Bird
24.06.20
Went for a sunrise walk down to St Martins Point, as you do, only to be attacked by a mob of seagulls. Once they’d chilled out, I soon found out why they were being so aggressive.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
190mm / ƒ/6.3 / 1/320s / ISO 400
10.06.20
Loads of ducklings in the pond at Saumarez Manor. The little fluff balls came within touching distance, obviously well cared for by us fellow humans.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
175mm / ƒ/5.6 / 1/500s / ISO 400
14.05.20
Simple but I like it!
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
65mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/1000s / ISO 100
07.05.20
Back in the office this week, only myself and the abundance of wildlife in the garden outside. This pheasant turns up every morning for a feed then disappears for the day.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
165mm / ƒ7.1 / 1/320s / ISO 250
05.05.20
Today was play a game of how close can you get to the kestrel before it flies off. Turns out it didnt fly off, my only limitation was focal length.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
250mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/250s / ISO 320
27.04.20
Found this Thrush chick struggling to fly, trying to get back up onto the earth bank where there were clearly a few more in a nearby nest. After seeing a car nearly squash it I decided to grab it and place it up on higher ground. Felt like Ace Ventura.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
220mm / ƒ6.3 / 1/160s / ISO 400
31.03.20
They may not have the friendliest faces but past that, turkey’s are quite impressive birds. Every time I see one I can’t help but think of Gobble from South Park. If you've never seen it, search for Gobbles and Timmy.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
190mm / ƒ/5.0 / 1/1600s / ISO 250
09.03.20
Mooching around the park hoping to spot some ducklings, instead I had a stalker sneaking around me.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
190mm / ƒ6.3 / 1/160s / ISO 320
02.02.20
One of those days where anything goes.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4
50mm / ƒ/4.0 / 1/160s / ISO 200
14.11.19
They will eat anything and everything you leave unattended, maybe even take a poo on you after they’ve taken your food!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
170mm / ƒ/4.5 / 1/250s / ISO 500
20.08.19
It’s not every day an opportunity slaps you in the face, but today was one of those days. Driving along the coast I caught sight of this owl swooping down and then perched on this branch.
The down side, the adrenaline to get the shot was so intense, even image stabilization struggled with the camera shake!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
200mm / ƒ/6.3 / 1/160s / ISO 400
15.06.19
White pheasant hunting in the rain! Didn’t really have to search for long but found her sitting in a green waste pile. Managed to get about 2-3 metres away and she didn’t really care I was there.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
190mm / ƒ/4.0 / 1/800s / ISO 500
02.06.19
Heading back around the coast as the fog was rolling in, this pheasant caught my eye just chillin on his perch.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
200mm / ƒ/4.0 / 1/400s / ISO 400
08.04.19
Tried photographing these coots a few times last week but just couldn’t get close enough. Today however they happily came within touching distance.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
200mm / ƒ/5.0 / 1/640s / ISO 250
06.03.19
For those days when inspiration is running very low, head to a local park and just wander round aimlessly. Most of the time something will stick out. If it doesn’t, just look harder!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
180mm / ƒ/4.5 / 1/200s / ISO 400
01.03.19
Went for a walk around Chouet hoping to find some birds or prey. I did find a buzzard but got distracted by the ear piercing call of this peacock in the field below. I was lucky enough to see it in all its glory and I knew in my mind exactly the shot I wanted.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
200mm / ƒ/5.0 / 1/500s / ISO 320
27.02.19
This heron really doesn’t care about people, he’s more interested in catching every last fish in the pond. It’s easy to find and photograph, the personal challenge is trying to capture him in the best possible light. This was about 09:30 and apart from a few blown out feathers, I think I’m finally happy and can let this one go.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
125mm / ƒ/4.5 / 1/400s / ISO 320
05.02.19
It’s black and its a bird. I guess they’d run out of ideas when trying to name this species.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
200mm / ƒ/3.5 / 1/160s / ISO 640
30.10.18
Turnstone’s are one of very few local birds that seem to be very content around humans. Spend most of their day mooching around for scraps from the fishing boats.
Canon EOS 70D - EF70-200mm f2.8L
200mm / ƒ/4.5 / 1/320s / ISO 400
15.10.18
The resident fish thief making my life a little too easy in the rain. I almost wanted him to fly off so it felt like a challenge!
Canon EOS 70D - EF70-200mm f2.8L
140mm / ƒ/4 / 1/125s / ISO 400