Category Archives: Wildlife

Marton Heath

Another pleasant day spent with my friend John at Marton Heath resulted in some nice shots, and a sighting of a sparrow hawk, not that it came close enough for a good shot but it was great to see. Here are a few of them. More are available here

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Marton Heath

I spent a lovely day today, taking photos at Marton Heath near Macclesfield, trying out the new camera. Very nice it was too. Here are some of them.

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Flamingo

Not something I expect to see in Yorkshire. Went to Harewood house hoping to get some Red Kite shots, but they weren’t playing. I like the colour on this so thought I’d add it.

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Lapwing in flight

Taken at Dearne Valley Old Moor RSPB reserve, this just flew by below me and I just caught it right.

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Great Crested Grebe

What a beautiful bird the Great Crested Grebe is, and I love this one, with it’s striking red eyes, particularly the one on the side of the sun. Watching them fishing was a delight, and we were even treated to their “weed dance”, which was fantastic but not of my shots made the grade, unlike…

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