under
Flamingo (Jersey Zoo)
Lady with baskets of fruit sitting by a canal
In Hoi An, Vietnam
Small fishing boat with a man in it, on a large lake
Lake Atitlan
Wet street and two people with bright pink umbrella
Street in Lucca, rainy day – edited

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