Hi Philip, I `m glad you like the the picture of the Spectacled Warbler, its nice of you to say so. Regarding photographing a Nightingale in Chiddingfold Wood, i might rise to the challenge as long as it does`nt get in the way of my butterfly photography. But i will not be getting up early in the mo...

I did`nt manage to photograph one this year, so here is one from last year. I took this picture at the back of my garden,in very overcast conditions. I have seen them in perfect condition, on a few occasions, but they always seem out of reach. So i will have to keep looking. IMG_3775_1.jpg Taken on ...

This one i took at Chiddingfold wood, [Oaken Wood] on 24,9,2011, at 12-31-28pm precisely.I like the way the sun brings out the best in this male.
shutter, 1/160, A.V. 10, ISO 200. Canon 450D, Sigma 150.

I like this one simply because, i think its a nice composition with the grass and flowers.

It was taken near the triangle, Chiddingfold wood on 3.7.2011 at 10-11-36am, precisely. Canon 450D, Sigma 150, shutter 1/100, A.V. 14, ISO 2OO

Hi Lee, Thankyou for your kind comments, i`m pleased you enjojed the report. I was supposed be on holiday with my wife, its a good job she is very understanding. :D As for my photography, it was knowing, and understanding the subject bird, also an element of luck, [a lot] being in the right place at...

Good luck with the camera for the up and coming butterfly season.

Nick

Hi Lee, I`m glad you have just seen your first Tawny Owl. They are such beautiful birds. I saw two this year, midday, in Chiddingfold Wood, no 5.40am start for me to see one. :D I hope you and your good lady have a lovely Christmas, and a happy new year. Nick.

continuation. I looked around for the Spectacled Warbler after its disappearing trick, but no joy. A few minutes had passed, when i caught sight of him again, flying just above the ground and away from me, then up and over a high bank of rock, disappearing out of sight. But all of a sudden three bir...

Hi Paul,

Thankyou again for your very kind comments. I`m so glad you are enjoying my thread, i really enjoyed putting it all together, especially working out how i was going to get some of the photos, like the Canary Island Chat.

thanks again,

Nick.

Hi Seth,

Thankyou for your over generous comments, on the Chat, but very much appreciated.

The Marbled Ducks are still regularly seen at the reservoirs at Los Molinos. Theres still time for you yet Seth.

Thanks again,

Nick.

Where was i? Oh yes, i have just photographed the Southern Grey Shrike, and was continuing down the path. Well i`m back now, to where i photographed the Spectacled Warbler the previous day and they is no sign of him. I stand there, waiting, continuously looking for movement, a bird darting from one ...

Hi Paul,

Its very kind of you to spend the time helping with the id, and answering my question, i am learning from it. Also thankyou for your comments on my photography its all very much appreciated,

Thanks again,

Nick.

Hi Guy, They are all the same species - Scarlet darter. The white stripe on the thorax of the first one on this page suggests a female - but I don't know if young males can also have this marking. Guy I did some homework last night after i read your post, and it seems that immature males do have the...

Today i`m on my way back to the area where i photographed the Spectacled Warbler yesterday, to chance my luck again, hoping to get a better picture of the bird, knowing my chances of succeeding are quite remote, but i want to give it another shot. So i take my short cut acoss the reserve to the foot...

Hi Guy and Paul, Thanks for your prompt id of the Dragonfly. I don`t pretend to know much about this subject, because i don`t. But, the dragonfly in question does not look like a Scarlet Darter to me, there is no discolouration to the picture, i have`nt altered the picture in any way or form. The co...

fuerteventura 428_1.jpg This photo and the following one are the last two pictures from the hotel complex gardens. fuerteventura 433-1_1.jpg The pictures are rather poor, but i hope someone can help with id. fuerteventura 296_1.jpg Today i was on my way to try and photograph a particular little War...

Hi David, Apparently Budgerigars live and breed in small colonies on both Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. That's interesting. I suppose it's the same as the wild parrots that inhabit Barcelona which are escapees that found their new environment conducive to breeding and there are now hundreds of them. ...

Hi Guy,

Sorry, i`m pretty certain that i saw one, but it was in flight at the time, so no photo.

Nick.

Hi Guy, thankyou for the compliment on my photos, really appreciated. Also thanks for the correction. I saw some weird and wonderful insects on my trip which i did`nt manage to photograph, and have not been able to identify . I am going to purchase a book on african insects so i do not have a proble...

The African Grass Blue [Zizeeria Knysna] is a small butterfly, that is common in parks, gardens and grasslands in North Africa, Portugal, Cyprus, the Canary Islands and a small part of spain. The female`s wings, topside is a dark brown with differing blue colouring towards the body. The male`s wings...