British Nature and Wildlife pics

Hi, we are Mandy and Mick from Lincolnshire UK. We love wildlife and photography of same. Most of our photography is done around Lincolnshire but also on trips in the Uk and Abroad. We love travel - avoiding touristy places if possible unless its a wildlife hotspot!! Our kit includes Canon 40D and 400D, Canon 300mm f2.8 IS lens, Canon 300mm f4 IS lens, 1.4x and 2x Canon Converters, Sigma 50-500mm (Bigma) lens, a Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro lens and a Canon 18-55mm IS lens

Monday, September 24, 2007

Welsh Buzzards

These delightful birds were seen constantly throughout Wales, perched or on the wing. These buzzards were at Gigrin competing with the Kites!

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Red Kites at Gigrin

Fantastic time at Gigrin farm in Wales, an experience not to be missed. A big challenge for us to photograph these magnificent birds, lots of them, never still and changeable weather.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Birds and a Butterfly

Both birds(Dunnock and Long Tailed Tit) quite happy and confiding, enabling close contact for photography! Also shown here a comma butterfly, nice to see it with wings fully open, very often they perch with wings closed.

Kingfisher

Nice to see it catching lunch! Pics cropped so not excellent quality

Common Darters

Here are common darters mating and a lone darter taking in the sunshine!

Friday, September 07, 2007

The "Rat" Pack

I was joined today by a family of brown rats (2 adults, 3 young), very inquisitive and entertaining and enjoyed sharing my packed lunch! Love em or hate em you have got to admit they are cute!! :)

Migrant Hawker

Tried today to capture the many facets of this delightful creature, quite pleased with the results! It was nice to have one that stayed still long enough too!!