nature
Nature notes: Latest wildlife photography, May 2020
The first in a new series of blog posts on my latest nature and wildlife images. Four weeks ago, I published a blog post called ‘The voices of birds: a greening of lockdown’, sharing my experience during the Coronavirus lockdown along with a few of my latest wildlife and landscape
Images from a local wood that is being destroyed
Please read this blog post for an update, including further images of the damage. This morning, on my daily walk, I was shocked to discover that a local stand of woodland is in the process of being bulldozed. Most mornings for the last three years, I’ve walked past a
Boredom is impossible when immersed in nature
I have long suspected that most boredom is caused by modern life. I’m sure our palaeolithic forebears experienced it sometimes too, but they lived more vital lives, closer to the nature around them and the nature of their own selves. Today, boredom and stress seem to be two sides
A walk through the Fairy Glen, Rosemarkie
Today I took a short walk through the waterfall-filled valley known as the Fairy Glen in Rosemarkie. Here are a few images from my outing. I’m off trail at the moment and spending a few days with my brother on the Black Isle. Watching the weather and trying to
Birdwatching at Gibraltar Point
My brother James Roddie is down from Scotland for a few days, so we paid a visit with our dad to the local nature reserve of Gibraltar Point for an afternoon of birdwatching. You may know James as a talented nature and landscape photographer from the Black Isle near Inverness.
Spring arrives
After a stormy but mild winter, spring is returning to the Lincolnshire Wolds. Today I went for a walk through Gunby Park and saw a robin hunting for its next meal. I hadn’t been looking to do any wildlife photography. My attention was on the snowdrops bursting through the