A collection of favourite images. The majority of which were captured during our annual trips to Richmond Park and Tatton park in Cheshire. The only exceptions are the deer in the snow which were photographed in a pine forest in Scotland.
The images in this gallery are all of a small group which live in a woodland area not too far from us. They are content with human interaction and are happy to feed, rest and play in front of the locals.
A collection of some of our favourite local birds. The barn owl is usually a nocturnal bird with brief glimpses at dawn or dusk. The owls featured actively hunt during the day all year round.The kestrel is a resident of our local nature reserve and is very accommodating when being photographed.
The dolphins featured are from the Inverness area. They are bottlenose dolphins which generally live in the colder waters of the North sea. They are also the largest bottlenose dolphins, growing up to 4 meters in length.
The pine marten was once a rare site in the UK. Although still rather scarce, with successful breading and release programmes, they can now be seen all over the UK.
The pine marten featured are from the Black Isle and Oban areas of Scotland.
Most people only ever see the blue flash of a kingfisher as it darts past. We, like many other people, are fortunate enough to have a mating pair in our local country park.
The Ptarmigan is like the mountain hare in the same way as they change pelage for winter and summer. They are ideally adapted for the cold and even have feathers on their lower legs.
The birds featured were photographed up Cairngorm mountain