A return to the red squirrels
A long-overdue return to Neil McIntryre’s stunning red squirrel hide in the Cairngorms.
Tamron 150-600mm
April Mountain Hares
A weekend of sunshine in the company of my favourite animal, the mountain hare.
Cresties
Little did I know when I headed to the Scottish Highlands in early March that I’d spend quite so much time photographing crested tits.
March (2018) Mountain Hares
Readers of this blog or followers on social media will be aware how much I love spending quality time with mountain hares. The setting is stunning (especially this year when coated in a thick blanket of snow) and it’s wonderful just to sit with a hare as time passes by – even when the hare does little more than twitch and do a half-hearted groom in 3 hours whilst we survive a blizzard and biting cold winds together!
Fossorial Water Voles
Imagine my surprise therefore when I was told of a successful colony of water voles not on a riverbank, but in a small park in a fairly depressed area of Glasgow!
Photographing my Feathered Friends
Photographing birds in my back garden has proved a challenge, but with a little perseverance and the help of my neighbour’s cherry tree I’ve been able to take a few images I’m pleased with.
Rabbit with Feather – How I Got The Shot
Little did I know when I popped down to my local Glasgow park to try out my new Tamron 150-600mm lens in late June 2016 that I’d take my most popular photograph – a rabbit with feather in its mouth!
