So, I am just back from a wonderful 4 days photographing wildlife on the remote Isle of Jura. It took a three hour drive and two ferries to get there but was so worth the effort. It was such a great trip I thought it was a good opportunity to (re)launch my YouTube channel withContinueContinue reading “Isle of Jura Wildlife”
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Photographing Dolphins from Chanonry Point
Did you know that the Bottlenose Dolphins in the Moray Firth are the largest in the world? One reason for this is that they are quite far north and therefore need more blubber as insulation (this works for me too by the way). But another reason is they have a rich supply of Salmon onContinueContinue reading “Photographing Dolphins from Chanonry Point”
Visit to Isle of May
This weekend there was a joint trip with my local SOC group and the Stirling and District Camera Club. Being a member of both it seemed a good opportunity to make my almost annual visit to this lovely Island but making some new friendships at the same time. I added a couple of year ticksContinueContinue reading “Visit to Isle of May”
Landing on Bass Rock
On Tuesday afternoon and evening I took a boat trip to Bass Rock from North Berwick and was privileged to be able to land this time. I was keen to spend some time photographing one subject – Gannets – and try a few different styles of more creative shots. Altogether I had 3 hours onContinueContinue reading “Landing on Bass Rock”
Birding Lake Quarun, Egypt
We are in Egypt for a diving holiday but decided to have a day birdwatching from Cairo. A review of eBird hotspots suggested the best place would be Lake Quarun and we managed to track down a guide and transport from the city. We started the day early (3.40am) to get on site for dawn.ContinueContinue reading “Birding Lake Quarun, Egypt”
Birding from Rio de Janeiro
Amazingly we have reached the end of our wonderful 8 month adventure travelling from Mexico to Rio via 17 countries. We have had some fantastic wildlife adventures along the way and I have really enjoyed sharing them on this blog. But all good things must come to an end so it came down to ourContinueContinue reading “Birding from Rio de Janeiro”
Birding Iguazu Falls
So moving on in Argentina we went to Iguazu. Primarily this was to visit the amazing waterfall but we are trying to birdwatch everywhere too as each new area has some new birds. So we booked one day with Pocho of Birding Iguazu. Pocho was a lovely guy and a super-skilled guide who really knewContinueContinue reading “Birding Iguazu Falls”
Manu National Park
Following on from our 4 days birding on Manu Road we have just gone deeper and spent 6 days in the Manu National Park itself exploring this part of the remote Amazon Rainforest. We took a six day tour with Manu Wildlife Peru with three nights at the Treehouse Inn and two at Casa Matsigueka.ContinueContinue reading “Manu National Park”
Manu Road – Part 2 (Rainforest)
Having birded for two days in the Andes and Cloud forest we continued our birding adventure with the excellent Wild Watch Peru by descending into the bamboo and foothill rain forest around Manu Road. We stopped on the road at Conta Chaca as we descended and were pleased to see our first Macaws flying overContinueContinue reading “Manu Road – Part 2 (Rainforest)”
Manu Road – Part 1 (Andes and Cloud Forest)
Just over 900 bird species have been observed in my home continent of Europe – whilst over 1800 have been observed in the country of Peru (think about that)! One reason for this amazing diversity is the great variation in elevation from sea-level to the High Andes (at over 6,000m). One way to see thisContinueContinue reading “Manu Road – Part 1 (Andes and Cloud Forest)”
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