Flamingos are fascinating birds and I love to watch them. This is a shot I captured at Chester Zoo towards the end of the day when the light was golden. These are Chilean Flamingos, but don’t let the name fool you are as they are also found in Argentina and Bolivia. Their main habitats in the […]
It’s Friday again, and its time for My Photo Friday Thank you for coming back to My Photo Friday and sharing your photos. Please do spread the word through Twitter and Facebook about this new photography based linky. My Photo Friday is a place to post and share your favourite photos, whether that be from […]
Christmas is a time for family. Whether you are into the religious aspects of the festive season or not you can’t ignore the fact that Christmas is a time of peace and love too. I love spending time with my family at this time of year and putting up the Christmas tree is an almost ritual-like […]
It’s only natural at this time of year to think about past Christmases. Memories at these special times seem to stick in my memory far better than a regular time of year. Last week when I was setting up our Christmas family portrait I thought back to a similar photo we took. The one at […]
Have you been watching Dynasties with David Attenborough on BBC1 these last few Sunday evenings? What a marvellous program the BBC natural history unit has once again produced for us. I know people love to slate the BBC at the license fee but they’ve shown time and time again that this is an area they really […]
Why am I sharing a photo of ants? Well, let me tell you these aren’t just any old ants. These are leafcutter ants and they are incredible little creatures. But the real reason I am sharing them is that they represent great teamwork. The whole colony working together to survive and achieve goals. It’s teamwork […]
Sometimes you just happen upon a scene where your eye catches the light and you just know it will make a great photo. This is one such photo. This scene was one I walked past dozens of time during our stay at the Fili Apartments in Tigaki on the Greek island of Kos. But on this […]
What ewe looking at? I do enjoy walking the dogs, a good job as we have two of them. But more so, I enjoy it when the girls come too and we just chat as we walk along. They’re not always that enthusiastic about walking the dogs, especially the teenagers. Sometimes I wonder if they […]
It’s Friday again, and its time for My Photo Friday. My Photo Friday is a place to post and share your favourite photos, whether that be from your local area to your adventures we want to see them all. Adventure Brown and I are your hosts for My Photo Friday so if you want a […]
“A lion’s work hours are only when he’s hungry; once he’s satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together. “ Chuck Jones This is one of my all-time favourite big cat photos. I’d like to be able to say that I shot this from the back off of an old, beaten up Land Rover 110 […]
