Tag: Animals
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Subject focus: Robin red breast
I recently had fun somewhere along the Bassenthwaite parametre oberving this single robin. He was loud, brazen and close enough to impart some knowledge about his appearance and habits. I hadn’t realised before that robins have a fringe of grey surrounding their chracteristic red breast – which is more of…
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Peering at pinnipeds
This is one of how great seals and sea lions are. I’m sure fur seals and walruses are just as excellent, but I don’t know any yet. I’ll be all over it if I discover any in the British Isles. These are images of Californian sea lions photographed at Yorkshire…
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“I could do that”
Everyone’s got a camera in their pocket, and anyone can take a photo. These are thoughts I have increasingly. They come to me when I’m doing a market and watch groups of people give my images a vague glance before swiftly moving on. I think it when I wonder if…
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Simply Sheep – vol. 1
Sheep are hilarious and underrated. They’re inquisitive, yet indifferent, with clear social dynamics. They can be a joy to watch through the seasons, if not slightly intimidating when encountering a huge, protective new mother ewe, cluster of rams and of course a flock of hopeful sheep following you around feeding…
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Swan Lake, of course
I think everyone has pictures that capture the imagination.. that you want to talk about. I suppose this one is more one that I feel I should talk about because it plays into a collective consciousness on both the heart-shape two swans illustrate together, and the Tchaikovsky vibes swans on…
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Thunder in flight
It’s unusual to see owls in the daytime. Though really, it’s just unusual to see owls. Yet, on this quiet Sunday in the greater Leck (Lancashire Yorkshire Dales) area in mid-July, we saw two. I’ve never been barked at by a bird before. By a fox, certainly, but to be…
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