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Arctic Adventure

There’s a saying “There’s no such thing as cold, only bad clothing”  I agree to a certain amount but even the best clothes will not keep you warm when standing still for a long time in -30C at night. Waiting … Continue reading

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Pick up a Dalmatian Pelican

Our recent and first trip in to Lake Kerkini in northern Greece to photograph the Dalmatian Pelicans that gather there at this time of year for the beginning of the breeding season, was the first of many such single-species focused … Continue reading

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Brown bear adventure

We’ve just returned from another great trip to Finland.  Mating season was in full swing and the cotton grass at the swamp was at its peak.  All ingredients were there and we were anxious to go out to the hides … Continue reading

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Orcas – and a little patience

Sometimes in this profession there are times when things are most definitely about the experience as much as the images.  I always knew that my latest trip was going to be full of learning experiences, simply by the very nature … Continue reading

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A Finnish Winter part 2

One of the nice parts of running trips is the planning side of things.  Although we have now completed the programme for 2013 and it’s all online now, we’re well into the planning for 2014 and beyond. As well as … Continue reading

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Time lapse gannets

I posted this time lapse footage of Gannets on my personal blog a couple of weeks ago and thought that if you hadn’t already seen it an additional airing here might interest you. It was taken during our Seabird spectacular … Continue reading

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Tonight’s the night

The guys are at Alexandra Palace tonight to celebrate their wins in the recent BWPA competition. Mark has even had his hair cut for the occasion! As well as Mark’s Video category win, Paul Hobson has also been awarded a … Continue reading

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And the winner is….

Hot off the press this morning, the BWPA announced the results of its 2011 competition, and we are delighted to say that Mark has won the Video Category with his film of a ‘Great Crested Grebe’s Spring’. His footage follows … Continue reading

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Edwin’s bird does a balancing trick

Edwin had a bit of a strange day last week. He was contacted by Rex News who had seen some of Ed’s pictures on the web and wanted to publish them. Ed decided to give it a go, Rex is … 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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