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Feb. 06, 2021

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

I enjoy photographing waders, but oystercatchers can present a challenge because of their black-and-white plumage, making it easy to focus but challenging to…

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Jan. 30, 2021

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

I think avocets are very graceful birds to watch as the feed, moving their bills from side to side in the shallow water searching for crustaceans and worms.…

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Dec. 27, 2020

Swallowtail (Papilio machaon britannicus)

In wildlife photography I think patience, perseverance and practice eventually lead to success. However there is another factor that plays a part - local…

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Dec. 19, 2020

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Sometimes your subject vanishes if you so much as breathe. Occasionally the subject seems unperturbed and allows you take a multitude of photographs from which…

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Sept. 19, 2020

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

When my wife and I began birdwatching one of the first waders we spotted was a ruff at RSPB Frampton Marsh (Lincolnshire). We had trouble identifying it, and so…

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Aug. 30, 2020

Bar-tailed Godwit

Sometimes when you take a photograph you know it's something special. When I took this shot of the godwit on the beach at Titchwell I sensed it would be a…

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