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2014 Holiday Slideshow

Just some of the wildlife and wild places we will be visiting in 2014 – the new programme is online now!

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The Brown Bears in the Boreal Forest of Finland

The northern or boreal forest is one of the great global biomes with fantastic wildlife. European brown bears are one of the most difficult large mammals to get to grips with – well that was certainly true 20 years ago. … Continue reading

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Shetlands

Another great trip has come to an end. For years the Shetlands stood high on my ‘to do’ list and this year it finally happened. Together with Danny I was guiding the 2011 Shetland trip. Sumburgh airport was our meeting … Continue reading

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A Seabird summer

A look through our trips in the course of these early summer months reveals one of our greatest loves in the world of nature photography in the form of Seabirds.  Perhaps it’s because of our island upbringing but summer just wouldn’t be … Continue reading

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A Floridan recce

There’s a great deal of behind behind the scenes work before any trip that we run, particularly in terms of research and knowledge of a location to ensure that we really do look to get the maximum opportunities that nature … Continue reading

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Buntings & Bluethroats

On our annual Holland trip there’s just so much to do. Black-necked grebes, black-tailed godwits, avocets and many other species. Two of my favorites are the bluethroat and reed buntings. Quite common in Holland but not the easiest birds to get. Every … Continue reading

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Beautiful Bullfinches

I have been working on a project during March photographing and running workshops on Bullfinches in Sheffield. There can be no more sprightly male bird than a bully, so English and so gorgeous. There are up to 5 pairs visiting my feeder alongside … Continue reading

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Yellowstone

Yellowstone. A land of fire and ice. A land of explosions and extremes. A wild land where Mother Nature has no sympathy for its inhabitants. And the place that gave birth to my childhood heroes, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo. … Continue reading

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Ice Age

It’s not that often that I spend time away from photographing wildlife. However, this year one of my main projects is to complete my book, Steel City Wildlife. This on-going project has focussed my time and eye to new horizons. … Continue reading

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It’s all about patience

Fot the last 4 weeks I’ve been doing a project on buzzards. Although one of the most common birds of prey in Holland, they can be hard to photograph. Buzzards mainly live on small mammals, insects and will come to carrion, … Continue reading

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